hostapd_cli(8) [freebsd man page]

HOSTAPD_CLI(8)						    BSD System Manager's Manual 					    HOSTAPD_CLI(8)

NAME

     hostapd_cli -- text-based frontend program for interacting with hostapd(8)

SYNOPSIS

     hostapd_cli [commands]

DESCRIPTION

     The hostapd_cli utility is a text-based frontend program for interacting with hostapd(8).	It is used to query the current status.

     The hostapd_cli utility can show the current authentication status, dot11 and dot1x MIBs, etc.

     The hostapd_cli utility supports two modes: interactive and command line.	Both modes share the same command set.

     Interactive mode is started when hostapd_cli is executed without any parameters on the command line.  Commands are then entered from the con-
     trolling terminal in response to the hostapd_cli prompt.  In command line mode, the same commands are entered as command line arguments.

COMMANDS

     The following commands may be supplied on the command line or at a prompt when operating interactively.

     mib     Report MIB variables (dot1x, dot11) for the current interface.

     sta addr
	     Report the MIB variables for the associated station with MAC address addr.

     all_sta
	     Report the MIB variables for all associated stations.

     help    Show usage help.

     interface [ifname]
	     Show available interfaces and/or set the current interface when multiple are available.

     level debug_level
	     Change the debugging level in hostapd(8).	Larger numbers generate more messages.

     license
	     Display the full license for hostapd_cli.

     quit    Exit hostapd_cli.

SEE ALSO

     hostapd.conf(5), hostapd(8)

HISTORY

     The hostapd_cli utility first appeared in FreeBSD 6.0.

AUTHORS

     The hostapd_cli utility was written by Jouni Malinen <j@w1.fi>.  This manual page is derived from the README file included in the hostapd
     distribution.

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								   June 16, 2005							       BSD

HOSTAPD_CLI(1)						  hostapd command-line interface					    HOSTAPD_CLI(1)

NAME

       hostapd_cli - hostapd command-line interface

SYNOPSIS

       hostapd_cli [-p<path>] [-i<ifname>] [-a<path>] [-hvB] [command..]

DESCRIPTION

       This manual page documents briefly the hostapd_cli utility.

       hostapd_cli is a command-line interface for the hostapd daemon.

       hostapd	is  a  user  space  daemon  for  access point and authentication servers.  It implements IEEE 802.11 access point management, IEEE
       802.1X/WPA/WPA2/EAP Authenticators and RADIUS authentication server.  For more information about hostapd refer to the hostapd(8) man page.

OPTIONS

       A summary of options is included below.	For a complete description, run hostapd_cli from the command line.

       -p<path>
	      Path to find control sockets.

	      Default: /var/run/hostapd

       -i<ifname>
	      Interface to listen on.

	      Default: first interface found in socket path.

       -a<path>
	      Run in daemon mode executing the action file based on events from hostapd.

       -B     Run a daemon in the background.

       -h     Show usage.

       -v     Show hostapd_cli version.

COMMANDS

       A summary of commands is included below.  For a complete description, run hostapd_cli from the command line.

       mib    Get MIB variables (dot1x, dot11, radius).

       sta <addr>
	      Get MIB variables for one station.

       all_sta
	      Get MIB variables for all stations.

       help   Get usage help.

       interface [ifname]
	      Show interfaces/select interface.

       level <debug level>
	      Change debug level.

       license
	      Show full hostapd_cli license.

       quit   Exit hostapd_cli.

SEE ALSO

       hostapd(8).

AUTHOR

       hostapd_cli was written by Jouni Malinen <j@w1.fi>.

       This manual page was written by Faidon Liambotis <faidon@cube.gr>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).

hostapd_cli							  April  7, 2005						    HOSTAPD_CLI(1)