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  • My hostapd.conf containts wpa_pairwise=TKIP and it's working well. This doesn't explain why it's not working, but it might be worth a shot. Are the devices associating with the AP but simply not getting an IP address, or not associating at all? Commented Sep 24, 2015 at 17:05
  • @bobstro: tried that too, didn't change anything....I don't know what you mean with "associating", Windows Vista tells me "could not connect", same does Android, and thats all I have here to test it.... Commented Sep 24, 2015 at 17:52
  • I really don't know how to find out if the problem is the access point itself (hostapd) or just the dhcp... Commented Sep 24, 2015 at 17:52
  • There are 2 steps to connecting via wifi: 1. Associating to the AP, 2. Getting IP address via DHCP. If you can complete step 1 (how to verify varies by connecting device) but not 2, it's a DHCP server problem. If you can't complete step 1, its a hostapd problem. Try this: Stop the hostapd server with sudo stop service hostapd, then run it with verbose debug output sudo hostapd -d /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf (correcting for wherever your hostapd.conf actually lives). You should see a lot of diagnostic messages which may show whether your device is associating. What wifi adapter are you using? Commented Sep 24, 2015 at 18:10