On Thursday, August 06, 2015 7:04:27 AM Cor Legemaat wrote: > On Wed, 2015-08-05 at 01:00 -0400, Fernando Rodriguez wrote: > > On Tuesday, August 04, 2015 8:18:43 PM Cor Legemaat wrote: > > > On Sun, 2015-08-02 at 19:56 -0400, Fernando Rodriguez wrote: > > > > On Sunday, August 02, 2015 11:12:07 PM Mick wrote: > > > > > On Sunday 02 Aug 2015 22:04:41 Fernando Rodriguez wrote: > > > > > > On Sunday, August 02, 2015 1:29:50 PM Mick wrote: > > > > > > > On Sunday 02 Aug 2015 01:50:21 Fernando Rodriguez wrote: > > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > After installing hostapd I can successfully connect to > > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > > AP, I can > > > > > > > > get DHCP from it, but I cannot access the network > > > > > > > > through it > > > > > > > > (neither > > > > > > > > lan or internet). > > > > > > > > > > > > > > This sounds like a (network) routing problem, rather than a > > > > > > > hostapd > > > > > > > issue. > > > > > > > > > > > > It looks like that, but if I stop iptables completely on the > > > > > > router all > > > > > > unicast traffic still works in the lan (both wired and > > > > > > through > > > > > > an external > > > > > > AP), so if I connect to the hostapd AP with iptables off, > > > > > > shouldn't I at > > > > > > the very least be able to ping the wireless interface on the > > > > > > router? > > > > > > > > > > > > I also tried with only the following rule which enables > > > > > > internet > > > > > > access to > > > > > > all wired workstations and through external AP: > > > > > > > > > > > > iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -o enp0s8 -j MASQUERADE > > > > > > > > > > You should probably specify the local subnet, so that multicast > > > > > packets are > > > > > not sent out to the Internet, e.g.: > > > > > > > > > > iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -o enp0s8 -s 192.168.1.0/24 ! -d > > > > 192.168.1.0/24 > > > > > -j MASQUERADE > > > > > > > > > > (Change 192.168.1.0/24 to suit your LAN subnet) > > > > > > > > I'm not actually using that rule except as a minimal setup for > > > > troubleshooting > > > > this issue. My actual rules do specify the subnet. > > > > > > > > > Also have you enabled ip forwarding in your kernel: > > > > > > > > > > sysctl -w net.ipv4.ip_forward=1 > > > > > > > > Yes, it is an existing router that works perfectly except for the > > > > hostapd AP. > > > > My current setup is as follows: > > > > > > > > Internet -> Gentoo Router -> Switch -> AP > > > > > > > > Where AP is a wifi router with routing features disabled. Never > > > > had > > > > problems > > > > with it. Now I installed hostapd on "Gentoo Router" and > > > > everything > > > > else still > > > > works fine except when I connect to the hostapd AP. Even with > > > > only > > > > that minimal > > > > iptable rule or no rules at all. > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > Probably /dev/random depleated, try enable your hardware rng or > > > sys- > > > apps/haveged test with `cat /proc/sys/kernel/random/entropy_avail` > > > > > > Regards: > > > Cor > > > > Thanks. II did get an error about depleted entropy at some point > > when starting > > hostapd but I went ahead and installed haveged and it still doesn't > > work. It > > doesn't even work when configured as an open AP. I checked the > > kernel config and > > I had VLAN support disabled. I've rebuilt it but can't reboot right > > now. Maybe > > it's required even though I'm not using VLANs? > > > Is there an IP configured on the interface or the bridge of that > interface?
Yes > Can you ping your gateway? No...I can ping it locally or remotely when I connect through the external AP but not through hostapd. > If I'm correct dhcp uses > broadcast but you need a valid gateway IP switchable on mac layer. > > Does it stay connected? Yes > I have a problem with a link between hostapd > and a mikrotik device on 802.11a where I needed to patch hostapd to > get it to stay connected. But that should show in hostapd debug logs. > Mine is still running on hostapd-2.3 because if I update and screw it > my internet is broken, if that's your problem I will search for my > notes and mail it. Tried hostapd-2.3 too, same thing. I will try it on a laptop with a more recent adapter tomorrow to rule that out. > Regards: > Cor -- Fernando Rodriguez
