DNS change, WiFi AP with public Internet on S905, from LE8.0.2

1st Official Post

    1. I am looking at this old thread:

    Creating WiFi AP on LibreELEC on RPI2

    So is the update for WiFi AP public Internet access (still) valid for an S905 box, or do I need to use the sysctl hack ( or another)?

    2. How can I change the DNS to custom one ( e.g., Google, CloudFlare etc.) from the current default local ISP setting?

    Do I need to edit the /etc/resolve.conf or some connmanctl utility, or simply configure the LE Configuration for Network under Kodi settings?

    Also can I change the default gateway eth0 Ethernet address from 192.168.1.1?

    • Official Post

    1. I'm not aware of any issues with the tethered hotspot feature; the sysctl hack should not be required.

    2. Use the LE settings add-on (or connmanctl from the command line) to change the DNS servers; if none are set manually, whatever your router gives via DHCP will be used instead. If you need a gateway that's different from the one provided by DHCP, set the IP details (including DNS) manually.

    Quote from chewitt

    1. I'm not aware of any issues with the tethered hotspot feature; the sysctl hack should not be required.

    2. Use the LE settings add-on (or connmanctl from the command line) to change the DNS servers; if none are set manually, whatever your router gives via DHCP will be used instead. If you need a gateway that's different from the one provided by DHCP, set the IP details (including DNS) manually.

    Thanks for a complete answer !

    New problem !

    milhouse was working on it per the May'17 quoted in OP.

    I searched through ConnMan | 01.org and related material online but haven't found any WiFi AP reference 😏

    1. I have the SV6051P wifi chipset on my X96mini (possibly deprecated for 4.xx kernel later), but I can only set both the WiFi and tethered settings ON in LE Configuration- can't see any SSID on my phone and Network Analyzer, while using Wired Network ON for Ethernet as public IP access.

    ( But WiFi access via default station mode is working fine.)

    2. Upon installing Network Tools and ssh'ing:

    $iw list

    # I get...

    Device supports AP-side uAPSD

    ...

    Supported interface modes:

    *managed

    *AP

    * AP/VLAN

    *monitor

    ...

    (Among) Supported commands:

    *new_interface

    *set_interface

    *start_ap

    *new_station

    ....etc

    software interface modes (can always be added)

    *AP/VLAN

    *monitor

    interface combinations are not supported

    ______

    So I am assuming that the AP mode I am looking for is indeed supported, but not configured.

    3. I searched online and found stuff related to create_ap command in hostapd ( but nothing for connmanctl.) But I am assuming start_ap in connmanctl has something to do with setting up AP mode.

    4. How can I set up this AP mode (with possibly customizing the SSID and passphrase), and then make it persistent- put it in some config file ?

    Edited once, last by shippy (February 25, 2019 at 9:34 PM).