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Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 12:43:57 +0530
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Subject: Re: [hostapd] configuring for a simple AP
From: shankar swaminathan <shankswa@gmail.com>
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Hello,

it would be of great help if someone could throw some light regarding
the hostapd issue that I have described in the below email.

thanks and regards,
-shankar


On Thu, Nov 21, 2013 at 7:11 PM, shankar swaminathan <shankswa@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am trying to make a linux PC up and running with hostapd to create a
> simple Access Point.
>
> I do not want authentication, encryption and DHCP -- have configured
> station with static IP address.
>
> if I start hostapd (not as a daemon) with the default hostapd.conf
> file, and try connecting the client (fedora client), i see that the
> wifi sybol does not appear, but the connection seems to have been
> established.
> However, if i open hostapd_cli, i keep getting a print like,
> <client mac> CONNECTED
> <client mac> DISCONNECTED.
>
> Hence, i think the client keeps getting connected and disconnected.
>
> I then tried using a smaller config file with nothing regarding beacon
> interval etc...as shown below:
>
> ---
> interface=wlan0
> driver=nl80211
> ssid=test
> hw_mode=g
> channel=1
> macaddr_acl=0
> auth_algs=1
> ignore_broadcast_ssid=0
> ---
>
> The results were similar.
>
> Could anyone, guide me or provide me a simple hostapd.conf file, that
> will help me connect clients. I do not want authentication,
> encryption, and DHCP -- will use static IP.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> -shankar