Cannot start hostapd with usb wifi on ubuntu server 16.04.3 - addendum: iw list
Dexter Filmore
Dexter.Filmore at gmx.de
Wed Jan 10 14:02:33 PST 2018
Addendum: iw list for D-Link device
I don't see "AP" in the capabilities list - another unsuitable wifi device?
# iw list
Wiphy phy0
max # scan SSIDs: 4
max scan IEs length: 2257 bytes
Retry short limit: 7
Retry long limit: 4
Coverage class: 0 (up to 0m)
Supported Ciphers:
* WEP40 (00-0f-ac:1)
* WEP104 (00-0f-ac:5)
* TKIP (00-0f-ac:2)
* CCMP (00-0f-ac:4)
* 00-0f-ac:10
* GCMP (00-0f-ac:8)
* 00-0f-ac:9
Available Antennas: TX 0 RX 0
Supported interface modes:
* managed
* monitor
Band 1:
Capabilities: 0x17e
HT20/HT40
SM Power Save disabled
RX Greenfield
RX HT20 SGI
RX HT40 SGI
RX STBC 1-stream
Max AMSDU length: 3839 bytes
No DSSS/CCK HT40
Maximum RX AMPDU length 65535 bytes (exponent: 0x003)
Minimum RX AMPDU time spacing: 2 usec (0x04)
HT TX/RX MCS rate indexes supported: 0-7, 32
Bitrates (non-HT):
* 1.0 Mbps (short preamble supported)
* 2.0 Mbps (short preamble supported)
* 5.5 Mbps (short preamble supported)
* 11.0 Mbps (short preamble supported)
* 6.0 Mbps
* 9.0 Mbps
* 12.0 Mbps
* 18.0 Mbps
* 24.0 Mbps
* 36.0 Mbps
* 48.0 Mbps
* 54.0 Mbps
Frequencies:
* 2412 MHz [1] (20.0 dBm)
* 2417 MHz [2] (20.0 dBm)
* 2422 MHz [3] (20.0 dBm)
* 2427 MHz [4] (20.0 dBm)
* 2432 MHz [5] (20.0 dBm)
* 2437 MHz [6] (20.0 dBm)
* 2442 MHz [7] (20.0 dBm)
* 2447 MHz [8] (20.0 dBm)
* 2452 MHz [9] (20.0 dBm)
* 2457 MHz [10] (20.0 dBm)
* 2462 MHz [11] (20.0 dBm)
* 2467 MHz [12] (20.0 dBm) (no IR)
* 2472 MHz [13] (20.0 dBm) (no IR)
Supported commands:
* new_interface
* set_interface
* new_key
* start_ap
* new_station
* new_mpath
* set_mesh_config
* set_bss
* authenticate
* associate
* deauthenticate
* disassociate
* join_ibss
* join_mesh
* set_tx_bitrate_mask
* frame
* frame_wait_cancel
* set_wiphy_netns
* set_channel
* set_wds_peer
* probe_client
* set_noack_map
* register_beacons
* start_p2p_device
* set_mcast_rate
* connect
* disconnect
* Unknown command (104)
Supported TX frame types:
* IBSS: 0x00 0x10 0x20 0x30 0x40 0x50 0x60 0x70 0x80 0x90 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0
0xd0 0xe0 0xf0
* managed: 0x00 0x10 0x20 0x30 0x40 0x50 0x60 0x70 0x80 0x90 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0
0xd0 0xe0 0xf0
* AP: 0x00 0x10 0x20 0x30 0x40 0x50 0x60 0x70 0x80 0x90 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0
0xe0 0xf0
* AP/VLAN: 0x00 0x10 0x20 0x30 0x40 0x50 0x60 0x70 0x80 0x90 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0
0xd0 0xe0 0xf0
* mesh point: 0x00 0x10 0x20 0x30 0x40 0x50 0x60 0x70 0x80 0x90 0xa0 0xb0
0xc0 0xd0 0xe0 0xf0
* P2P-client: 0x00 0x10 0x20 0x30 0x40 0x50 0x60 0x70 0x80 0x90 0xa0 0xb0
0xc0 0xd0 0xe0 0xf0
* P2P-GO: 0x00 0x10 0x20 0x30 0x40 0x50 0x60 0x70 0x80 0x90 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0
0xd0 0xe0 0xf0
* P2P-device: 0x00 0x10 0x20 0x30 0x40 0x50 0x60 0x70 0x80 0x90 0xa0 0xb0
0xc0 0xd0 0xe0 0xf0
Supported RX frame types:
* IBSS: 0x40 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0
* managed: 0x40 0xd0
* AP: 0x00 0x20 0x40 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0
* AP/VLAN: 0x00 0x20 0x40 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0
* mesh point: 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0
* P2P-client: 0x40 0xd0
* P2P-GO: 0x00 0x20 0x40 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0
* P2P-device: 0x40 0xd0
software interface modes (can always be added):
* monitor
interface combinations are not supported
HT Capability overrides:
* MCS: ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
* maximum A-MSDU length
* supported channel width
* short GI for 40 MHz
* max A-MPDU length exponent
* min MPDU start spacing
Device supports TX status socket option.
