Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2017 20:38:23 -0400 From: Peter Pauly <ppauly@gmail.com> To: Ernie Luzar <luzar722@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: WIFI as access point Message-ID: <CAKXfWbSPuTMYwy%2BgMZWCeiTegEPPG-19esaY__q0cgWYih5wTw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CAKXfWbS9vMPk61SoCYtGKaLGk2a3mvy-YPi2YhTj6mxMfeTFTg@mail.gmail.com> References: <58C08444.8060600@gmail.com> <58C17FEB.1020905@FreeBSD.org> <58C96961.9010804@gmail.com> <CAKXfWbRj_ZxVpVSD7vbqgEroV=vKNka_vJbB5YGLkgwOGM=fKA@mail.gmail.com> <58C9D9E8.5060604@gmail.com> <CAKXfWbSjDZf=pBeATTN3Sumj_jQLaK3S_0Ab_rgYF8YuNXKcww@mail.gmail.com> <CAKXfWbS9vMPk61SoCYtGKaLGk2a3mvy-YPi2YhTj6mxMfeTFTg@mail.gmail.com>
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Do you need: sysctl net.inet.ip.forwarding=1 On Wed, Mar 15, 2017 at 8:36 PM, Peter Pauly <ppauly@gmail.com> wrote: > Nevermind - I see the: gateway_enable="YES" > > On Wed, Mar 15, 2017 at 8:31 PM, Peter Pauly <ppauly@gmail.com> wrote: > >> How are you routing packets between the two interfaces? >> >> On Wed, Mar 15, 2017 at 8:18 PM, Ernie Luzar <luzar722@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> On Wed, Mar 15, 2017 at 12:18 PM, Ernie Luzar <luzar722@gmail.com >>>> <mailto:luzar722@gmail.com>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Dima Panov wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> Ernie Luzar wrote: >>>> >>>> Hello List; >>>> >>>> I have this wifi card >>>> http://www.dlink.com/al/sq/pro >>>> ducts/dwa-556-xtreme-n-pci-express-desktop-adapter >>>> <http://www.dlink.com/al/sq/pr >>>> oducts/dwa-556-xtreme-n-pci-express-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<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> 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<PERFORMNUD,IFDISABLED,AUTO_LINKLOCAL> >>>> media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect mode 11ng >>>> <hostap> >>>> 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 >>>> >>>> >>>> Peter Pauly wrote: >>>> You're serving DHCP on your LAN interface, but not on the WiFi >>>> interface. >>>> >>>> >>> Thanks I corrected that now. >>> >>> Now the win7 wifi stays connected but has no internet access. >>> >>> /root >ifconfig wlan0 list scan >>> ADDR AID CHAN RATE RSSI IDLE TXSEQ RXSEQ CAPS FLAG >>> 0c:ee:e6:ba:6f:26 1 1 54M 26.5 135 16 8288 EPS AQE RSN WME >>> >>> I also see a dhcp lease for the ip address that win7 wifi says it has. >>> >>> What can be the cause of no internet access on the wifi hostap? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >
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