> Jason Carson schrieb: >>> Jason Carson schrieb: >>> >>>> Thanks for the clarification Norman :-) >>>> >>>> ok, I removed net.wlan0 so it doesn't start up anymore. My computer >>>> booted >>>> up and all the services are working the way they should, however I am >>>> having a problem getting hostapd to start. Here is the error I get >>>> when >>>> I >>>> tried to start up hostapd... >>>> >>>> penguin ~ # /etc/init.d/hostapd start >>>> * Bringing up interface wlan0 >>>> * Configuring wireless network for wlan0 >>>> * Scanning for access points >>>> * no access points found >>>> * Failed to configure wireless for wlan0 >>>> * ERROR: net.wlan0 failed to start >>>> * ERROR: cannot start hostapd as net.wlan0 would not start >>>> >>>> It's suppose to be an access point, not scanning for one so do you >>>> have >>>> any idea what I should do now? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> Did you remove wlan0 from the /etc/conf.d/hostapd file? >>> >>> >>> >> No, should I just leave it empty? >> INTERFACES="" >> >> What about /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf? >> Do I leave it like this... >> interface=wlan0 >> ...or remove that line too? >> >> > INTERFACES should at least contain the bridge device. The wired NIC does > not hurt either. > In /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf wlan0 is needed to tell hostapd which > device it has to initialize, so leave it like this. > > Alright, I have done everything you have suggested but when hostapd tries to start I am getting this error...
penguin ~ # /etc/init.d/hostapd start * Starting hostapd... Configuration file: /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf Failed to set interface wlan0 to master mode. nl80211 driver initialization failed. ELOOP: remaining socket: sock=5 eloop_data=0x80f1a38 user_data=(nil) handler=0x8091790 * start-stop-daemon: failed to start `/usr/sbin/hostapd' [ !! ] * ERROR: hostapd failed to start Do you have any idea why this is happening?