Jump to content

No Wirelass AP but hostapd is running


TinaB

Recommended Posts

Hi,

 

after solving the WIFI issue on my T4, i've tried to setup an AP.  With the armbian-config it was pretty easy and i only changed the channel to 1 on for the g mode and the country_code on  for n mode:

 

cat /etc/hostapd.conf 
#
# armbian hostapd configuration example
#
# nl80211 mode
#

ssid=ARMBIAN
interface=wlan0
hw_mode=g
channel=1
#bridge=br0
driver=nl80211

logger_syslog=0
logger_syslog_level=0
wmm_enabled=1
wpa=2
preamble=1

wpa_psk=844418fea2e83eea256a88c751f2823c2d5e6d52193b27cfa34234e0d6de0ab9
wpa_passphrase=12345678
wpa_key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
wpa_pairwise=TKIP
rsn_pairwise=CCMP
auth_algs=1
macaddr_acl=0

noscan=1

## IEEE 802.11n
ieee80211n=1
ht_capab=[DSSS_CK-40][HT20+]
country_code=DE
ieee80211d=1
## IEEE 802.11n

## IEEE 802.11a
hw_mode=a
## IEEE 802.11a

### IEEE 802.11ac
#ieee80211ac=1
#vht_capab=
#vht_oper_chwidth=1
#vht_oper_centr_freq_seg0_idx=42
### IEEE 802.11ac

# controlling enabled
ctrl_interface=/var/run/hostapd
ctrl_interface_group=0

The hostapd service is running and i don't see issues on the logs:

 

