[Prism54-devel] Re: hostapd runs, but no control of network

[Denis Vlasenko]

On Saturday 03 September 2005 18:46, Jouni Malinen wrote:
> > I compiled hostapd v. 0.4.4 with all necessary options according to 
> > README and infos from hostap.epitest.fi. I included support for prism54 
> > (latest stable package from prism54.org) and internal radius server.
> 
> I do not know whether there are any active developers for prism54
> support. I'm not familiar with the current status of the driver and how
> it would work with the driver interface code in hostapd.
> 
> > Still all clients have a working connnection, hostapd doesn´t keep
> > anybody from connnecting. So i changed the config from internal radius
> > to a freeradius server i just installed. I configured the  clients.conf
> > file and seem to have hostapd running with my freeradius server, but
> > still anybody can connect without password. Hostapd makes my wlan a 
> > wide-open, inviting door.
> 
> Does hostapd debug log show any messages when stations associate? If
> not, it sounds like the driver version you are using would not be
> informing hostapd about new stations.
> 
> > Can anybody shed some light on me? What am i missing? Does the internal
> > hostapd radius server really authenticate anyone with any passwd? Or
> > could i uninstall freeradius again? Would be nice since this becomes a
> > bit oversized with freeradius.
> 
> No, the internal hostapd authentication server does not allow any
> password. It doesn't really matter which RADIUS server you use; it
> sounds like a more fundamental problem in the driver interface. The
> unfortunate part is that one would need to find a developer that would
> be interested in maintaining Prism54 support to get more detailed
> answers on this area.

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