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howtos:network_services:configuring_a_wireless_access_point [2012/11/19 13:46 (UTC)] – [Configuring hostapd] populated markushhowtos:network_services:configuring_a_wireless_access_point [2012/12/23 10:50 (UTC)] (current) markush
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 <note>Work in Progress</note> <note>Work in Progress</note>
  
-This Howto explains how you can share your internet-connection via the wireless NIC of your computer (Wlan Access Point).+This Howto explains how you can use your computer as a Wireless Accesspoint. \\ 
 +This means if the computer has an Internet connection and a wireless interface, other computers can use it'internet connection via wlan. \\ 
 +This is a very limited setup, it can be expanded with DHCP, DNS and a firewall, but this subjects can be found in other Howtos here at SlackDocs.
  
 ===== Requirements ===== ===== Requirements =====
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 ctrl_interface_group=0 ctrl_interface_group=0
 # The SSID -- i.e. the name of the wireless network (which will be shown when you scan for available networks) # The SSID -- i.e. the name of the wireless network (which will be shown when you scan for available networks)
-ssid=mytelnet+ssid=yourwlannamehere
 country_code=DE country_code=DE
 # check the manpage for hostapd and your hardware for the mode # check the manpage for hostapd and your hardware for the mode
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 In this Howto I'll only describe a minimal setup with a static IP-configuration.  In this Howto I'll only describe a minimal setup with a static IP-configuration. 
 +<code>ip-adress: 192.168.45.10
 +subnetmask: 255.255.255.0
 +gateway: 192.168.45.1</code>
 +Since we have (in this minimal configuration) no DNS-server running in our network, you'll have to configure your client with the same DNS-server that your Accesspoint is using (look at /etc/resolv.conf).
 ===== IP_forwarding and routing ===== ===== IP_forwarding and routing =====
  
 === Enable IP forwarding === === Enable IP forwarding ===
  
-<code>echo "1" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forwarding</code>+<code>echo "1" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward</code>
  
 === Internet Connection Sharing === === Internet Connection Sharing ===
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 <code>iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -o eth0 -j MASQUERADE</code> <code>iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -o eth0 -j MASQUERADE</code>
 In this case eth0 is the interface which is connected to the internet. If your computer has a connection via ppp you shouls use ppp0 instead of eth0. In this case eth0 is the interface which is connected to the internet. If your computer has a connection via ppp you shouls use ppp0 instead of eth0.
 +
 +===== Starting the Accesspoint =====
 +
 +<code>ifconfig wlan0 192.168.45.1 up
 +/etc/rc.d/rc.hostapd start</code>
 +The first line starts wlan0 with IP-adress 192.168.45.1, the second line starts the daemon.
  
  
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