Use hostapd to set master mode?

[Christian Lamparter]

On Sunday 22 February 2009 21:09:20 Alexander Huemer wrote:
>     STA 00:1f:3c:87:51:99 sent probe request for our SSID
>     STA 00:1f:3c:87:51:99 sent probe request for broadcast SSID
>     MGMT (TX callback) ACK
>     mgmt::proberesp cb
>     MGMT (TX callback) ACK
>     mgmt::proberesp cb
>     STA 00:1f:3c:87:51:99 sent probe request for broadcast SSID
>     STA 00:1f:3c:87:51:99 sent probe request for broadcast SSID
>     MGMT (TX callback) ACK
>     mgmt::proberesp cb
>     MGMT (TX callback) ACK
>     mgmt::proberesp cb
>     STA 00:1f:3c:87:51:99 sent probe request for broadcast SSID
>     MGMT (TX callback) ACK

your station sees the Accesspoint, however it doesn't try to authenticate.
This sign of a incorrect/incomplete setup... 

> the output after the newlines come from a testing notebook with windows
> vista sp1.
> the AP does not show up there.
> is there anything i could try?
> 
> here is my config:
> 
>     interface=wlan0
>     driver=nl80211
>     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
>     ssid=blackbit
>     country_code=AT
>     hw_mode=g
>     beacon_int=100
>     dtim_period=2
>     max_num_sta=255
>     rts_threshold=2347
>     fragm_threshold=2346
>     macaddr_acl=0
>     auth_algs=3
>     ignore_broadcast_ssid=0
>     eapol_key_index_workaround=0
>     eap_server=0
>     wpa=1
>     wpa_passphrase=abcdefgh
>     wpa_key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
>     wpa_pairwise=TKIP CCMP

hmm, looks like you forgot to set the channel?
try, channel=6 (and maybe set a channel policy etc...)
other than that, it should work...

Regards,
	Chr