journalctl -u hostapd -b0
-- Logs begin at Mon 2020-01-06 16:17:56 CET, end at Mon 2020-01-06 16:21:57 CET. --
Jan 06 16:18:03 monitoring systemd[1]: Starting LSB: Advanced IEEE 802.11 management daemon...
Jan 06 16:18:03 monitoring hostapd[2083]: Starting advanced IEEE 802.11 management: hostapd.
Jan 06 16:18:03 monitoring systemd[1]: Started LSB: Advanced IEEE 802.11 management daemon.
journalctl -u NetworkManager -b0 
-- Logs begin at Mon 2020-01-06 16:17:56 CET, end at Mon 2020-01-06 16:21:13 CET. --
Jan 06 16:17:59 monitoring systemd[1]: Starting Network Manager...
Jan 06 16:17:59 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323879.4818] NetworkManager (version 1.14.6) is starting... (for the first time)
Jan 06 16:17:59 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323879.4819] Read config: /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf (lib: no-mac-addr-change.conf, zz-override-wifi-powersave-off.conf) (etc: 10-ignore-in
Jan 06 16:17:59 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323879.4838] wifi-nl80211: (wlan0): using nl80211 for WiFi device control
Jan 06 16:17:59 monitoring systemd[1]: Started Network Manager.
Jan 06 16:17:59 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323879.5048] bus-manager: acquired D-Bus service "org.freedesktop.NetworkManager"
Jan 06 16:17:59 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323879.5090] manager[0xaaaad8373030]: monitoring kernel firmware directory '/lib/firmware'.
Jan 06 16:17:59 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323879.5099] monitoring ifupdown state file '/run/network/ifstate'.
Jan 06 16:17:59 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323879.8126] hostname: hostname: using hostnamed
Jan 06 16:17:59 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323879.8127] hostname: hostname changed from (none) to "monitoring"
Jan 06 16:17:59 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323879.8132] dns-mgr[0xaaaad837f130]: init: dns=default, rc-manager=file
Jan 06 16:17:59 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323879.8145] rfkill0: found WiFi radio killswitch (at /sys/devices/platform/fe310000.dwmmc/mmc_host/mmc0/mmc0:0001/mmc0:0001:1/ieee80211/phy0/rfkill0) (
Jan 06 16:17:59 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323879.8149] manager[0xaaaad8373030]: rfkill: WiFi hardware radio set enabled
Jan 06 16:17:59 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323879.8149] manager[0xaaaad8373030]: rfkill: WWAN hardware radio set enabled
Jan 06 16:17:59 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323879.8926] ifupdown:       interface-parser: parsing file /etc/network/interfaces
Jan 06 16:17:59 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323879.8927] ifupdown:       interface-parser: source line includes interfaces file(s) /etc/network/interfaces.d/*
Jan 06 16:17:59 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323879.8929] ifupdown:       interface-parser: parsing file /etc/network/interfaces.d/armbian.ap.nat
Jan 06 16:17:59 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323879.8930] ifupdown:       interface-parser: finished parsing file /etc/network/interfaces.d/armbian.ap.nat
Jan 06 16:17:59 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323879.8930] ifupdown:       interface-parser: finished parsing file /etc/network/interfaces
Jan 06 16:17:59 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323879.8972] ifupdown: guessed connection type (wlan0) = 802-3-ethernet
Jan 06 16:17:59 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323879.8984] ifupdown: update_connection_setting_from_if_block: name:wlan0, type:802-3-ethernet, id:Ifupdown (wlan0), uuid: 5391eba4-6426-faca-338e-5828
Jan 06 16:17:59 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323879.9006] ifupdown: addresses count: 1
Jan 06 16:17:59 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323879.9007] ifupdown: No dns-nameserver configured in /etc/network/interfaces
Jan 06 16:17:59 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323879.9012] ifupdown: management mode: managed
Jan 06 16:17:59 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323879.9013] settings: Loaded settings plugin: SettingsPluginIfupdown ("/usr/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/NetworkManager/1.14.6/libnm-settings-plugin-ifupdown.
Jan 06 16:17:59 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323879.9014] settings: Loaded settings plugin: NMSKeyfilePlugin (internal)
Jan 06 16:17:59 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: ((src/settings/nm-settings.c:899)): assertion '<dropped>' failed
Jan 06 16:17:59 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323879.9113] keyfile: new connection /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/Wired connection 1.nmconnection (4b7772f2-c308-3687-a691-24fb00771bdf,"Wired
Jan 06 16:17:59 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323879.9165] manager: rfkill: WiFi enabled by radio killswitch; enabled by state file
Jan 06 16:17:59 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323879.9169] manager: rfkill: WWAN enabled by radio killswitch; enabled by state file
Jan 06 16:17:59 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323879.9172] manager: Networking is enabled by state file
Jan 06 16:17:59 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323879.9178] dhcp-init: Using DHCP client 'dhclient'
Jan 06 16:17:59 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323879.9311] Loaded device plugin: NMTeamFactory (/usr/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/NetworkManager/1.14.6/libnm-device-plugin-team.so)
Jan 06 16:17:59 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323879.9500] Loaded device plugin: NMBluezManager (/usr/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/NetworkManager/1.14.6/libnm-device-plugin-bluetooth.so)
Jan 06 16:17:59 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323879.9545] Loaded device plugin: NMWifiFactory (/usr/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/NetworkManager/1.14.6/libnm-device-plugin-wifi.so)
Jan 06 16:17:59 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323879.9573] Loaded device plugin: NMWwanFactory (/usr/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/NetworkManager/1.14.6/libnm-device-plugin-wwan.so)
Jan 06 16:17:59 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323879.9595] Loaded device plugin: NMAtmManager (/usr/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/NetworkManager/1.14.6/libnm-device-plugin-adsl.so)
Jan 06 16:17:59 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323879.9633] device (lo): carrier: link connected
Jan 06 16:17:59 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323879.9647] manager: (lo): new Generic device (/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1)
Jan 06 16:17:59 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323879.9738] manager: (dummy0): new Dummy device (/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/2)
Jan 06 16:17:59 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323879.9761] device (eth0): driver '(null)' does not support carrier detection.
Jan 06 16:17:59 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323879.9778] device (eth0): driver 'rk_gmac-dwmac' does not support carrier detection.
Jan 06 16:17:59 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323879.9805] manager: (eth0): new Ethernet device (/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/3)
Jan 06 16:17:59 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323879.9897] device (eth0): state change: unmanaged -> unavailable (reason 'managed', sys-iface-state: 'external')
Jan 06 16:18:00 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323880.0146] device (wlan0): driver supports Access Point (AP) mode
