hotspot is having issue in kali linux(Rolling) about hotspotd

[prahladyeri]

hotspot is created n its showing on the phone but when i connect to hotspotd internet cannot be accessed.

Most probably, it seems to be an issue with iptables. Perhaps your new version of Kali is changing iptables internally so the hotspotd isn't able to mangle it. What is the output of iptables -L (in root)?
Also, what version of hotspotd are you using in the first place?

[tycoon420]

m using hotspotd 0.1.5 plus also tried hotspotd 0.1.4
n here is the screenshot of iptables -L

[prahladyeri]

If you are able to access internet on this machine, it may be an issue on the handset side. Did you check with multiple handsets/devices?

[tycoon420]

i tried connecting to the hotspot with 3 devices n still cant browse internet.

[prahladyeri]

From hotspotd output, the connection is made between wlan0<->eth0. Are you sure eth0 is the interface that is used to access the internet? If not, then do an ifconfig to verify which interface are you using for browsing the internet. If it has changed, then run hotspotd with configure argument once to re-configure it.

[tycoon420]

i am using ethernet to access the internet.
here is Screenshot of ifconfig.

[prahladyeri]

In that case, there could be multiple issues, try these out one by one:

1. Run rfkill list and make sure that wifi radio is not hard-blocked on your machine. If this command doesn't work, we are seeing a much bigger issue as hotspotd daemon uses rkfill internally to work.

2. If rfkill/hardblock isn't the issue, then install the latest 0.1.6 version. I've added a few more debug messages that might help us troubleshoot the issue. Start hotspotd with this new version and let me know the output.

3. If both the above points don't work, we may have to do a step by step debug. The daemon first starts dnsmasq for dhcp provisioning and then starts the hostapd. So, you will have to stop the hotspotd and run dnsmasq manually like this and see what errors it is giving:

   dnsmasq --dhcp-authoritative --interface=wlan0 --dhcp-range=192.168.45.20,192.168.45.100,255.255.255.0,4h

[tycoon420]

rfkill list command works well n the output is attached below

i installed the new hotspotd 0.1.6v but same thing is happening. not able to access the internet on my both phones.

i didnt understand the 3rd point which u mentioned.Could u plz elaborate more precisely. sorry but m new to Linux.

when i write the command dnsmasq --dhcp-authoritative --interface=wlan0 --dhcp-range=192.168.45.20,192.168.45.100,255.255.255.0,4h
it gives an error saying already in use

[prahladyeri]

i installed the new hotspotd 0.1.6v but same thing is happening.

Even if same thing is happening, lets see its output after running it? I've added some additional things like the complete dnsmasq command and the hostapd parameters.

i didnt understand the 3rd point which u mentioned.Could u plz elaborate more precisely.

Well, debugging is a step-by-step procedure to find out where exactly the issue is in a complex program. But don't worry about that, after running the new version, just paste whatever output the script is giving and we will see from there.

[tycoon420]

here is the final output after running hotspotd 0.1.6

[prahladyeri]

k. Firstly, copy these two commands from the above console output and keep them in your text editor (they are second/third lines from the end):

dnsmasq --dhcp-authoritative --interface=wlan0......
hostapd -B /usr/local/lib/python2.7......

After that, Stop hotspotd first by running hotspotd stop and then run the above commands one by one, then state their output.

[tycoon420]

Bro here is the output of both the commands.

[prahladyeri]

Carefully run the below commands in su mode one by one and tell me which one of them works:

nmcli nm wifi off
nmcli radio wifi off

[tycoon420]

nmcli nm wifi off - not working
it gives error- Error: Object 'nm' is unknown, try 'nmcli help'.

nmcli radio wifi off -this one is working.

[prahladyeri]

Well, I initially thought that inconsistency in nmcli command might be causing problem in your case, but turns out I've already fixed that before v0.1.5. In your case, there seems to be something hardware specific. If it was working earlier, then the newer Kali update might have introduced something that is causing this. One thing you can try is to stop the network-manager service in this manner before starting hotspotd:

service network-manager stop

This might help if the GNOME network manager is interfering with hotspotd. Other than that, I'm at a loss. Maybe these links might help you if you study them in detail:

http://nims11.wordpress.com/2012/04/27/hostapd-the-linux-way-to-create-virtual-wifi-access-point/comment-page-5/
http://askubuntu.com/questions/319838/failed-to-set-interface-wlan0-into-ap-mode-intel-centrino-n1000-wireless
http://askubuntu.com/questions/472794/hostapd-error-nl80211-could-not-configure-driver-mode

[tycoon420]

No prob bro u tried ur best and Thanks a lot for ur time n ur work . N yeah it was working like a charm in Kali Sana 2.0. Will try later, its 5am n got college from 9 am. keep up the good work n ur knowledge is immense would like to learn from u. thanks anyways. (Y).

[prahladyeri]

No probs. The trick of fixing things in linux is just to stick to it. It might take a hundred more attempts, but if you learn it this way, the learning will be ingrained in you and make you a better developer. If you just do apt-get install <package>, it might work, but you will never know how the stack works at the lower levels. Anyways, all the best for your studies.

[RRibbon]

hi everyone..

i had a issues when i start hotspotd

im already configure ip address,passwrd,also ssid,everything is fine..

i connected with the hotspot,

and here's the problem

1.when hotspotd turn on,my pc automatically turn of wifi connection,so my phone cannot connect to the internet because of that.

2.what shoud i do?
if anyone could help me,what should i tell to you,maybe i should check something to clear this problem?

btw im newbie,thanks-

[prahladyeri]

Closing as there has been no activity.

[SysSn13]

I has set up the hotspot and other devices are showing this Pc's name after wifi network searching but even a single device is not able to connect to this network. Btw I'm using Kali Linux. Please help.....