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Questions tagged [wlan]

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"aborting authentication by local choice (Reason: 3=DEAUTH_LEAVING)" when trying to connect to wifi

I installed Debian 9 stretch (GNOME desktop) 64-bit on my PC. My USB wireless adapter (TP-LINK TL-WN722N) was detected automatically after installing atheros firmware: apt-get install firmware-atheros But I can't connect to any wireless framework,…
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How to fix "deauthentication by local choice"?

I built an embedded Linux using Buildroot and I have some trouble to stay connected to my AP. Cannot get an IP address more than once. I use wpa_supplicant to connect to my AP using WPA2-PSK. It works with other AP such as my smartphone in AP…
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starting hostapd fails -- ACS: Unable to collect survey data

I'm on a jessie on an embedded device, trying to set the WLAN into AP mode. When I try # /usr/sbin/hostapd -P /run/hostapd.wlan0.pid /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf Configuration file: /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf ACS: Automatic channel selection started,…
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Where is wpa-conf documented?

I use wpa-conf in /etc/network/interfaces to make the WLAN interface automatically connect to the AP: # This file describes the network interfaces available on your system # and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5). source…
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Wifi too much “Invalid misc”, how to fix it?

Here are some outputs: root@debian:/home/love# iwconfig wlan0 wlan0 IEEE 802.11bgn ESSID:"SITI_Broadband-06E6-G" Mode:Managed Frequency:2.412 GHz Access Point: FC:4A:E9:4B:06:E8 Bit Rate=15 Mb/s Tx-Power=20 dBm …
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Accidentally deleted my wifi device wlan0

I was trying to fix my wifi on Kali Linux the other day and was following some tutorial. That didn't work, so I read somewhere that if I run this command iw dev wlan0 del After that command I can't seem to find my wlan device. When I type iwconfig…
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Network Manager works but wlan is unavailable for nmcli

I could connect to my router using the network manager gui on my raspberry pi without any problems. But when I try to do this using nmcli the wifi connection is unavailable (before I connected using the gui and after that). also when I start nmtui…
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Simultaneous wlan0 & wlan1 access points (via hostapd)

I am trying to set up 2 wireless access points from linux device (Debian Jessy). Both AP's should work simultaneously & share Internet connection (as shown below). _____ ___________ | | eth0 | | wlan0(AccessPoint 2.5G) …
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wpa_supplicant doesn't auto-change AP

(I was trying and trying for hours to find a workaround, which proved much harder than initially expected.) The problem itself is easy to understand, though. I recently installed a GUI-less Debian derivative on one of my machines and configured…
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How to run my RTL8191SU USB Wifi adapter in monitor mode on Linux?

I recently bought this WLAN adapter on Amazon. When I attempt to switch to monitor mode: ifconfig wlan1 down iwconfig wlan1 mode monitor ifconfig wlan1 up I receive the following error: Error for wireless request "Set Mode" (8B06) : SET failed…
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hostapd on Debian Linux opens WLAN Hotspot, but I can't connect to it

I have a Debian Wheezy machine with hostapd running. I want it to make a WPA2-PSK secured WLAN Hotspot. I can see the Hotspot from my Android phone, but every time I try to connect to it, it shows "Getting IP-Address" for a very long time, and then…
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Which udev-attributes are really available during hot-/cold-plug?

Udev is hard to debug. – The virgin environment during system boot always deviates at least a little from the environment during a later re-run. Thus, I’m trying to write udev-rules with the understanding of udev instead of trial-and-error. One big…
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How to encrypt/hide password in /etc/network/interfaces file on debian?

How can I encrypt/hide my - wpa-psk "password" - line in the /etc/network/interfaces file? Since it's uncovered and readable for everyone who can get in the file now. Or is it better that I use something else if I don't want to store my blank wifi…
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How to scan WLAN RSSI in command line?

How can I read out WLAN RSSI value for each radio channel from command line? Target system would be either Ubuntu 15.04 or Raspberry Raspbian. By RSSI, I mean the raw received power, before any WLAN specific L1 operations. This is pretty much same…
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wpa_supplicant nightmares

i have been fiddling with wpa supplicant for days now and i've finally come to the point where i can't find any new leads on google. so here is the problem: i just installed a new tp-link tl-wn881nd pci-e wifi card on my desktop pc running debian…
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