hostapd on Debian Linux opens WLAN Hotspot, but I can't connect to it

Question

I have a Debian Wheezy machine with hostapd running. I want it to make a WPA2-PSK secured WLAN Hotspot. I can see the Hotspot from my Android phone, but every time I try to connect to it, it shows "Getting IP-Address" for a very long time, and then it says "avoided weak web connection" ("Schwache Internetverbindung gemieden").

My /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf file contains the following:

ctrl_interface=/var/run/hostapd
###############################
# Basic Config
###############################
macaddr_acl=0
auth_algs=1
# Most modern wireless drivers in the kernel need driver=nl80211
driver=nl80211
##########################
# Local configuration...
##########################
interface=wlan0
#bridge=br0
hw_mode=g
channel=1
ssid=HereIsMySSID
macaddr_acl=0
auth_algs=1
ignore_broadcast_ssid=0
wpa=2
wpa_passphrase=HereIsMyPassphrase
wpa_key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
wpa_pairwise=TKIP
rsn_pairwise=CCMP

If I change the wpa_key_mgmt to WPA2-PSK, I get the following error:

# hostapd /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf 
Configuration file: /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf
Line 22: invalid key_mgmt 'WPA2-PSK'
FT (IEEE 802.11r) requires nas_identifier to be configured as a 1..48 octet string
2 errors found in configuration file '/etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf'
#

My hostapd version is:

# hostapd -v
hostapd v1.0
User space daemon for IEEE 802.11 AP management,
IEEE 802.1X/WPA/WPA2/EAP/RADIUS Authenticator
Copyright (c) 2002-2012, Jouni Malinen <[email protected]> and contributors
#

How can I make this working?

Solution

It sounds like you're missing a DHCP server.

If you haven't set one up, that's why it's getting stuck on "Getting IP-Address"

Eg. https://wiki.debian.org/DHCP_Server

Comments

[msrd0]

This shows me the error Line 22: invalid key_mgmt 'WPA2-PSK'

[msrd0]

And what do you mean with I would spend more time tweaking the configuration?

[unixmiah]

I meant taking a deeper look into your hostapd: wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Documentation/hostapd setup configuration. Make sure you restart the wifi and services before you make another attempt to connect via wifi.

[msrd0]

I get this error: [FAIL] Starting ISC DHCP server: dhcpd[....] check syslog for diagnostics. ... failed!

[msrd0]

unfortunately I asked this question a few years ago and cannot provide you my syslog. I'm currently using this script in ArchLinux user repository which is working quite well (yep I changed operating system in the meantime)

[Nurrl]

Okay no problem :D