Device supports HT-IBSS.
Device supports SAE with AUTHENTICATE command
Device supports low priority scan.
Device supports scan flush.
Device supports AP scan.
Device supports per-vif TX power setting
Driver supports full state transitions for AP/GO clients
Driver supports a userspace MPM
Device supports active monitor (which will ACK incoming frames)
On Wednesday 10 January 2018 22:59:33 Dexter Filmore wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> installed minimal ubuntu server 16.04.3 LTS, started off with some Realtek
> 8192 device which I then learned was not too good anyway, so today switched
> it for a
> D-Link DWA-127 v2 , USB ID 2001:3d04
>
> with module:
>
> # lsmod | grep 802
> mac80211 782336 1 mt7601u
> cfg80211 602112 2 mac80211,mt7601u
>
> and hostapd 2.4 from the ubuntu repos.
>
> I modified a sample conf following howtos to this:
>
> ==hostapd.conf===============================
> interface=wlxc8d3a304236d
> driver=nl80211
> ssid=glotzklotz
> channel=1
> ignore_broadcast_ssid=0
> country_code=DE
> ieee80211d=1
> hw_mode=g
> ieee80211n=1
> ht_capab=[HT40+][SHORT-GI-40][DSSS_CCK-40]
> beacon_int=100
> dtim_period=2
> macaddr_acl=0
> max_num_sta=20
> rts_threshold=2347
> fragm_threshold=2346
> logger_syslog=-1
> logger_syslog_level=0
> logger_stdout=-1
> logger_stdout_level=0
> dump_file=/tmp/hostapd.dump
> ctrl_interface=/var/run/hostapd
> ctrl_interface_group=0
> auth_algs=3
> wmm_enabled=1
> wpa=2
> rsn_preauth=1
> rsn_preauth_interfaces=wlan0
> wpa_key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
> rsn_pairwise=CCMP
> wpa_group_rekey=600
> wpa_ptk_rekey=600
> wpa_gmk_rekey=86400
> wpa_passphrase= [...]
> ==/hostapd.conf===============================
>
> and called ifup for this /etc/network/interfaces :
>
> #dlink dwa-127 v2
> iface wlxc8d3a304236d inet static
> address 192.168.1.1
> netmask 255.255.255.0
>
> (no wpasupplicant installed, I was told that's only needed when acting as a
> client. correct?)
>
> When I call hostapd, I get:
>
> # hostapd -dd /etc/hostapd.conf
> random: Trying to read entropy from /dev/random
> Configuration file: /etc/hostapd.conf
> Line 50: DEPRECATED: 'dump_file' configuration variable is not used anymore
> ctrl_interface_group=0
> rfkill: initial event: idx=0 type=1 op=0 soft=0 hard=0
> nl80211: Supported cipher 00-0f-ac:1
> nl80211: Supported cipher 00-0f-ac:5
> nl80211: Supported cipher 00-0f-ac:2
> nl80211: Supported cipher 00-0f-ac:4
> nl80211: Supported cipher 00-0f-ac:10
> nl80211: Supported cipher 00-0f-ac:8
> nl80211: Supported cipher 00-0f-ac:9
> nl80211: Using driver-based off-channel TX
> nl80211: interface wlxc8d3a304236d in phy phy0
> nl80211: Set mode ifindex 3 iftype 3 (AP)
> nl80211: Failed to set interface 3 to mode 3: -95 (Operation not supported)
> nl80211: Try mode change after setting interface down
> nl80211: Set mode ifindex 3 iftype 3 (AP)
> nl80211: Failed to set interface 3 to mode 3: -95 (Operation not supported)
> nl80211: Interface mode change to 3 from 0 failed
> nl80211: Could not configure driver mode
> nl80211: deinit ifname=wlxc8d3a304236d disabled_11b_rates=0
> nl80211: Remove monitor interface: refcount=0
> netlink: Operstate: ifindex=3 linkmode=0 (kernel-control), operstate=6
> (IF_OPER_UP)
> nl80211: Set mode ifindex 3 iftype 2 (STATION)
> nl80211 driver initialization failed.
> hostapd_interface_deinit_free(0x564406a01710)
> hostapd_interface_deinit_free: num_bss=1 conf->num_bss=1
> hostapd_interface_deinit(0x564406a01710)
> wlxc8d3a304236d: interface state UNINITIALIZED->DISABLED
> hostapd_bss_deinit: deinit bss wlxc8d3a304236d
> wlxc8d3a304236d: AP-DISABLED
> hostapd_cleanup(hapd=0x564406a02900 (wlxc8d3a304236d))
> hostapd_free_hapd_data: Interface wlxc8d3a304236d wasn't started
> hostapd_interface_deinit_free: driver=(nil) drv_priv=(nil) -> hapd_deinit
> hostapd_interface_free(0x564406a01710)
> hostapd_interface_free: free hapd 0x564406a02900
> hostapd_cleanup_iface(0x564406a01710)
> hostapd_cleanup_iface_partial(0x564406a01710)
> hostapd_cleanup_iface: free iface=0x564406a01710
>
> AP/routing is not a field I roam a lot so expect me to have made newbie
> mistakes.
> Pointers appreciated.
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