Jan 06 16:18:00 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323880.0158] manager: (wlan0): new 802.11 WiFi device (/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/4)
Jan 06 16:18:00 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323880.0230] manager: NetworkManager state is now CONNECTED_GLOBAL
Jan 06 16:18:00 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323880.0610] supplicant: wpa_supplicant running
Jan 06 16:18:00 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: ((src/settings/nm-settings-connection.c:361)): assertion '<dropped>' failed
Jan 06 16:18:00 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: ((src/settings/nm-settings-connection.c:361)): assertion '<dropped>' failed
Jan 06 16:18:00 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: ((src/settings/nm-settings-connection.c:361)): assertion '<dropped>' failed
Jan 06 16:18:00 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: ((src/settings/nm-settings-connection.c:361)): assertion '<dropped>' failed
Jan 06 16:18:00 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: ((src/settings/nm-settings-connection.c:361)): assertion '<dropped>' failed
Jan 06 16:18:00 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: ((src/settings/nm-settings-connection.c:361)): assertion '<dropped>' failed
Jan 06 16:18:00 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: ((src/settings/nm-settings-connection.c:361)): assertion '<dropped>' failed
Jan 06 16:18:00 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: ((src/settings/nm-settings-connection.c:361)): assertion '<dropped>' failed
Jan 06 16:18:00 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: ((src/settings/nm-settings-connection.c:361)): assertion '<dropped>' failed
Jan 06 16:18:02 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323882.8956] agent-manager: req[0xaaaad83dcb60, :1.51/org.freedesktop.nm-applet/1000]: agent registered
Jan 06 16:18:03 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323883.0734] device (eth0): carrier: link connected
Jan 06 16:18:03 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323883.0739] device (eth0): state change: unavailable -> disconnected (reason 'carrier-changed', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Jan 06 16:18:03 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323883.0753] policy: auto-activating connection 'Wired connection 1' (4b7772f2-c308-3687-a691-24fb00771bdf)
Jan 06 16:18:03 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323883.0774] device (eth0): Activation: starting connection 'Wired connection 1' (4b7772f2-c308-3687-a691-24fb00771bdf)
Jan 06 16:18:03 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323883.0776] device (eth0): state change: disconnected -> prepare (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Jan 06 16:18:03 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323883.0785] device (eth0): state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Jan 06 16:18:03 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323883.0794] device (eth0): state change: config -> ip-config (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Jan 06 16:18:03 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323883.0809] dhcp4 (eth0): activation: beginning transaction (timeout in 45 seconds)
Jan 06 16:18:03 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323883.0862] dhcp4 (eth0): dhclient started with pid 2065
Jan 06 16:18:03 monitoring dhclient[2065]: DHCPREQUEST for 192.168.178.59 on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67
Jan 06 16:18:03 monitoring dhclient[2065]: DHCPACK of 192.168.178.59 from 192.168.178.1
Jan 06 16:18:03 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323883.1639] dhcp4 (eth0):   address 192.168.178.59
Jan 06 16:18:03 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323883.1644] dhcp4 (eth0):   plen 24 (255.255.255.0)
Jan 06 16:18:03 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323883.1647] dhcp4 (eth0):   gateway 192.168.178.1
Jan 06 16:18:03 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323883.1651] dhcp4 (eth0):   lease time 864000
Jan 06 16:18:03 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323883.1655] dhcp4 (eth0):   nameserver '192.168.178.1'
Jan 06 16:18:03 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323883.1658] dhcp4 (eth0):   domain name 'fritz.box'
Jan 06 16:18:03 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323883.1662] dhcp4 (eth0): state changed unknown -> bound
Jan 06 16:18:03 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323883.1702] device (eth0): state change: ip-config -> ip-check (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Jan 06 16:18:03 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323883.1739] device (eth0): state change: ip-check -> secondaries (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Jan 06 16:18:03 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323883.1748] device (eth0): state change: secondaries -> activated (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Jan 06 16:18:03 monitoring dhclient[2065]: bound to 192.168.178.59 -- renewal in 371156 seconds.
Jan 06 16:18:03 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323883.1825] policy: set 'Wired connection 1' (eth0) as default for IPv4 routing and DNS
Jan 06 16:18:03 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323883.1883] device (eth0): Activation: successful, device activated.
Jan 06 16:18:03 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323883.1918] manager: startup complete
Jan 06 16:18:05 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323885.3641] dhcp6 (eth0): activation: beginning transaction (timeout in 45 seconds)
Jan 06 16:18:05 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323885.3766] dhcp6 (eth0): dhclient started with pid 2212
Jan 06 16:18:05 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323885.3884] policy: set 'Wired connection 1' (eth0) as default for IPv6 routing and DNS
Jan 06 16:18:06 monitoring dhclient[2212]: XMT: Confirm on eth0, interval 1090ms.
Jan 06 16:18:06 monitoring dhclient[2212]: RCV: Reply message on eth0 from fe80::218:e7ff:fe8c:47ed.
Jan 06 16:18:06 monitoring dhclient[2212]: message status code NotOnLink.
Jan 06 16:18:06 monitoring dhclient[2212]: RCV: Reply message on eth0 from fe80::5e49:79ff:fecc:7966.
Jan 06 16:18:06 monitoring dhclient[2212]: Packet received, but nothing done with it.
Jan 06 16:18:06 monitoring dhclient[2212]: XMT: Solicit on eth0, interval 1070ms.
Jan 06 16:18:06 monitoring dhclient[2212]: RCV: Advertise message on eth0 from fe80::5e49:79ff:fecc:7966.
Jan 06 16:18:06 monitoring dhclient[2212]: RCV: Advertise message on eth0 from fe80::218:e7ff:fe8c:47ed.
Jan 06 16:18:07 monitoring dhclient[2212]: XMT: Request on eth0, interval 1010ms.
Jan 06 16:18:07 monitoring dhclient[2212]: RCV: Reply message on eth0 from fe80::218:e7ff:fe8c:47ed.
Jan 06 16:18:07 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323887.5159] dhcp6 (eth0):   valid_lft 4294967295
Jan 06 16:18:07 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323887.5160] dhcp6 (eth0):   preferred_lft 4294967295
Jan 06 16:18:07 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323887.5161] dhcp6 (eth0):   address fd66:cf76:8fa7::89d
Jan 06 16:18:07 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323887.5161] dhcp6 (eth0):   nameserver 'fd66:cf76:8fa7::1'
Jan 06 16:18:07 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: <info>  [1578323887.5162] dhcp6 (eth0): state changed unknown -> bound, event ID="a8:14:15:3c|1578323887"
Jan 06 16:18:39 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: ((src/settings/nm-settings-connection.c:361)): assertion '<dropped>' failed
Jan 06 16:18:39 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: ((src/settings/nm-settings-connection.c:361)): assertion '<dropped>' failed
Jan 06 16:18:39 monitoring NetworkManager[844]: ((src/settings/nm-settings-connection.c:361)): assertion '<dropped>' failed

