RPi + Runeaudio +Wifi as Accesspoint

[johnbanks]

Frank ...

Here is my file copied from nano /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf ...

# interface and driver
interface=wlan0
driver=nl80211

# WIFI-Config
ssid=Rune_AP
channel=7
hw_mode=g
wmm_enabled=1
auth_algs=1
max_num_sta=10

# WIFI authorization
wpa=2
wpa_key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
wpa_pairwise=TKIP CCMP
rsn_pairwise=CCMP
wpa_passphrase=guglielmo

Additionally, here is the output from redis-cli hgetall AccessPoint

[root@runeaudio ~]# redis-cli hgetall AccessPoint
1) "enabled"
2) "1"
3) "ip-address"
4) "192.168.12.1"
5) "broadcast"
6) "192.168.12.255"
7) "ssid"
8) "Rune_AP"
9) "passphrase"
10) "guglielmo"
11) "dhcp-range"
12) "192.168.12.2,192.168.12.254,24h"
13) "dhcp-option"
14) "option:dns-server,192.168.12.1"
15) "enable-NAT"
16) "0"
[root@runeaudio ~]#

Now I will power down, remove the Edimax and insert a Ralink dongle ... as before everything works with Ralink - I can connect to Rune_AP from my laptop and can puTTy in to 192.168.12.1.

I then puTTy'd in to the ip address for eth0, did the following and got the following ...

[root@runeaudio ~]# systemctl stop hostapd
[root@runeaudio ~]# /usr/sbin/hostapd /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf
Configuration file: /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf
Using interface wlan0 with hwaddr 00:0f:54:12:c4:2d and ssid "Rune_AP"
wlan0: interface state UNINITIALIZED->ENABLED
wlan0: AP-ENABLED

Now I will again power down and re-insert a different Edimax (to eliminate that as a problem) ... as before with Edimax, Rune_AP is broadcasting but I cannot connect to it from my laptop.

Again I did (puTTy to eth0) and got this result which is different to what I reported earlier (perhaps because I did not then first stop hostapd) ...

[root@runeaudio ~]# systemctl stop hostapd
[root@runeaudio ~]# /usr/sbin/hostapd /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf
Configuration file: /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf
Using interface wlan0 with hwaddr 80:1f:02:76:54:a1 and ssid "Rune_AP"
wlan0: interface state UNINITIALIZED->ENABLED
wlan0: AP-ENABLED

Do you need more info?
Thx

[hondagx35]

[johnbanks]

Frank ...

I still cannot connect from my laptop using Edimax.

It's been fun & games but here is the Ralink journal ...

journal_Ralink.zip

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And here's the Edimax journal ...

journal_Edimax.zip

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Ralink line 1382 seems to be equivalent to Edimax line 1457
But thereafter things are quite different.

Any ideas?

[hondagx35]

[hondagx35]

[johnbanks]

Frank ...

Herewith my info both for Edimax and for Ralink

Ralink & Edimax info.zip

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For each dongle it contains lsmod, lsusb & output from a hostapd debug.

Please take a look at and let me know yr opinion about this quote in particular ...

Realtek's driver is using an old subsystem which is called wireless-extensions (or wext). Hostapd works only with the new subsystem (which is called nl80211).

Have you taken special measures?

I have done the intial pacman & Rpi updates as you suggested in yr first post - should I also do the git pull for the nightly update?

Thx

[hondagx35]

[johnbanks]

Frank ...

I've tried yr suggested hostapd.conf but without success.
The hostapd debug report hits exactly the same problem ...

hostapd debug rev conf.zip

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I even tried another variant - no security/open AP - but still no success.

Thank you for yr explanation re kernel & Realtek drivers. That will save me time spent on fruitless experiments.

It makes no sense - we are both using RPi2 and the same Edimax dongle. Would there be any value in us exchanging SDHC images by private mail and each trying the other's?

Given it's a kernel/driver/Rpi problem - would it make sense to ask the RaspberryPi organisation for help?

Clearly I'm clutching at straws

Do you have further suggestions?

Should I do the git pull for the nightly update?

Regards

[hondagx35]

[dror]

Hi Frank,

I was reviewing your post for the AP tweak and just noticed a change from what I did -
The instructions to edit the config.txt file and delete the raspberry.conf file - what are they used for? I'm quite sure they weren't there on your original post, but maybe I've missed them.

Anyway my configuration doesn't include those changes.. are they necessary?

Thanks,
Dror