Try my hostapd.conf I think you'll be amazed when it "just works". Most WiFi adapters for RPis do NOT support ad-hoc networks, because that stuff isn't in their drivers. Hey, I believe you :-) But your config sets up an Infrastructure (AP + Clients) WPA2 network. I'm not trying to set up an infrast...

Intention is to make an adhoc network, not an infrastructure network.

The 'mode=1' in my wpa_supplicant.conf specifies ad-hoc mode. The example is taken straight from the wpa_supplicant.conf howto and works on other chipsets to create a WPA2 encrypted adhoc network.

Hey guys, Banging my head against a wall with the built in wifi chipset on the Pi 3. Using raspbian jessie, 4.4.12-v7+. Using standard brcmfmac driver. I can't get ad-hoc mode working in any mode other than plaintext: network={ ssid="adhoc" key_mgmt=WPA-PSK proto=RSN psk="12345678" mode=1 frequency=...