Hotspot using hostapd and wpa_supplicant - networking

Question

I need to create a hotspot setup using hostapd for EAP-SIM,EAP-AKA and EAP-AKA' and test it with wpa_supplicant.
Currently I am able to use hostapd for WPA-PSK authentication, hostapd2.4 is used for this setup.I have modified the hostapd.conf for supporting hotspot but when I try to connect , the network will be always in scanning state and won't connect. The necessary parameters for HS20 in wpa_supplicant is also enabled.
The following are the supplicant parameters,
build configuration:
CONFIG_INTERWORKING=y
CONFIG_HS20=y
wpa_supplicant configuration:
Enable Interworking
interworking=1
Enable Hotspot 2.0
hs20=1
auto_interworking=1
Also have specified a credentials block which takes necessary parameters for authentication with hostapd.
Using wpa_supplicantv2.5.I also have a dhcp server running for assigning IP address and also a milenage db running for EAP-SIM,EAP-AKA and EAP-AKA' authentication.
Can anyone suggest what are the necessary basic setup for enabling hotspot in hostapd?

Answer 1

Step 1 :
iw list Check AP is listed
Step 2 :
sudo vim hostapd.conf
-------------------------- interface=wlan0 driver=nl80211 ssid=ath9k_SSID #SSID hw_mode=g channel=1 macaddr_acl=0 auth_algs=1 ignore_broadcast_ssid=0 wpa=3 wpa_passphrase=12345678
#password wpa_key_mgmt=WPA-PSK wpa_pairwise=TKIP CCMP rsn_pairwise=CCMP
#comment last 4 lines for Open
Step 3 :
sudo vim /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf
-------------------------- default-lease-time 600; max-lease-time 7200; subnet 192.168.1.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 { range
192.168.1.170 192.168.1.200; option routers 192.168.1.254; option domain-name-servers 192.168.1.1, 192.168.1.2; option domain-name "mydomain.example"; }
Step 4 :
sudo vim /etc/network/interfaces
-------------------------- auto wlan0 iface wlan0 inet static address 192.168.1.250 netmask 255.255.255.0
Step 5 :
sudo /etc/init.d/isc-dhcp-server stop sudo service network-manager stop sudo killall wpa_supplicant ps -N | grep -i hostapd # make sure there are no hostapd/wpa_supplicant processes are running
Step 6 :
Remove ethernet cable sudo ifconfig wlan0 192.168.1.169 netmask
255.255.255.0 sudo /etc/init.d/isc-dhcp-server restart => to set IP for STA sudo ./hostapd ./hostapd.conf -dddt Step 7: Connect from another device. Should be able to see the IP assigned.