Re: [gentoo-user] To Wifi or not to Wifi...

Todd Goodman <tsg@×××××××××.net> [15-07-28 19:48]:
> * Meino.Cramer@×××.de <Meino.Cramer@×××.de> [150728 13:25]:
> > Todd Goodman <tsg@×××××××××.net> [15-07-28 19:08]:
> > > * Meino.Cramer@×××.de <Meino.Cramer@×××.de> [150728 11:28]:
> > > [..SNIP..]
> > > > Hi Todd,
> > > >
> > > > thanks for your help! :)
> > > >
> > > > I will to adjust the config file and see what will happen...
> > > > Dont worry about the password...it is a fake one. If everything is
> > > > running fine, if will choose a more random one.
> > > >
> > > > By the way...While tumbling down the google hole ;) I came across
> > > > "hostapd" which exactly seems to be build for the purpose I want: An access point.
> > > >
> > > > BUT:
> > > > I could not decide, what tutorial is correct:
> > > > Do I still need wpa_supplicant with hostapd or
> > > > Don't I neeed wpa_supplicant?
> > > >
> > > > Thank you very much in advance for any help!
> > > > Best regards,
> > > > Meino
> > >
> > > Hi Meino,
> > >
> > > I don't think you need wpa_supplicant if you're using hostapd (unless
> > > you need to also connect to a WAP in additional to being a WAP
> > > yourself, and in that case I don't know if it requires a different
> > > interface to do that.)
> > >
> > > I think wpa_supplicant is a supplicant (i.e., client only) component.
> > >
> > > But I could be wrong and hopefully someone else will chime in with more
> > > hostapd experience than I have.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Todd
> > >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Slowly but surely I got a lot of ants in my head...or it feels like.
> > There are SO MANY tutorial out there and every doc says something
> > different.
> >
> > No I got this:
> >
> > >rfkill list
> > 1: phy1: Wireless LAN
> > 	Soft blocked: yes
> > 	Hard blocked: no
> >
> > Damn! This is the by far the most complicated thing which came across
> > my way with linux...
> >
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Meino
> >
> >
>
> Hi Meino,
>
> Since it's soft blocked I think you need an:
>
>         rfkill unblock wifi
>
> But I haven't had to worry about rfkill before so might have it wrong.
>
> Todd
>


Hi Todd,

I unblocked with rfkill and I am a step further:
The SSID is shown on my tablet together with a 
boobastic signal strength (no wonder: distance is below 30 cm...;)
BUT: No connect...:

I start hostapd by hand since wpa_supplicant seems to be hardcoded
somewhere...

Now I got this (stderr of hostapd)

wlan0: interface state COUNTRY_UPDATE->ENABLED
wlan0: AP-ENABLED 
wlan0: STA ac:9e:17:e7:c7:bd IEEE 802.11: authenticated
wlan0: STA ac:9e:17:e7:c7:bd IEEE 802.11: associated (aid 1)
wlan0: AP-STA-CONNECTED ac:9e:17:e7:c7:bd
wlan0: STA ac:9e:17:e7:c7:bd RADIUS: starting accounting session 55B7C32D-00000000
wlan0: STA ac:9e:17:e7:c7:bd WPA: pairwise key handshake completed (RSN)
wlan0: AP-STA-DISCONNECTED ac:9e:17:e7:c7:bd
wlan0: STA ac:9e:17:e7:c7:bd IEEE 802.11: disassociated
wlan0: STA ac:9e:17:e7:c7:bd IEEE 802.11: deauthenticated due to inactivity (timer DEAUTH/REMOVE)
wlan0: STA ac:9e:17:e7:c7:bd IEEE 802.11: authenticated
wlan0: STA ac:9e:17:e7:c7:bd IEEE 802.11: associated (aid 1)
wlan0: AP-STA-CONNECTED ac:9e:17:e7:c7:bd
wlan0: STA ac:9e:17:e7:c7:bd RADIUS: starting accounting session 55B7C32D-00000001
wlan0: STA ac:9e:17:e7:c7:bd WPA: pairwise key handshake completed (RSN)
wlan0: AP-STA-DISCONNECTED ac:9e:17:e7:c7:bd
wlan0: STA ac:9e:17:e7:c7:bd IEEE 802.11: disassociated
wlan0: STA ac:9e:17:e7:c7:bd IEEE 802.11: deauthenticated due to inactivity (timer DEAUTH/REMOVE)
wlan0: STA ac:9e:17:e7:c7:bd IEEE 802.11: authenticated
wlan0: STA ac:9e:17:e7:c7:bd IEEE 802.11: associated (aid 1)
wlan0: AP-STA-CONNECTED ac:9e:17:e7:c7:bd
wlan0: STA ac:9e:17:e7:c7:bd RADIUS: starting accounting session 55B7C32D-00000002
wlan0: STA ac:9e:17:e7:c7:bd WPA: pairwise key handshake completed (RSN)
wlan0: AP-STA-DISCONNECTED ac:9e:17:e7:c7:bd
wlan0: STA ac:9e:17:e7:c7:bd IEEE 802.11: disassociated
wlan0: STA ac:9e:17:e7:c7:bd IEEE 802.11: deauthenticated due to inactivity (timer DEAUTH/REMOVE)
wlan0: STA ac:9e:17:e7:c7:bd IEEE 802.11: authenticated
wlan0: STA ac:9e:17:e7:c7:bd IEEE 802.11: associated (aid 1)
wlan0: AP-STA-CONNECTED ac:9e:17:e7:c7:bd
wlan0: STA ac:9e:17:e7:c7:bd RADIUS: starting accounting session 55B7C32D-00000003
wlan0: STA ac:9e:17:e7:c7:bd WPA: pairwise key handshake completed (RSN)

What's happening here...?

I am sure, it is a layer 8 failure.... ;)
(me)

Best regards,
Meino