Setting up an access point in Raspberry pi 3

[isuru_dhana]

I tried to setup an AP in Rpi3 following the guidelines in the raspberry pi page. https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentati ... s-point.md
But it didn't work. Please send me a proper guideline to follow.
Thank you

[B.Goode]

Welcome to the Raspberry Pi forums.

Checking these forums will show that other people have used the Raspberry Pi Foundation documentation successfully.

it didn't work

Please expand that to provide a basis for informed assistance.

Was there something you could not carry out?

Did some step give an error message?

Did the system freeze up?

Does the Access Point appear on your device but refuses to associate?

Or something else?

[isuru_dhana]

Thank you for the quick response.

The access point was setup. It was showing the 2 arrows in the Desktop. And I could see the AP using other devices also. But when I was trying to connect to it, it said that failed to obtain IP address.

Is this something wrong with the DHCP server setup?

[SurferTim]

The access point was setup. It was showing the 2 arrows in the Desktop. And I could see the AP using other devices also. But when I was trying to connect to it, it said that failed to obtain IP address.

Is this something wrong with the DHCP server setup?

Probably. You can check the status of dnsmasq with this

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sudo service dnsmasq status

It should show active (running).

[isuru_dhana]

Ok I will check.

https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentati ... s-point.md

If I follow the exact same procedure in the above link, it should work for Raspberry pi 3 also right?
Because I tried the exact same link with Raspberry pi zero and it worked properly.

[B.Goode]

https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentati ... s-point.md

If I follow the exact same procedure in the above link, it should work for Raspberry pi 3 also right?

From the linked documentation you cited:

The Raspberry Pi can be used as a wireless access point, running a standalone network. This can be done using the inbuilt wireless features of the Raspberry Pi 3 or Raspberry Pi Zero W, or by using a suitable USB wireless dongle that supports access points.

Note that this documentation was tested on a Raspberry Pi 3, and it is possible that some USB dongles may need slight changes to their settings. If you are having trouble with a USB wireless dongle, please check the forums.

If you check the revision history of that documentation in its GitHub repository you will see that someone named @SurferTim has been a major contributor. You are getting the best possible advice available from these forums...

[isuru_dhana]

Thank you i will check it.

[B.Goode]

Thank you i will check it.

Actually it was only intended as a rhetorical device - a figure of speech.

There is no need for you to actually check, unless you trust me as little as you trust the Raspberry Pi Foundation.

The fact is that you have had advice in this discussion directly from @SurferTim who was a major contributor to the documentation you are using. I strongly suggest you follow his advice.

[SurferTim]

Yes, the standalone NAT access point tutorial works on the RPi 3B+. I've tested it. If you have questions, post the output of the status of dnsmasq as I posted above.