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 controlling terminal in response to the hostapd_cli prompt. In

command line
mode, the same commands are entered as command line argu

ments.

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 sta

tions.

help Show usage help.

interface [ifname]

Show available interfaces and/or set the current in

terface 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 <jkmaline@cc.hut.fi>. This manual page is derived from the

README file
included in the hostapd distribution.

BSD June 16, 2005

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