These are the results with a Linksys adapter (it WORKS, but is not long range)
wim@rasp3b:~$ sudo journalctl -u ifup@wlan0
[sudo] wachtwoord voor wim:
jul 19 15:25:42 rasp3b systemd[1]: Starting ifup@wlan0.service - ifup for wlan0...
jul 19 15:25:42 rasp3b systemd[1]: Finished ifup@wlan0.service - ifup for wlan0.
wim@rasp3b:~$ sudo systemctl enable hostapd isc-dhcp-server
Synchronizing state of hostapd.service with SysV service script with /lib/systemd/systemd-sysv-install.
Executing: /lib/systemd/systemd-sysv-install enable hostapd
isc-dhcp-server.service is not a native service, redirecting to systemd-sysv-install.
Executing: /lib/systemd/systemd-sysv-install enable isc-dhcp-server
Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/hostapd.service → /lib/systemd/system/hostapd.service.
So the swap from wlan1 to wlan0 with the hotspot works, but not with the Alfa long range adapter.
According to the “RPI USB WiFi adapter” guide (RPi USB Wi-Fi Adapters - eLinux.org) my Alfa adapter should work. To make sure if it is the adapter or not I will install hostapd on a raspberry with the org. OS and see what is happening there and share the results with you. wimduk
what we could try as well, to migrate to the new RPI kernel architecture. Actually DietPi is still on 6.1 while plain RPi OS is on 6.6 already. We have a migration script but this would be a one-way-tip as you are not able to restore an old backup once migrated.
Good morning Joulinar,
Thank you very much for your offer to upgrade to the last version of the RPI kernel architecture. I’ll take it into account as a last resource.
I have setup a wifi access point on my raspberry 4 with the original OS. (see below). Despite Ala says my Alfa AWUS036NHR, chipset RTL8188RU, should work out of the box, it does not work on my Rasp. 4B. So, my Alfa is the bottleneck in the raspberry/Dietpi environment.
My requirements for the long range adaper are:
dBi gain 7 or higher, 2. WiFi adapter with USB and rp-sma connection,
wimduk