Re: Setup help request

[James Prestwood <prestwoj@gmail.com>]

On 1/2/24 9:09 AM, Mauro Condarelli wrote:
> Thanks James,
> comments inline below.
>
>
> On 1/2/24 16:36, James Prestwood wrote:
>> Hi Mauro,
>>
>> On 1/2/24 7:11 AM, Mauro Condarelli wrote:
>>> SNIP!
>>>
>>
>> Ok, so I'm not seeing any request to even connect from the AP side of 
>> things. Since your clients aren't even asking for a password I 
>> suspect it thinks there is some issue with compatibility. You could 
>> try using hostapd with a very basic configuration and see if that 
>> works, then we can go from there:
>>
>> hw_mode=g
>> channel=1
>> ssid=testssid
>>
>> wpa=1
>> wpa_pairwise=TKIP
>> wpa_passphrase=secret123
>>
> I had to add `interface=wlan0`, but that works... almost.
>
> It actually asks for password, connects and then fails because there's 
> (currently) no DHCP active (so no IP).
> I think that's expected.
> Behavior is the same with both clients.
>
> Do you have any further suggestions?

Ok perfect, at least it connected. Could you run iwmon before hostapd 
and connect (same as you did with IWD), and send me those pcaps/logs. 
I'll be able to compare and see what its doing differently.

>
> TiA!
> Mauro