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hostapd is a user space daemon for access point and authentication servers.

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wpa_supplicant conflicting with hostapd on the same interface

I am trying to make wpa_supplicant and hostapd work simultaneously in order to use a single interface to connect to a wifi network and to generate an access point (that does not provide internet). If ... user avatar firion

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Why can't hostapd find my fresh installed r8188eu driver?

I'm running Ubuntu 20.04 on an Raspberry 3B. I want to use an TP-Link TL-WN722N v2 as an Hotspot (I know that its possible because it was already used as an AP on another RPI3B running Raspbian) So I ... user avatar Standard

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Failed to set beacon parameters error when creating a Captive portal

I'm trying to create a captive portal on a ubuntu machine with the following network card: Qualcomm Atheros AR9485. But I'm having a problem when I start the hostapd configuration, it gives the error &... user avatar Nuno Rolo

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airgeddon error nl80211 could not configure driver mode

when i run airgeddon script as evil twin attack i face this problem i searched alot but i did not solve it Configuration file: /tmp/ag.hostapt.conf nl80211: kernel reprots:Match already configured ... user avatar kero

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Ubuntu 20.04 WiFi access point without subnet/DHCP server

I have Mac Mini with Ubuntu 20.04 server installed (so no GUI). And want to use it as a WiFi access point, without NAT/DHCP server (so, given that main Mikrotik router is 192.168.88.1, both Mac Mini ... user avatar Nickolay Olshevsky

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hostapd vs netplan: wlan0 not added to bridge at boot

Like many people, I'm using a Raspberry Pi 4B running Ubuntu 20.10 arm64 as a LAN/wifi bridge, using hostapd and netplan. Everything works fine except that the bridge is not configured correctly when ... user avatar Nate Eldredge

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How to raise performance of hostapd AP?

So I'm using hostapd on Ubuntu Server 20.04 with Intel 3165 Wi-Fi card installed and decent external antennas connected to it. Everything works just as intended except for performance - test shows ... user avatar Denis

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Access point with hostapd on ubuntu 20.04 server won't let clients connect

I've got an ubuntu gateway server with 2 network cards, on for the internet and one for the lan. I've just set up the wireless access point on the wireless device using hostapd but the clients fail to ... user avatar Adam

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How to configure NetPlan as a wired 802.1X Authenticator?

I would like configure a wired Ethernet port to support 802.1X authentication. hostapd supports 802.1X authentication. How do I use hostapd with NetPlan? NetPlan supports the auth section for ... user avatar Duane Murphy

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nl80211: Could not configure driver mode

Configuration file: hostapd.conf nl80211: Could not configure driver mode nl80211: deinit ifname=wlan0mon disabled_11b_rates=0 nl80211 driver initialization failed. wlan0mon: interface state ... user avatar Pratham Attri

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Configure a 5GHz channel for Wireless Access Point with hostapd in 16.04 LTS?

I want to make a WiFi Access Point with Ubuntu 16.04.6 LTS, hostapd and this PCIe WiFi card which supports 802.11a/b/g/n: Network controller: Qualcomm Atheros AR9462 Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)... user avatar Lauradev

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Running this bash script ONCE causes a "System program problem detected" on EVERY reboot

I'm trying to create a script which, when run, will set up a WiFi network over which two or more devices can communicate. If I run the current version of this script once, it causes that device to ... user avatar Tom Hosker

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Low EMF Wifi with HostAPd

I have a wireless router with HostAPd running on Ubuntu. Now, with all the discussions about unhealthy EMF (electro-magnetic fields), I would be very interested to know, how I could configure my WiFi ... user avatar moetteli

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Connecting wireless interface to bridge - MAC addressing

I've been playing around with my network settings and tried to use hostapd to create a WiFi hotspot based on the virtual software access point virt1 (10.10.0.1/24). This does work flawlessly using NAT ... user avatar Sean

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Define hostapd configuration settings on netplan

I recently discovered that netplan can manage hostapd accesspoints, but this is the extent of the example config: wlp1s0: access-points: "guest": mode: ap # no ... user avatar Oxwivi

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