Hostap: wlan0 authentication timed out

Question

I have made a PC an Access Point using the following link:

But whenever I connect to the AP my kernel prints the following error:

wlan0: authentication with e8:de:27:0b:93:bb timed out

The kernel version is Ubuntu 3.13.2 and running Ubuntu 14.04.3 32 bit PC. Hostapd version is 1.0-3.

FYI. 14.04.3 is the Ubuntu release version. You can obtain the kernel version from the output of uname -r — Elder Geek, Jan 12 '16 at 14:49
Have you reviewed: http://askubuntu.com/questions/319838/failed-to-set-interface-wlan0-into-ap-mode-intel-centrino-n1000-wireless?rq=1 — Elder Geek, Jan 12 '16 at 16:39

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 12 '16 at 14:14

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Try to specify only the relevant authentication options in /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf:

wpa_key_mgmt=WPA-PSK WPA-PSK-SHA256

If this doesn't work, run the daemon by hand in debug mode to see where isn't working:

hostapd -dd /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf

answered Jan 12 '16 at 14:14

dr_

We are not using any authentication algorithm. – George J. Adams Jan 12 '16 at 16:22

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