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| Sender | Message | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Oct 2025 | ||
| 15:51:50 | ||
| Wireless chip is
Issues:
| 21:09:23 | |
| Now, how to troubleshoot/which other info do you need? | 21:09:39 | |
| Check hostapd logs for when your clients fail to associate | 21:13:50 | |
| brb | 21:13:57 | |
| Also depending on the hardware Windows especially can be iffy about WPA3-only APs | 21:14:23 | |
| Nothin in there | 21:15:01 | |
Tried from WIn 11, which says "Can't connect to this network", but nothing new via journalctl -u hostapd --follow | 21:15:27 | |
| You probably want to set the log level to 0 | 21:15:44 | |
| remind me how to please | 21:16:02 | |
| and would ir trequire a rebuild/reboot | 21:16:07 | |
| Rebuild and hostapd restart | 21:16:17 | |
| There's an option | 21:16:19 | |
| I forgot what it is exactly | 21:16:24 | |
| Also, wlp5s0 looks like running an AP off a desktop/laptop? Which means it's very possible your wireless chip just doesn't support AP operation at higher rates | 21:17:08 | |
| That is fairly normal | 21:17:38 | |
| Especially for not-latest hardware | 21:17:45 | |
| Intel chips are also very picky about how they'll operate in AP mode on top of normal regulatory restrictions for whatever reason | 21:18:31 | |
What do you mean a running of laptop/desktop? It is MT7922 which was suggested by you 2 or so years ago specifically for AP purposes, and it is inside a standalone router (NUC-like). It supports Wifi6/7 too. | 21:20:37 | |
| I mean not an actual AP designed to operate as an AP | 21:21:07 | |
| But yes MT7922 should be able to run at those rates | 21:21:18 | |
nixos-rebuid boot + systemctl restart hostapd, or nixos-rebuild switch (latter would require a reboot)? | 21:21:27 | |
| elaborate please | 21:21:36 | |
nixos-rebuild switch | 21:21:48 | |
| Why would that require a reboot? | 21:21:48 | |
| Most actual access points, as in hardware that is explicitly sold as an access point (home router, whatever) are purpose built to run as access points | 21:22:21 | |
| Which in most cases means a small ARM SoC with a big wireless frontend attached | 21:22:35 | |
| probably nixos issues itself, cause it caused a chat between emily and ElvishJerricco yesterday in main NixOS channel (gets stuck at reloading + requires a dbus reload) | 21:22:46 | |
| That sounds very wrong | 21:23:01 | |
| * probably nixos issues itself, cause after me pointing out some issues, it caused a chat between emily and ElvishJerricco yesterday in main NixOS channel (gets stuck at reloading + requires a dbus reload) | 21:23:26 | |