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howtos:network_services:running_an_access_point_from_a_slackware_box [2016/11/18 15:14 (UTC)] – [4.7.2 Slackware Wireless Clients] louigi600 | howtos:network_services:running_an_access_point_from_a_slackware_box [2019/09/01 07:03 (UTC)] – [3.3 Other Software] louigi600 | ||
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- edit the defconfig file and enable any optional features you need (default is fine for a simple setup) | - edit the defconfig file and enable any optional features you need (default is fine for a simple setup) | ||
- copy the defconfig file to .config | - copy the defconfig file to .config | ||
+ | - make a softlink for netlink includes (cd / | ||
- make | - make | ||
- make install (or optionally just put in / | - make install (or optionally just put in / | ||
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It should then be possible to restart rc.inet1 (or just rc.inet1 wlan0_down and rc.inet1 wlan0_up) and the client should associate. | It should then be possible to restart rc.inet1 (or just rc.inet1 wlan0_down and rc.inet1 wlan0_up) and the client should associate. | ||
- | There' | + | There' |
# wpa_supplicant -B -W -Dwext -i wlan0 -c / | # wpa_supplicant -B -W -Dwext -i wlan0 -c / | ||
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in it the above snippet would have saved the new network to wpa_supplicant.conf and associated you with it. | in it the above snippet would have saved the new network to wpa_supplicant.conf and associated you with it. | ||
- | Remember that if you' | + | Remember that if you' |
> set_network 0 ssid " | > set_network 0 ssid " | ||
OK | OK |