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hostapd
—
hostapd |
[-BdhKtv ] config-file
... |
hostapd
utility is an authenticator for IEEE 802.11
networks. It provides full support for WPA/IEEE 802.11i and can also act as an
IEEE 802.1X Authenticator with a suitable backend Authentication Server
(typically FreeRADIUS). The hostapd
utility implements
the authentication protocols that piggyback on top of the normal IEEE 802.11
protocol mechanisms. To use hostapd
as an
authenticator, the underlying device must support some basic functionality
such as the ability to set security information in the 802.11 management
frames. Beware that not all devices have this support.
The hostapd
utility is designed to be a
“daemon” program that runs in the background and acts as the
backend component controlling the wireless connection. It supports separate
frontend programs such as the text-based frontend,
hostapd_cli(8).
The following arguments must be specified on the command line:
Changes to the configuration file can be reloaded by sending a
SIGHUP
to the hostapd
processor or with the
hostapd_cli(8)
utility, using “hostapd_cli
reconfigure
”.
-d
-h
-t
-v
-B
-K
hostapd
utility first appeared in
NetBSD 4.0.
hostapd
utility was written by
Jouni Malinen
<jkmaline@cc.hut.fi>.
This manual page is derived from the README file
included in the hostapd
distribution.
March 21, 2013 | NetBSD 9.4 |