Re: WiFi Access Point

[Hans <hans.ullrich@loop.de>]

Am Sonntag, 15. Mai 2016, 22:37:26 schrieb Rodary Jacques:
Maybe you want to edit something like this into your /etc/network/interfaces

----
auto lo wlan0


iface wlan0 inet static
        address 192.168.1.102
        netmask 255.255.255.0
        broadcast 192.168.1.255
        gateway 192.168.1.1
        wpa-driver wext
        wpa-scan-ap 1
        wpa-key-mgt WPA-PSK
        wpa-ssid your_ssid_of_the_hotspot
        wpa-psk your_top_secret_wireless_password
        dns-nameservers 208.67.222.222 208.67.220.220
-----
the line "dns-nameservers 208.67.222.222 208.67.220.220" can be changed, I am 
using the ones of opendns.org.

Please note, an entry does not work with network-manager. Use wicd instead.

Good luck!

Hans
> I have an Intel wifi card correctly configured for Jessie, thanks to
> https://wiki.debian.org/fr/iwlwifi. I only need the Hotspot Access point,
> but I can't start it at boot time, nor change  its name and the WPA
> password. I can only switch from "wifi active" state "to access point
> active" after boot.
> Is there a way to create a  script (a systemd service?) so that the access
> point, with name and  password I choose, is started at boot.
> 	Sorry for my English
> P.S.: See also bind9-named question