Add log file to assist debugging

[ThomasFreedman]

I installed via the debian .deb file with dpkg -i and there is only a brief flash of the progress bar when I click the "create hotspot" button. It doesn't stay running. Does a config file need to be created first? I can't find any log file. I'm a bit lost and I don't see any mention of logging in the source code.

I was able to use create_ap on the command line, and using one of the examples was able to create a hotspot with the same WiFi device that provided the Internet.

Don't know what's going on with the GUI failure, could be I just don't have enough info about it to use it correctly.

[lakinduakash]

Can you try executing it in the terminal by running wihotspot? you may find some logs. But I agree there should be log file support as well.

[ThomasFreedman]

Good suggestion, I will do that & let you know if I need further input.

Still testing. There are several UI related errors printed. If I start the create_ap on command line & start the GUI in another terminal window it seems to work. I can stop & restart it, change SSID etc.

I think the issue that it wouldn't start is related to the default for gateway. I uncheck that and it starts.

It's a permissions issue related in part at least to write access to the config in /etc. If I run it on command line as root thru sudo it works.

The path to iw on my system is /sbin/bin/iw which isn't in the std users path, so wihotspot can't populate the wifi interface drop down.

Still need to test further, with specific conditions each iteration to isolate & correlate symptoms.

I'm attaching a screenshot showing the various GUI errors, when executed from cmd line. I'll post another when started from the window manager launcher with terminal set = true for more info.

[lakinduakash]

Thanks for the information. Most of the GUI errors can be ignored related to GTK. So you are saying if you uncheck the default gateway it start without issue?

[ThomasFreedman]

I believe that is necessary, not positive now. What is definitely necessary is to run it as root, so the .desktop launcher needs a sudo prefix.

The one capability I'm not sure create_ap (and for sure the GUI) provides I really would like to see is the ability to take an Internet feed coming in from WiFi and provide it to a wired ethernet interface with DHCP.

If that were possible via create_ap command line I'd like to know what that command line is.

I've thought about how the GUI could be restructured to make that intuitive:

1. change drop down on left to: Interface providing Internet
2. change right drop down to: Wireless interface for access point
3. add a checkbox (activate only if item 1 is not ethernet or if more than 1 ethernet interfc)
4. add a checkbox: provide DHCP on outgoing Internet interfaces
5. add input fields for outgoing interfaces for static IP is item 4 is not checked.