Support for 802.11n

[CapitanShinChan]

I'm trying to set up the hostapd-wpe with a 802.11n network, but when I change the hostapd-wpe.conf file to support that standard, an error shows up when I launch hostapd-wpe. I am using the following WiFi adapter, which supports 802.11n: ALFA USB WiFi AWUS036NEH.

Here you have the error:
Configuration file: hostapd-wpe.conf
Line 514: unknown configuration item 'ieee80211n'
Line 550: unknown configuration item 'ht_capab'
2 errors found in configuration file 'hostapd-wpe.conf'
Failed to set up interface with hostapd-wpe.conf
Failed to initialize interface

And these are the lines I modified:

Interface - Probably wlan0 for 802.11, eth0 for wired

interface=eth0

interface=wlan5

ieee80211n: Whether IEEE 802.11n (HT) is enabled

#0 = disabled (default)
#1 = enabled

Note: You will also need to enable WMM for full HT functionality.

ieee80211n=1

ht_capab=[HT40+][SHORT-GI-40][DSSS_CCK-40]

[Joshua1909]

I just came up against this. You need to modify the patch file to enable 80211n support before you make the binary.

So, before the "patch" step in the setup instructions:

1. Open the file: hostapd-wpe/hostapd-wpe.patch in your editor
2. Uncomment the line (no. 871 at the time of writing): +#ieee80211n=1 becomes +ieee80211n=1
3. Save the file and continue with the project setup steps.
   Note: You still have to change your hostapd-wpe.config file as was listed above.