From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Thu Mar 16 00:36:20 2017 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D8A07D0EE50 for ; Thu, 16 Mar 2017 00:36:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ppauly@gmail.com) Received: from mail-yw0-x233.google.com (mail-yw0-x233.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4002:c05::233]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 95A6C1ECE for ; Thu, 16 Mar 2017 00:36:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ppauly@gmail.com) Received: by mail-yw0-x233.google.com with SMTP id o4so21914636ywd.3 for ; Wed, 15 Mar 2017 17:36:20 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=x3dPbvOHjM/h5gruwZZ5WBfldXBc9/PLpb6W6D44B6o=; b=sCbtzXm7M8XvzAwEu+OONnvaiM3dxvsEfoJ97REP8rYJl90k+S9KOwQxHGpX+izQ49 GfM8m+Uzyp0bvQlnaJJQSdk9YIR5GVBjBQmuqFjBBllieXR4rDRoLyDtWoNN67BhOUTA NtOjIBX2iKktBVQO8N16/Qzbw84g+yVoQZ4jF+fl5gLWEf7Wpk5lr11I4aIswVMVDVh6 gvoHvZKWpVNjPfZ2ddgGIGkgmMg0/ZeuQzcmwyy5Spq3z8QxsUd3ou5W4faZ0S060Lni PrKie0MZ6ktx2V3pL3n/gacVWFNDOD1Z/kruZ0WkNyOrOlUghTy+9RMz2mTUMyWQHobR RrUQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=x3dPbvOHjM/h5gruwZZ5WBfldXBc9/PLpb6W6D44B6o=; b=IlNZKWg//VOURAKBEOTInonHlBL1vbhhkG7jhUzwVSjfoOS0S+9gNj9eGS9JgWNF9o BghP5EVQDoWvwsrdM9WQe4DCaU62zu9wCAKUX9dXTHtHrGjzYQ9DvXWDpuTF9qxjGC8a ko3mt2x5kZFwMLCbBVwgMCcOZAIydQ/pl9uanZCulYg6BwWN6kp/bM+QfQmmK0cosHbR qodKup/o74JeD+TxMt28ip1ulPmX9GzNQP1O05eAQSbIw/gcBf05hCN7x7NniJQhATSc opyeztQGdHDuMHVNGc7z8UEiLbbuA2/B9qV/bevmtVpq8L8M0vQBeWiTAu+5DUeWj9jt pPFA== X-Gm-Message-State: AFeK/H2Hpr5mdSlxMoI8sHTw22pRJUWYDFWAi8SI/In2xhDzC3mO+vpOipeOxv3icX7DYJi9r9qBEHGwoRtFIA== X-Received: by 10.129.95.132 with SMTP id t126mr5015171ywb.344.1489624579673; Wed, 15 Mar 2017 17:36:19 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.13.217.85 with HTTP; Wed, 15 Mar 2017 17:36:19 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: <58C08444.8060600@gmail.com> <58C17FEB.1020905@FreeBSD.org> <58C96961.9010804@gmail.com> <58C9D9E8.5060604@gmail.com> From: Peter Pauly Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2017 20:36:19 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Re: WIFI as access point To: Ernie Luzar Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.23 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2017 00:36:20 -0000 Nevermind - I see the: gateway_enable="YES" On Wed, Mar 15, 2017 at 8:31 PM, Peter Pauly wrote: > How are you routing packets between the two interfaces? > > On Wed, Mar 15, 2017 at 8:18 PM, Ernie Luzar wrote: > >> On Wed, Mar 15, 2017 at 12:18 PM, Ernie Luzar >> > wrote: >>> >>> Dima Panov wrote: >>> >>> >>> Ernie Luzar wrote: >>> >>> Hello List; >>> >>> I have this wifi card >>> http://www.dlink.com/al/sq/products/dwa-556-xtreme-n-pci-exp >>> ress-desktop-adapter >>> >> press-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 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 >>> media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect mode 11ng >>> >>> 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? >> >> >> >> >> >