From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Wed Mar 15 17:10:28 2017 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2456DD0E46B for ; Wed, 15 Mar 2017 17:10:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ppauly@gmail.com) Received: from mail-yw0-x243.google.com (mail-yw0-x243.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4002:c05::243]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id E09F9C93 for ; Wed, 15 Mar 2017 17:10:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ppauly@gmail.com) Received: by mail-yw0-x243.google.com with SMTP id 2so2143805ywn.3 for ; Wed, 15 Mar 2017 10:10:27 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=n7USFWgdh6Gb2hZO8isyZgO2XtXsdyUNjAWAxC6RYhk=; b=WWJdC4yYk+1wSZ+UIf/f/PcPURXInouzOt/tcopNkndwmMbtxp6OyjYQd4uh4L9JNy HAa7gus2sthLw+mgwKSw/tV1W4biuJ4KpEdkY+qNa+ZZ7+bPx+pbZ0uGJQQFIC9TXdJD RYwWCMqhRpCpWiy5qSna9PHpd+dEx9V/Xp2UINTEzXQO2BvFZNbRIuCLOCzI6L8H4GYB oDfOrZ04TiSzeNxDa9MP7rP+jurRPbYm00pLMfdRUg7bbAdJkKNyeFlJMKW4FqstzcRN aIEdAu6vouQKYuhJAw1S7qNR9WhhUX7e6zw3LZUdPSBV00KdqzlzFGJzXJEZeYplpSzm XjIw== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=n7USFWgdh6Gb2hZO8isyZgO2XtXsdyUNjAWAxC6RYhk=; b=qE4lKR1vTRkpGSq0ygvGwdQBwaABx+BHDx/qhWTw1XUgu6qm2H+AI5hdr7yr/YTMOn 2XtYwshOIVMCZZRnkChRfWJepJFExvM4I+bRIzjpSVkvBB1WhtOb3xsCxQX3/gjHOCPj WSZJvZOpoxh/KXV3EKT80abZ7FTqfgosegbCzn33xwivE3k/yMX1O2ljqhgzyWGdP+qN r57LFmsS+ylsn305Uj63WYKLppW7Gc3jaJanJzayyt8icPRNITiFhsqiNQPOPtbxYM7I 5nn/rQFhgT0iXBiUYQXxX7L1modxyre8i9H96WJku0MsJ9b1eS055hXT5iXQqW49wcDA bgmQ== X-Gm-Message-State: AFeK/H1WUt+PTHqWKR0ZCJcQfd86f7KvSvt3W2gPRRQh4WsgutuXDW/I4utolYfQY+iXYTUX2yfyktL3dXfz3g== X-Received: by 10.129.160.83 with SMTP id x80mr3181430ywg.342.1489597826804; Wed, 15 Mar 2017 10:10:26 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.13.217.85 with HTTP; Wed, 15 Mar 2017 10:10:26 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <58C96961.9010804@gmail.com> References: <58C08444.8060600@gmail.com> <58C17FEB.1020905@FreeBSD.org> <58C96961.9010804@gmail.com> From: Peter Pauly Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2017 13:10:26 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Re: WIFI as access point To: Ernie Luzar Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.23 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2017 17:10:28 -0000 You're serving DHCP on your LAN interface, but not on the WiFi interface. On Wed, Mar 15, 2017 at 12:18 PM, Ernie Luzar wrote: > Dima Panov wrote: > >> >> Ernie Luzar wrote: >> >>> Hello List; >>> >>> I have this wifi card >>> http://www.dlink.com/al/sq/products/dwa-556-xtreme-n-pci-exp >>> ress-desktop-adapter >>> >>> >>> I recovered it from a decommissioned win7 box. On win7 this wifi card >>> could only be used to connect to a router access point. >>> >>> If I add this wifi card to my FreeBSD 11.0 system can it be configured >>> to function as an access point? >>> >> >> This card is fully support by ath driver as "AR5418 Wireless Network >> Adapter". >> Copmlete examples with various AP setup described in manual page for >> driver. >> >> >> > I have followed the handbook "30.3.6 Freebsd Host Access Points" Chapter > in setting up this ath0 wifi card that is installed into my gateway box > that has a LAN on it. A win7 laptop can see the ssid and connect to it. But > it can not gain public internet access. Win7 wifi trouble shooting says no > valid ip address and not end point. To me this sounds like a network > configuration problem on my Freebsd gateway box. > > /root >ifconfig wlan0 > wlan0: flags=8843 metric 0 mtu 0 > ether 00:18:e7:d5:b3:84 > inet 10.0.10.100 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 10.0.10.255 > nd6 options=29 > media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect mode 11ng > > status: running > ssid FBSD_AP channel 1 (2412 MHz 11g ht/40+) bssid > 00:18:e7:d5:b3:84 > regdomain FCC indoor ecm authmode WPA2/802.11i privacy MIXED > deftxkey 3 AES-CCM 2:128-bit AES-CCM 3:128-bit txpower 27 > scanvalid 60 > protmode CTS ampdulimit 64k ampdudensity 8 shortgi wme burst > dtimperiod 1 -dfs > groups: wlan > > > > /root >cat /etc/hostapd.conf > interface=wlan0 > debug=2 > ctrl_interface=/var/run/hostapd > ctrl_interface_group=wheel > ssid=FBSD_AP > wpa=2 > wpa_passphrase=test > wpa_key_mgmt=WPA-PSK > wpa_pairwise=CCMP > > > /root >cat /etc/rc.conf > Snip > > gateway_enable="YES" > > ifconfig_em0="DHCP" # from cable modem > ifconfig_vge0="inet 10.0.10.2" # to LAN switch > > # Wifi in hostap mode > wlans_ath0="wlan0" > create_args_wlan0="wlanmode hostap" > ifconfig_wlan0="inet 10.0.10.100 netmask 255.255.255.0 ssid FBSD_AP mode > 11g" > hostapd_enable="YES" > > dhcpd_enable="YES" > dhcpd_conf="/usr/local/etc/dhcpd.conf" > dhcpd_ifaces="vge0" # ASRock Server Lan Nic > dhcpd_flags="-q" > > > This general config has been working for many years, since release 3.0 of > Freebsd. The only thing new is the wifi card being used as a gateway hostap. > > I do not understand what this is doing > fconfig_wlan0="inet 10.0.10.100 netmask 255.255.255.0 > > I can not find any documentation on this as to it's purpose. > > I am trying to duplucate my cisco wifi router config which has this > security mode = wpa2 personal > encrytion = tkip or aes > network mode = BGN > > > Thanks for any help you can give me > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe > @freebsd.org" >