● hostapd.service - Access point and authentication server for Wi-Fi and Ethernet
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/hostapd.service; enabled; preset: enabled)
     Active: active (running) since Fri 2026-10-02 15:22:45 PDT; 1 day 15h ago
 Invocation: d3a9d551b5054efb91cb7c237275c127
       Docs: man:hostapd(8)
    Process: 1998 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/hostapd -B -P /run/hostapd.pid $DAEMON_OPTS ${DAEMON_CONF} (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
   Main PID: 2002 (hostapd)
      Tasks: 1 (limit: 2330)
     Memory: 1.1M (peak: 1.7M)
        CPU: 3.688s
     CGroup: /system.slice/hostapd.service
             └─2002 /usr/sbin/hostapd -B -P /run/hostapd.pid /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf

Oct 02 15:22:45 PineA64 systemd[1]: Starting hostapd.service - Access point and authentication server for Wi-Fi and Ethernet...
Oct 02 15:22:45 PineA64 (hostapd)[1998]: hostapd.service: Referenced but unset environment variable evaluates to an empty string: DAEMON_OPTS
Oct 02 15:22:45 PineA64 hostapd[1998]: wlan0: interface state UNINITIALIZED->COUNTRY_UPDATE
Oct 02 15:22:45 PineA64 hostapd[1998]: wlan0: interface state COUNTRY_UPDATE->ENABLED
Oct 02 15:22:45 PineA64 hostapd[1998]: wlan0: AP-ENABLED
Oct 02 15:22:45 PineA64 systemd[1]: Started hostapd.service - Access point and authentication server for Wi-Fi and Ethernet.
Oct 02 14:59:17 PineA64 systemd[1]: Starting hostapd.service - Access point and authentication server for Wi-Fi and Ethernet...
Oct 02 14:59:17 PineA64 (hostapd)[595]: hostapd.service: Referenced but unset environment variable evaluates to an empty string: DAEMON_OPTS
Oct 02 14:59:18 PineA64 hostapd[595]: wlan0: interface state UNINITIALIZED->COUNTRY_UPDATE
Oct 02 14:59:18 PineA64 hostapd[595]: wlan0: interface state COUNTRY_UPDATE->ENABLED
Oct 02 14:59:18 PineA64 hostapd[595]: wlan0: AP-ENABLED
Oct 02 14:59:18 PineA64 systemd[1]: Started hostapd.service - Access point and authentication server for Wi-Fi and Ethernet.
Oct 02 15:22:44 PineA64 systemd[1]: Stopping hostapd.service - Access point and authentication server for Wi-Fi and Ethernet...
Oct 02 15:22:44 PineA64 systemd[1]: hostapd.service: Deactivated successfully.
Oct 02 15:22:44 PineA64 systemd[1]: Stopped hostapd.service - Access point and authentication server for Wi-Fi and Ethernet.
Oct 02 15:22:45 PineA64 systemd[1]: Starting hostapd.service - Access point and authentication server for Wi-Fi and Ethernet...
Oct 02 15:22:45 PineA64 (hostapd)[1998]: hostapd.service: Referenced but unset environment variable evaluates to an empty string: DAEMON_OPTS
Oct 02 15:22:45 PineA64 hostapd[1998]: wlan0: interface state UNINITIALIZED->COUNTRY_UPDATE
Oct 02 15:22:45 PineA64 hostapd[1998]: wlan0: interface state COUNTRY_UPDATE->ENABLED
Oct 02 15:22:45 PineA64 hostapd[1998]: wlan0: AP-ENABLED
Oct 02 15:22:45 PineA64 systemd[1]: Started hostapd.service - Access point and authentication server for Wi-Fi and Ethernet.
Interface wlan0
	ifindex 3
	wdev 0x1
	addr 34:c3:d2:7a:ad:15
	ssid Stormy
	type managed
	wiphy 0
	channel 1 (2412 MHz), width: 20 MHz, center1: 2412 MHz
	txpower 12.00 dBm