 

Also the interface configuration looks goog to me:

 

ip addr
1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN group default qlen 1000
    link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
    inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
    inet6 ::1/128 scope host 
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
2: dummy0: <BROADCAST,NOARP> mtu 1500 qdisc noop state DOWN group default qlen 1000
    link/ether f6:36:7d:30:a5:ca brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
3: eth0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc mq state UP group default qlen 1000
    link/ether 02:1d:a8:14:15:3c brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
    inet 192.168.178.59/24 brd 192.168.178.255 scope global dynamic noprefixroute eth0
       valid_lft 863861sec preferred_lft 863861sec
    inet6 fd66:cf76:8fa7::89d/128 scope global noprefixroute 
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
    inet6 2001:16b8:5066:1700:e81e:ea43:845c:cdcb/64 scope global dynamic noprefixroute 
       valid_lft 7064sec preferred_lft 3464sec
    inet6 fd66:cf76:8fa7:0:26ab:de71:b182:c11b/64 scope global deprecated dynamic noprefixroute 
       valid_lft 7064sec preferred_lft 0sec
    inet6 fe80::8a25:20f8:3eb5:f90/64 scope link noprefixroute 
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
4: wlan0: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast state DOWN group default qlen 1000
    link/ether cc:4b:73:5a:4c:cc brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
    inet 172.24.1.1/24 brd 172.24.1.255 scope global wlan0
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever

 

I've compared this configuration with some other tutorials and i don't see the issue why it's not working. If i scan the wifi no ARMBIAN is shown. Also configuring the WIFI manually don't lead to success (i just want to ensure that it isn't hidden). Any idea?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I tried yesterday - by the way - on kernel 5.4.y and a known to work wireless dongle (RT8811AU). AP starts with our tool at once ... which means there is some bug in the upstream driver code for the onboard wireless chip which we have no option to maintain.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

On 1/7/2020 at 8:09 AM, Igor said:

I tried yesterday - by the way - on kernel 5.4.y and a known to work wireless dongle (RT8811AU). AP starts with our tool at once ... which means there is some bug in the upstream driver code for the onboard wireless chip which we have no option to maintain.

 

Sorry for the late reply, didn't see the notification. Thank you for testing this. So now, how to report this issue (and to whom)?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Guest
This topic is now closed to further replies.
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

Terms of Use - Privacy Policy - Guidelines