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WL18xx as AP with no security

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Other Parts Discussed in Thread: WL1835

Hi,

     I was trying to configure wl1835 as an AP with no security. Following are the logs

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     root@imx6slevk:~# hostapd -B /etc/hostapd.conf -P /var/run/hostapd.pid
Configuration file: /etc/hostapd.conf
wlcore: PHY firmware version: Rev 8.2.0.0.195
wlcore: firmware booted (Rev 8.8.0.0.13)
IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
Failed to update rate sets in kernel module
Using interface wlan0 with hwaddr 84:dd:20:92:a5:e1 and ssid 'IJAZ_SoftAP_Role'
IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlan0: link becomes ready

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when I tried to scan available wifi networks, this one is not getting listed.

Following is my hostapd.conf

interface=wlan0
driver=nl80211
channel=11
hw_mode=g
preamble=1
dtim_period=2
beacon_int=100
logger_syslog=-1
logger_syslog_level=2
logger_stdout=-1
logger_stdout_level=2
dump_file=/tmp/hostapd.dump
ctrl_interface=/var/run/hostapd
ctrl_interface_group=0
supported_rates=60 90 120 180 240 360 480 540
basic_rates=60 90 120 180 240
ssid=SoftAP_Lbxu
max_num_sta=5
macaddr_acl=0
auth_algs=3
ieee80211d=0
uapsd_advertisement_enabled=1
wep_rekey_period=0
own_ip_addr=127.0.0.1
wpa_group_rekey=0
wpa_strict_rekey=0
wpa_gmk_rekey=0
wpa_ptk_rekey=0
#ap_table_max_size=255
#ap_table_expiration_time=60
eap_server=1
disassoc_low_ack=1
ap_max_inactivity=4294967295

AM I missing something?

Thanks,

Ijaz Fazily

  • Hi Ijaz,

    It looks to me that you are not using TI version of hostapd. Possibly what you have is an old version of hostapd.
    Can you post the result of "hostapd -v"? The TI version should print: "2.0-devel". Can you upgrade to this version and try it? 

    The instructions are available here: http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/WiLink8_WLAN_Demo:_Linux#AP_.28create_AP_with_no_security.29

    Regards,
    Gigi Joseph.

  • Yes, I tried with TI version of hostapd and libnl. Its working fine now. Thank you.