https://github.com/oblique/create_ap

[NOT MAINTAINED] This script creates a NATed or Bridged WiFi Access Point.
https://github.com/oblique/create_ap

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[NOT MAINTAINED] This script creates a NATed or Bridged WiFi Access Point.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/oblique/create_ap
• Owner: oblique
• License: bsd-2-clause
• Archived: true
• Created: 2013-09-28T05:41:48.000Z (almost 11 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2023-12-13T23:13:59.000Z (9 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-02-14T21:34:54.808Z (7 months ago)
• Topics: access-point, hostapd, wifi, wpa2
• Language: Shell
• Homepage:
• Size: 348 KB
• Stars: 4,361
• Watchers: 178
• Forks: 996
• Open Issues: 211
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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• awesome - oblique/create_ap - [NOT MAINTAINED] This script creates a NATed or Bridged WiFi Access Point. (Shell)
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README

        
## NOT MAINTAINED

This project is no longer maintained.

## Forks and continuation of this project

* [linux-wifi-hotspot] - Fork that is focused on providing GUI and improvements.

* [linux-router] - Fork that is focused on providing new features and

    improvements which are not limited to WiFi. Some interesting features are:

    sharing Internet to a wired interface and sharing Internet via a transparent

    proxy using redsocks.

## Features

* Create an AP (Access Point) at any channel.

* Choose one of the following encryptions: WPA, WPA2, WPA/WPA2, Open (no encryption).

* Hide your SSID.

* Disable communication between clients (client isolation).

* IEEE 802.11n & 802.11ac support

* Internet sharing methods: NATed or Bridged or None (no Internet sharing).

* Choose the AP Gateway IP (only for 'NATed' and 'None' Internet sharing methods).

* You can create an AP with the same interface you are getting your Internet connection.

* You can pass your SSID and password through pipe or through arguments (see examples).

## Dependencies

### General

* bash (to run this script)

* util-linux (for getopt)

* procps or procps-ng

* hostapd

* iproute2

* iw

* iwconfig (you only need this if 'iw' can not recognize your adapter)

* haveged (optional)

### For 'NATed' or 'None' Internet sharing method

* dnsmasq

* iptables

## Installation

### Generic

    git clone https://github.com/oblique/create_ap

    cd create_ap

    make install

### ArchLinux

    pacman -S create_ap

### Gentoo

    emerge layman

    layman -f -a jorgicio

    emerge net-wireless/create_ap

## Examples

### No passphrase (open network):

    create_ap wlan0 eth0 MyAccessPoint

### WPA + WPA2 passphrase:

    create_ap wlan0 eth0 MyAccessPoint MyPassPhrase

### AP without Internet sharing:

    create_ap -n wlan0 MyAccessPoint MyPassPhrase

### Bridged Internet sharing:

    create_ap -m bridge wlan0 eth0 MyAccessPoint MyPassPhrase

### Bridged Internet sharing (pre-configured bridge interface):

    create_ap -m bridge wlan0 br0 MyAccessPoint MyPassPhrase

### Internet sharing from the same WiFi interface:

    create_ap wlan0 wlan0 MyAccessPoint MyPassPhrase

### Choose a different WiFi adapter driver

    create_ap --driver rtl871xdrv wlan0 eth0 MyAccessPoint MyPassPhrase

### No passphrase (open network) using pipe:

    echo -e "MyAccessPoint" | create_ap wlan0 eth0

### WPA + WPA2 passphrase using pipe:

    echo -e "MyAccessPoint\nMyPassPhrase" | create_ap wlan0 eth0

### Enable IEEE 802.11n

    create_ap --ieee80211n --ht_capab '[HT40+]' wlan0 eth0 MyAccessPoint MyPassPhrase

### Client Isolation:

    create_ap --isolate-clients wlan0 eth0 MyAccessPoint MyPassPhrase

## Systemd service

Using the persistent [systemd](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/systemd#Basic_systemctl_usage) service

### Start service immediately:

    systemctl start create_ap

### Start on boot:

    systemctl enable create_ap

## License

FreeBSD

[linux-wifi-hotspot]: https://github.com/lakinduakash/linux-wifi-hotspot

[linux-router]: https://github.com/garywill/linux-router