Hi Arturs,
On 12/8/21 5:40 PM, Arturs Laizans wrote:
> Hi list,
>
> Tl;dr: Is it possible to start hostapd without opening an AP and then
> later start AP through ctrl interface?
Just to add another possibility: if you don't have full control over the hostapd
configuration, you might also find the "start_disabled" parameter useful.
When enabled (i.e. when start_disabled is set to 1), the interface won't be
beaconing when hostapd starts. Next, the "UPDATE_BEACON" command can be used for
the interface to start beaconing.
With this in mind, you could pre-create one or multiple BSSes with
"start_disabled" set to 1. Once an interface has been configured and you want to
start using it, you can send the "UPDATE_BEACON" command to that interface
selectively.
Kind regards,
Raphaël
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