* Re: [gentoo-user] requirements for a gentoo wlan accesspoint
2012-01-04 18:19 [gentoo-user] requirements for a gentoo wlan accesspoint Tamer Higazi
@ 2012-01-04 18:42 ` Michael Mol
2012-01-04 19:09 ` Michael Mathurin
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From: Michael Mol @ 2012-01-04 18:42 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
Tamer Higazi wrote:
> Hi people!
> I want to make my linux machine being a wlan access point for my other
> components like Notebook, Cell phone etc...
>
>
> Now the big question, what do I need to accomplish this?!
>
> like a wlan router where I would get a WPA2 key, I want the linux
> machine to act as a wlan router who offers WPA2 encrpytion.
>
>
> for any response I would thank you.
I don't really know much about running a wifi interface in AP mode on
Linux. I have an ASUS WL-330gE plugged into an interface on my Linux
router, where it serves as a simple AP. My router handles routing and
firewalling from there.
I *do* know that some wifi chipsets support running in AP mode, and some
don't. I don't know which.
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2012-01-04 18:19 [gentoo-user] requirements for a gentoo wlan accesspoint Tamer Higazi
2012-01-04 18:42 ` Michael Mol
@ 2012-01-04 19:09 ` Michael Mathurin
2012-01-04 19:15 ` AW: " Peter Pan
2012-01-06 13:41 ` Stroller
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From: Michael Mathurin @ 2012-01-04 19:09 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
Tamer Higazi <th982a@googlemail.com> writes:
> Hi people!
> I want to make my linux machine being a wlan access point for my other
> components like Notebook, Cell phone etc...
>
>
> Now the big question, what do I need to accomplish this?!
>
> like a wlan router where I would get a WPA2 key, I want the linux
> machine to act as a wlan router who offers WPA2 encrpytion.
>
>
> for any response I would thank you.
>
>
>
> Tamer
>
http://sylv1.tuxfamily.org/projects/tutorial-wpa2-access-point.html
That should get you started. Configuring hostapd and dhcp are the main
things you need to do as well as having a card that supports master
mode. Hope that helps.
--
t: https://www.twitter.com/mikankun
b: http://mikankun.wordpress.com
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* AW: [gentoo-user] requirements for a gentoo wlan accesspoint
2012-01-04 18:19 [gentoo-user] requirements for a gentoo wlan accesspoint Tamer Higazi
2012-01-04 18:42 ` Michael Mol
2012-01-04 19:09 ` Michael Mathurin
@ 2012-01-04 19:15 ` Peter Pan
2012-01-06 13:41 ` Stroller
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From: Peter Pan @ 2012-01-04 19:15 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
Hi,
you might want to have a look here for choosing the hardware:
http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers an in column "AP" set it to yes.
Once you have the driver, you can search for compatible hardware.
Usually, Atheros-chips should be a good way to go, although there are
different versions of them (and some of them wont go to AP-mode).
I tried to accomplish the same with several USB-devices and hostap. I
managed getting up an Software-802.11n access-point, but the throughput was
kinda bad so I got back to the WLAN provided by the DSL-Router.
Hope this helps at least a bit.
Regards,
Ralf
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Von: Tamer Higazi [mailto:th982a@googlemail.com]
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 4. Januar 2012 19:19
An: gentoo-user
Betreff: [gentoo-user] requirements for a gentoo wlan accesspoint
Hi people!
I want to make my linux machine being a wlan access point for my other
components like Notebook, Cell phone etc...
Now the big question, what do I need to accomplish this?!
like a wlan router where I would get a WPA2 key, I want the linux machine to
act as a wlan router who offers WPA2 encrpytion.
for any response I would thank you.
Tamer
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* Re: [gentoo-user] requirements for a gentoo wlan accesspoint
2012-01-04 18:19 [gentoo-user] requirements for a gentoo wlan accesspoint Tamer Higazi
` (2 preceding siblings ...)
2012-01-04 19:15 ` AW: " Peter Pan
@ 2012-01-06 13:41 ` Stroller
2012-01-06 15:43 ` Pandu Poluan
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From: Stroller @ 2012-01-06 13:41 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
On 4 January 2012, at 18:19, Tamer Higazi wrote:
> …
> I want to make my linux machine being a wlan access point for my other
> components like Notebook, Cell phone etc...
If you just want to temporarily share then I think "access point" is unimportant - can't you use "ad hoc" mode?
"Access point" means getting a wifi card which supports master mode. Not all do.
I question whether this is worth the bother - routers are just too cheap.
If you want to do something complicated, which is not available in the menus of your $20 wifi router, then run OpenWRT Linux on a $40 router.
The extra cost of a recent router will quickly pay for itself in electricity savings, over leaving your big desktop PC on when you only want to surf the net on your netbook.
Stroller.
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2012-01-06 13:41 ` Stroller
@ 2012-01-06 15:43 ` Pandu Poluan
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From: Pandu Poluan @ 2012-01-06 15:43 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
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On Jan 6, 2012 8:44 PM, "Stroller" <stroller@stellar.eclipse.co.uk> wrote:
>
>
> On 4 January 2012, at 18:19, Tamer Higazi wrote:
> > …
> > I want to make my linux machine being a wlan access point for my other
> > components like Notebook, Cell phone etc...
>
> If you just want to temporarily share then I think "access point" is
unimportant - can't you use "ad hoc" mode?
>
> "Access point" means getting a wifi card which supports master mode. Not
all do.
>
> I question whether this is worth the bother - routers are just too cheap.
>
> If you want to do something complicated, which is not available in the
menus of your $20 wifi router, then run OpenWRT Linux on a $40 router.
>
> The extra cost of a recent router will quickly pay for itself in
electricity savings, over leaving your big desktop PC on when you only want
to surf the net on your netbook.
>
> Stroller.
>
>
I agree. But I strongly recommend going the OpenWRT route directly.
Proprietary access points, especially the ones supporting WPS, are security
threats :
http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/01/hands-on-hacking-wifi-protected-setup-with-reaver.ars
the WPS protocol has been broken. OpenWRT does not support WPS, so it
doesn't have the WPS vulnerability.
Rgds,
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