nixpkgs/modules/services/networking/hostapd.nix

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{ config, pkgs, ... }:
# TODO:
#
# asserts
# ensure that the nl80211 module is loaded/compiled in the kernel
# hwMode must be a/b/g
# channel must be between 1 and 13 (maybe)
# wpa_supplicant and hostapd on the same wireless interface doesn't make any sense
# perhaps an assertion that there is a dhcp server and a dns server on the IP address serviced by the hostapd?
with pkgs.lib;
let
cfg = config.services.hostapd;
configFile = pkgs.writeText "hostapd.conf"
''
interface=${cfg.interface}
driver=${cfg.driver}
ssid=${cfg.ssid}
hw_mode=${cfg.hwMode}
channel=${toString cfg.channel}
# logging (debug level)
logger_syslog=-1
logger_syslog_level=2
logger_stdout=-1
logger_stdout_level=2
ctrl_interface=/var/run/hostapd
ctrl_interface_group=${cfg.group}
${if cfg.wpa then ''
wpa=1
wpa_passphrase=${cfg.wpaPassphrase}
'' else ""}
${cfg.extraCfg}
'' ;
in
{
###### interface
options = {
services.hostapd = {
enable = mkOption {
default = false;
description = ''
Enable putting a wireless interface into infrastructure mode,
allowing other wireless devices to associate with the wireless interface and do
wireless networking. A simple access point will enable hostapd.wpa, and
hostapd.wpa_passphrase, hostapd.ssid, dhcpd on the wireless interface to
provide IP addresses to the associated stations, and nat (from the wireless
interface to an upstream interface).
'';
};
interface = mkOption {
default = "";
example = "wlan0";
description = ''
The interfaces <command>hostapd</command> will use.
'';
};
driver = mkOption {
default = "nl80211";
example = "hostapd";
type = types.string;
description = "Which driver hostapd will use. Most things will probably use the default.";
};
ssid = mkOption {
default = "nixos";
example = "mySpecialSSID";
type = types.string;
description = "SSID to be used in IEEE 802.11 management frames.";
};
hwMode = mkOption {
default = "b";
example = "g";
type = types.string;
description = "Operation mode (a = IEEE 802.11a, b = IEEE 802.11b, g = IEEE 802.11g";
};
channel = mkOption {
default = 7;
example = 11;
type = types.int;
description =
''
Channel number (IEEE 802.11)
Please note that some drivers do not use this value from hostapd and the
channel will need to be configured separately with iwconfig.
'';
};
group = mkOption {
default = "wheel";
example = "network";
type = types.string;
description = "members of this group can control hostapd";
};
wpa = mkOption {
default = true;
description = "enable WPA (IEEE 802.11i/D3.0) to authenticate to the access point";
};
wpaPassphrase = mkOption {
default = "my_sekret";
example = "any_64_char_string";
type = types.string;
description =
''
WPA-PSK (pre-shared-key) passphrase. Clients will need this
passphrase to associate with this access point. Warning: This passphrase will
get put into a world-readable file in the nix store.
'';
};
extraCfg = mkOption {
default = "";
example = ''
auth_algo=0
ieee80211n=1
ht_capab=[HT40-][SHORT-GI-40][DSSS_CCK-40]
'';
type = types.string;
description = "Extra configuration options to put in the hostapd.conf";
};
};
};
###### implementation
config = mkIf cfg.enable {
environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.hostapd ];
jobs.hostapd =
{ startOn = "started network-interfaces";
stopOn = "stopping network-interfaces";
exec = "${pkgs.hostapd}/bin/hostapd ${configFile}";
};
};
}