hostapd config
node9:~# cat /etc/hostapd/hostapd.wlan0.conf |grep -v "#" interface=wlan0 driver=nl80211 logger_syslog=-1 logger_syslog_level=2 logger_stdout=-1 logger_stdout_level=2 debug=4 ctrl_interface=/var/run/hostapd.wlan0 ctrl_interface_group=0 channel=6 hw_mode=g macaddr_acl=0 auth_algs=3 eapol_key_index_workaround=0 eap_server=0 wpa=3 ssid=node9 wpa_passphrase=incellll wpa_key_mgmt=WPA-PSK wpa_pairwise=TKIP rsn_pairwise=CCMP
To enable 802.11n add to the hostapd.conf
ieee80211n=1 wmm_enabled=1and do not change
hw_mode=g
go
node9:~# hostapd /etc/hostapd/hostapd.wlan0.confor run the hostapd deamon in the background
node9# hostapd -B /etc/hostapd/hostapd.wlan0.conf
Connect to node9
node7:~# wpa_supplicant -i wlan1 -c <(wpa_passphrase node9 incellll)or put wpa_supplicant in the background
node7:~# wpa_supplicant -B -i wlan1 -c <(wpa_passphrase node9 incellll)
Check the client's wireless interface
node7:~# iwconfig wlan1 wlan1 IEEE 802.11abgn ESSID:"node9" Mode:Managed Frequency:2.437 GHz Access Point: 30:14:4A:15:B7:94 Bit Rate=54 Mb/s Tx-Power=27 dBm Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off Encryption key:off Power Management:off Link Quality=64/70 Signal level=-46 dBm Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:20 Missed beacon:0
List the AP client(s)
node9:~# iw dev wlan0 station dump Station 30:14:4a:15:bb:72 (on wlan0) inactive time: 2893 ms rx bytes: 871 rx packets: 22 tx bytes: 537 tx packets: 3 tx retries: 0 tx failed: 0 signal: -42 dBm signal avg: -46 dBm tx bitrate: 1.0 MBit/s authorized: yes authenticated: yes preamble: short WMM/WME: no MFP: no TDLS peer: no
Network
node9:~# ifconfig wlan0 192.168.10.9/24 node7:~# ifconfig wlan1 192.168.10.7/24 node7:~# ping -c 1 192.168.10.9 PING 192.168.10.9 (192.168.10.9) 56(84) bytes of data. 64 bytes from 192.168.10.9: icmp_req=1 ttl=64 time=1.66 ms --- 192.168.10.9 ping statistics --- 1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 1.668/1.668/1.668/0.000 ms