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Hostapd

Clients cannot connect

W Wireless High

🔴 Error Message

Clients see AP but cannot associate

📖 What This Means

DHCP or authentication misconfigured.

🔧 Step-by-Step Fix

  1. Start DHCP: dnsmasq --interface=wlan0 --dhcp-range=192.168.1.2,192.168.1.30
  2. Enable NAT: iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -o eth0 -j MASQUERADE
  3. Check hostapd logs for errors

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