Pi3 Wireless Hub

Question

I was wondering if anyone has had a chance to create a wireless network hub using the new Raspberry Pi 3?

Seems to me the simplest would be to just set it up as a gateway, and then you can put a virtual node trap in place as a firewall.

Let me know.

clem57 · Accepted Answer

Guess what jack.chaney56 , I will grant your wish. See https://www.pi-point.co.uk/documentation/ for software to create Raspberry Pi 3 into a free acces point on your network. Even has a honey trap! Clem

clem57 · Answer

jack.chaney56 Enrico has a point. The updates have to move to new file as in Configuring a Static IP for a Raspberry Pi running Raspbian – TechSneeze.com for Jessie, follow this:

sudo nano /etc/dhcpcd.conf
At the bottom of the file you will need to add settings such as:
interface eth0 static ip_address=192.168.1.31/24 static routers=192.168.1.1 static domain_name_servers=192.168.1.1 8.8.8.8 4.2.2.1 static domain_search=example.com static domain_name=example.com

Clem

Former Member · Answer

Hi Jack,

I've been working on something similar to this on an up to date version of Jessie. Here's what I've done so far:

- I am setting up a captive portal so I have been following the below instructions:

https://www.engetsu-consulting.com/raspberry-pi-raspbian-rogue-access-point-ap-landing-page-captive-portal

The first part of these instructions link to adafruit instructions:

https://learn.adafruit.com/setting-up-a-raspberry-pi-as-a-wifi-access-point/overview

Follow the adafruit instructions and when you get to the part where you install the 'isc-dhcp-server' you will need to use the fix at the link below:

https://forums.adafruit.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=47716

It is this post:

sk00t3r Posts: 2Joined: Sat Jan 04, 2014 6:34 pm

There is one problem with it though. The wget for th zip file will not work. you need to go to the below page to download the correct zip file and transfer it onto your pi manually:

Realtek

the one you want is the Linux version of the 'RTL8192CU' driver.

When you have followed the rest of the fix from the Post and the rest of the adafruit instructions you should have a working WIFI access point.

Hopefully this helps