<div dir="ltr"><div><div>Hi,<br><br></div> Hostapd is running on the laptop connected via hub. There are 3 laptops connected via hub. One of them as wpa_supplicant , another as authenticator and last as server. And in the wired mode, the authentication goes through fine.<br><br></div><div>Now, if we want to port this hostapd to a wired switch, do we need this complete code - ap part of the hostapd code also? <br><br></div><div>Thanks,<br></div><div>Sarah<br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jan 7, 2015 at 9:07 PM, Scott Armitage <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:s.p.armitage@scottarmitage.eu" target="_blank">s.p.armitage@scottarmitage.eu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span class=""><br>
> On 5 Jan 2015, at 12:07, Sarah Thomas <<a href="mailto:sarah040.thomas@gmail.com">sarah040.thomas@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> Hi,<br>
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> Intention : 802.1x on a wired switch<br>
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> Now, hostapd in wired configuration can be ported on the switch for 802.1x functionality.<br>
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> Looks like hostapd is for softap functionality besides 802.1x - Making a laptop/mobile into an access point and then lets the port authentication through 802.1x<br>
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> Since , our intention is only 802.1x on a wired switch, is using hostapd in wired mode, the optimal solution or should we think of stripping the soft ap functionality from hostapd code?<br>
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</span>Which hardware/switch are you trying to run hostapd on?<br>
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Regards<br>
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Scott</font></span></blockquote></div><br></div>