root@delta:/etc# /etc/init.d/hostapd stop Stopping advanced IEEE 802.11 management: hostapd. root@delta:/etc# ifconfig ath0 up root@delta:/etc# hostapd -dd -K -t /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf Configuration file: /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf 1181711752.285593: ctrl_interface_group=1004 (from group name 'wheel') madwifi_set_iface_flags: dev_up=0 madwifi_set_privacy: enabled=0 Using interface ath0 with hwaddr 08:00:17:ba:29:90 and ssid 'prometheus' madwifi_set_ieee8021x: enabled=1 madwifi_configure_wpa: group key cipher=1 madwifi_configure_wpa: pairwise key ciphers=0xa madwifi_configure_wpa: key management algorithms=0x2 madwifi_configure_wpa: rsn capabilities=0x0 madwifi_configure_wpa: enable WPA=0x1 1181711752.374205: WPA: group state machine entering state GTK_INIT 1181711752.374233: GMK - hexdump(len=32): d1 dc 22 6b e9 9e 03 34 e1 10 0f 29 19 f1 f2 d6 58 5a 47 25 c5 42 d0 04 21 fd 24 44 ab f5 4f a1 1181711752.374258: GTK - hexdump(len=32): 04 8c 8a d0 18 5e c2 00 dd dd 70 87 76 40 27 00 86 4b 2b 2f f7 aa 5a a6 02 54 60 58 ce f4 d7 e2 1181711752.374283: WPA: group state machine entering state SETKEYSDONE madwifi_set_key: alg=TKIP addr=00:00:00:00:00:00 key_idx=1 madwifi_set_privacy: enabled=1 1181711752.374342: SIOCGIWRANGE: WE(compiled)=20 WE(source)=13 enc_capa=0xf 1181711752.374386: ath0: IEEE 802.11 Fetching hardware channel/rate support not supported. 1181711752.374396: Flushing old station entries madwifi_sta_deauth: addr=ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff reason_code=3 ioctl[IEEE80211_IOCTL_SETMLME]: Invalid argument Could not connect to kernel driver. 1181711752.374478: Deauthenticate all stations madwifi_set_iface_flags: dev_up=1 l2_packet_receive - recvfrom: Network is down