It sounds like your ctrl_interface value is not set properly for your platform. The default value in hostapd.conf is: ctrl_interface=/var/run/hostapd Check to make sure you can run hostapd_cli, e.g. "sudo ./hostapd_cli". On Thu, Apr 23, 2020 at 10:30 AM <erwin@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi, > > My AP is running > > # hostapd /etc/hostapd.conf -dd > random: Trying to read entropy from /dev/random > Configuration file: /etc/hostapd.conf > ctrl_interface_group=0 > eapol_version=2 > Opening raw packet socket for ifindex 2 > BSS count 1, BSSID mask 00:00:00:00:00:00 (0 bits) > Using existing control interface directory. > ctrl_iface bind(PF_UNIX) failed: Address already in use > ctrl_iface exists, but does not allow connections - assuming it was > leftover from forced program termination > Successfully replaced leftover ctrl_iface socket '/var/run/hostapd/eth0' > eth0: IEEE 802.11 Fetching hardware channel/rate support not supported. > Completing interface initialization > hostapd_setup_bss(hapd=0xdb220 (eth0), first=1) > eth0: Flushing old station entries > eth0: Deauthenticate all stations > Using interface eth0 with hwaddr 00:30:d6:18:45:86 and ssid "" > eth0: RADIUS Authentication server 192.168.200.120:1812 > RADIUS local address: 192.168.200.236:39631 > eth0: interface state UNINITIALIZED->ENABLED > eth0: AP-ENABLED > eth0: Setup of interface done. > ctrl_iface not configured! > random: Got 20/20 bytes from /dev/random > > How can I authenticate via 'hostapd_cli' against an external RADIUS server? > > Thanks, > > Erwin > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Hostap mailing list > Hostap@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/hostap _______________________________________________ Hostap mailing list Hostap@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/hostap
