Hi, I forgot to mention that I'm on 2,4GHz band, so I'm not on a DFS frequency and it should work. Regards, Alexandre EPERT ---------------------------------------- > Subject: Re: Hidden SSID and WPA2 > To: hostap@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > From: matthias.may@xxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2016 17:02:49 +0100 > CC: alex.epert@xxxxxxxxxx > > On 12/02/16 16:55, Alexandre Epert wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I need to have a hidden SSId with WPA-PSK security and as far as I can see I can not connect when hidding SSID. >> >> When ignore_broadcast_ssid=0, I can connect with, or without, WPA2 but when ignore_broadcast_ssid=1 (or 2) I can not connect even if I can see when I scan wireless networks. >> >> I have to mention that I use hostapd from Realtek because I have to. I use a TP Link WN725N v2 (RTL8188eu) which require a specific (old) version of hostapd :( >> >> If I try with another dongle and last version of hostapd, I can not connect to hidden SSID with WPA2. >> >> Is there any kind of limitation between hidden SSId and WPA2? >> >> >> I'm 90% sure my problem is from this specific version of hostapd, but I may have missed something. >> >> >> Regards, >> >> Alexandre EPERT >> _______________________________________________ >> Hostap mailing list >> Hostap@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/hostap >> > > Are you on a DFS frequency? > Since a station is only allowed to scan passively on DFS frequencies it > will never be able to find the AP you try to connect to. > After all how should it know that the AP you want to connect to is > "that" AP. > > Matthias > > _______________________________________________ > Hostap mailing list > Hostap@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/hostap _______________________________________________ Hostap mailing list Hostap@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/hostap
