Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2025 16:42:36 +0000 From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 287632] wlan0 - create_args_wlan0="wlanmode hostap" wlan0 does not exist Message-ID: <bug-287632-227-UxOHV7r19n@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/> In-Reply-To: <bug-287632-227@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=287632 Bjoern A. Zeeb <bz@FreeBSD.org> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |bz@FreeBSD.org, | |wireless@FreeBSD.org Blocks| |278175 Status|New |Open --- Comment #1 from Bjoern A. Zeeb <bz@FreeBSD.org> --- Intel wireless drivers in FreeBSD do not support hostap mode (iwi, iwn, iwm, iwx). LinuxKPI for iwlwifi would not either. See Intel's statement: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000030429/wireless.html Not entirely correct anymore but I'll leave it at that. I would at best say that the error message is confusing but trying this with iwx I see the following during boot: ifconfig: SIOCIFCREATE2 (wlan0): Device not configured iwx0: HOSTAP mode not supported ifconfig: SIOCIFCREATE2 (wlan0): Operation not supported ifconfig: SIOCIFCREATE2 (wlan101): Device not configured ... /etc/rc: WARNING: /etc/hostapd.conf is not readable. /etc/rc: WARNING: failed precmd routine for hostapd I am tempted to close this as works as expected but someone might want to go and improve the startup scripts to properly deal with this? Referenced Bugs: https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=278175 [Bug 278175] Intel native driver meta-bug (iwi, iwn, iwm, iwx) -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.home | help
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