Hi list, Tl;dr: Is it possible to start hostapd without opening an AP and then later start AP through ctrl interface? We are developing a demon that would control wpa_supplicant and hostapd. Currently, it is easily possible to start wpa_supplcant that has no network configuration and later add networks through ctrl interface. However, it seems that for hostapd it is not possible, or is it? We would like to eventually start a hostapd service that does nothing to interface (wlan0) until it gets settings from ctrl interface. Afterward, also disable AP through ctrl interface. Any input would be appreciated. Have a nice day! Best Regards -- Arturs Laizans Dematic/KION _______________________________________________ Hostap mailing list Hostap@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/hostap