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LinuxMCE WLAN Access Point

Install software

sudo apt-get install bridge-utils hostapd

Run hostap

sudo hostapd /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf

Configs

/etc/network/interfaces

interfaces

#####
# Loopback interface
#####
iface lo inet loopback
 
#####
# xDSL PPPoE interface
#####
iface dsl-provider inet ppp
	pre-up    /sbin/ifconfig eth1 up
	up /etc/wide-dhcpv6/dhcp6c-ifupdown start
	down /etc/wide-dhcpv6/dhcp6c-ifupdown stop
	provider dsl-provider
 
#####
# IPv4 network interfaces
#####
 
# --- External NIC ---
 
# --- Internal NIC ---
iface eth0 inet static
	address 192.168.80.1
	netmask 255.255.255.0
	pre-up sysctl -q -e -w  net.ipv6.conf.eth0.disable_ipv6=1
       # DNS Settings for Internal Net
        dns-nameservers 192.168.80.1
        dns-search LinuxMCE
 
# --- Wlan0 ---
iface wlan0 inet static
	address 192.168.81.1
	netmask 255.255.255.0
	pre-up sysctl -q -e -w  net.ipv6.conf.eth0.disable_ipv6=1
	dns-nameservers 192.168.81.1
 
#iface br0 inet static
#         bridge_ports eth0 wlan0
#         address 192.168.80.1
#         netmask 255.255.255.0
#          # DNS Settings for Internal Net
#         dns-nameservers 192.168.80.1
#         dns-search LinuxMCE
 
#####
# Activating interfaces
#####
auto dsl-provider eth0 wlan0 br0 lo

/etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf

dhcpd.conf

#
# Sample configuration file for ISC dhcpd for Debian
#
# $Id: dhcpd.conf,v 1.4.2.2 2002/07/10 03:50:33 peloy Exp $
#
 
# option definitions common to all supported networks...
option domain-name-servers 192.168.80.1;
option voip-tftp-server code 150 = ip-address;
option voip-tftp-server 192.168.80.1;
authoritative;
 
ddns-update-style interim;
ddns-updates on;
ddns-domainname "LinuxMCE";
ddns-rev-domainname "in-addr.arpa.";
update-static-leases on;
allow unknown-clients;
use-host-decl-names on;
 
 
include "/etc/bind/rndc.key";
 
# Use what key in what zone
zone LinuxMCE. {
	primary 127.0.0.1;
	key "rndc-key";
}
 
option domain-name "LinuxMCE";
 
 
option routers 192.168.80.1;
option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0;
 
# lease IPs for 1 day, maximum 1 week
default-lease-time 86400;
max-lease-time 604800;
 
allow booting;
allow bootp;
 
option space pxelinux;
option pxelinux.magic code 208 = string;
option pxelinux.configfile code 209 = text;
option pxelinux.pathprefix code 210 = text;
option pxelinux.reboottime code 211 = unsigned integer 32;
 
subnet 192.168.80.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
	next-server 192.168.80.1;
	filename "/tftpboot/pxelinux.0";
	option pxelinux.reboottime = 30;
 
	default-lease-time 86400;
	max-lease-time 604800;
	pool {
		 allow unknown-clients;
		 range 192.168.80.129 192.168.80.150; 
		 range 192.168.80.152 192.168.80.199; 
	}
 
	zone   80.168.192.in-addr.arpa. {
		primary localhost;
		key	"rndc-key";
	}
	zone    LinuxMCE. {
		primary localhost;
		key	"rndc-key";
	}
 
}
 
# option routers 192.168.81.1;
# option domain-name-servers 192.168.81.1;
 
#subnet 192.168.81.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
#        next-server 192.168.80.1;
#        filename "/tftpboot/pxelinux.0";
#        option pxelinux.reboottime = 30;
#	option routers 192.168.81.1;
#	option domain-name-servers 192.168.81.1;
#
##       default-lease-time 86400;
#        max-lease-time 604800;
#        pool {
#                 allow unknown-clients;
#                 range 192.168.81.129 192.168.81.150;
#                 range 192.168.81.152 192.168.81.199;
#        }
#
#        zone   80.168.192.in-addr.arpa. {
#                primary localhost;
#                key     "rndc-key";
#        }
#        zone    LinuxMCE. {
#                primary localhost;
#                key     "rndc-key";
#        }
#
#}
 
 
# PXE booting machines
group {
	next-server 192.168.80.1;
	filename "/tftpboot/pxelinux.0";
	option pxelinux.reboottime = 30;
 
 
}
 
# regular machines
group {
 
	# Raspberry Pi Model B as MD (78)
	host pc1 { hardware ethernet B8:27:EB:91:2A:45; fixed-address 192.168.80.2; }
	# NAS - NAS (27)
	host pc2 { hardware ethernet 00:11:32:1D:00:07; fixed-address 192.168.80.151; }
}
 
# The following machines did not have a valid MAC address assigned in the database.
# You may want to correct this manually via the web admin.
# 	CORE (1) has bad mac address: 
 
 
# Custom additions to the dhcpd conf file should be maintained in this 
# extra file.
include "/etc/dhcp/dhcpd-extra.conf";

/etc/default/isc-dhcp-server

isc-dhcp-server

INTERFACES="eth0 wlan0"

/etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf

hostapd.conf

interface=wlan0
bridge=br0
driver=nl80211
ssid=test
hw_mode=g
channel=1
macaddr_acl=0
auth_algs=1
ignore_broadcast_ssid=0
wpa=3
wpa_passphrase=1234567890
wpa_key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
wpa_pairwise=TKIP
rsn_pairwise=CCMP