Hi all, installed minimal ubuntu server 16.04.3 LTS, started off with some Realtek 8192 device which I then learned was not too good anyway, so today switched it for a D-Link DWA-127 v2 , USB ID 2001:3d04 with module: # lsmod | grep 802 mac80211 782336 1 mt7601u cfg80211 602112 2 mac80211,mt7601u and hostapd 2.4 from the ubuntu repos. I modified a sample conf following howtos to this: ==hostapd.conf=============================== interface=wlxc8d3a304236d driver=nl80211 ssid=glotzklotz channel=1 ignore_broadcast_ssid=0 country_code=DE ieee80211d=1 hw_mode=g ieee80211n=1 ht_capab=[HT40+][SHORT-GI-40][DSSS_CCK-40] beacon_int=100 dtim_period=2 macaddr_acl=0 max_num_sta=20 rts_threshold=2347 fragm_threshold=2346 logger_syslog=-1 logger_syslog_level=0 logger_stdout=-1 logger_stdout_level=0 dump_file=/tmp/hostapd.dump ctrl_interface=/var/run/hostapd ctrl_interface_group=0 auth_algs=3 wmm_enabled=1 wpa=2 rsn_preauth=1 rsn_preauth_interfaces=wlan0 wpa_key_mgmt=WPA-PSK rsn_pairwise=CCMP wpa_group_rekey=600 wpa_ptk_rekey=600 wpa_gmk_rekey=86400 wpa_passphrase= [...] ==/hostapd.conf=============================== and called ifup for this /etc/network/interfaces : #dlink dwa-127 v2 iface wlxc8d3a304236d inet static address 192.168.1.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 (no wpasupplicant installed, I was told that's only needed when acting as a client. correct?) When I call hostapd, I get: # hostapd -dd /etc/hostapd.conf random: Trying to read entropy from /dev/random Configuration file: /etc/hostapd.conf Line 50: DEPRECATED: 'dump_file' configuration variable is not used anymore ctrl_interface_group=0 rfkill: initial event: idx=0 type=1 op=0 soft=0 hard=0 nl80211: Supported cipher 00-0f-ac:1 nl80211: Supported cipher 00-0f-ac:5 nl80211: Supported cipher 00-0f-ac:2 nl80211: Supported cipher 00-0f-ac:4 nl80211: Supported cipher 00-0f-ac:10 nl80211: Supported cipher 00-0f-ac:8 nl80211: Supported cipher 00-0f-ac:9 nl80211: Using driver-based off-channel TX nl80211: interface wlxc8d3a304236d in phy phy0 nl80211: Set mode ifindex 3 iftype 3 (AP) nl80211: Failed to set interface 3 to mode 3: -95 (Operation not supported) nl80211: Try mode change after setting interface down nl80211: Set mode ifindex 3 iftype 3 (AP) nl80211: Failed to set interface 3 to mode 3: -95 (Operation not supported) nl80211: Interface mode change to 3 from 0 failed nl80211: Could not configure driver mode nl80211: deinit ifname=wlxc8d3a304236d disabled_11b_rates=0 nl80211: Remove monitor interface: refcount=0 netlink: Operstate: ifindex=3 linkmode=0 (kernel-control), operstate=6 (IF_OPER_UP) nl80211: Set mode ifindex 3 iftype 2 (STATION) nl80211 driver initialization failed. hostapd_interface_deinit_free(0x564406a01710) hostapd_interface_deinit_free: num_bss=1 conf->num_bss=1 hostapd_interface_deinit(0x564406a01710) wlxc8d3a304236d: interface state UNINITIALIZED->DISABLED hostapd_bss_deinit: deinit bss wlxc8d3a304236d wlxc8d3a304236d: AP-DISABLED hostapd_cleanup(hapd=0x564406a02900 (wlxc8d3a304236d)) hostapd_free_hapd_data: Interface wlxc8d3a304236d wasn't started hostapd_interface_deinit_free: driver=(nil) drv_priv=(nil) -> hapd_deinit hostapd_interface_free(0x564406a01710) hostapd_interface_free: free hapd 0x564406a02900 hostapd_cleanup_iface(0x564406a01710) hostapd_cleanup_iface_partial(0x564406a01710) hostapd_cleanup_iface: free iface=0x564406a01710 AP/routing is not a field I roam a lot so expect me to have made newbie mistakes. Pointers appreciated. -- -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.12 GCS d--(+)@ s-:+ a C++++ UL++ P+>++ L+++>++++ E-- W++ N o? K- w--(---) !O M+ V- PS+ PE Y++ PGP t++(---)@ 5 X+(++) R+(++) tv--(+)@ b++(+++) DI+++ D- G++ e* h>++ r* y? ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ _______________________________________________ Hostap mailing list Hostap@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/hostap
