Help with access point

[mattg31]

I followed this tutorial from the raspi docs: https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentati ... s-point.md

I stopped at "Add routing and masquerade" because I am not trying to forward any internet traffic, only trying to run a local server on the raspi.

I was able to get this working (raspi was broadcasting it's own wifi, and I can connect to my server). But now, I can't revert it back.... I know I can just wipe the SD and start over, but I'm trying to actually understand why.

I have changed dhcpcd.conf, dnsmasq.conf, and hostapd.conf back to their default states, and rebooted, but it is still in "access point mode".

Also, when I do `sudo systemctl stop hostapd` it will stop broadcasting, but I can't see any available wifi networks to connect to...

I'm wondering if it is because I am running the latest version of Raspian (Buster), and this tutorial was potentially for an older version?

Any help is appreciated!!

[epoch1970]

Try

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sudo systemctl disable hostapd # <= deactivate automatic start at boot
sudo reboot 

[mattg31]

Thanks @epoch1970 for the reply, I think this is definitely part of it, but I still can't see available networks. It is showing two lines with red X's on them. When I hover over the network interface it says "Not associated" - Please see image.

https://imagebin.ca/v/4v8zqWJytuNK

If I click on it, it says "No wireless interfaces found"

[squelch0]

Did you try:

sudo ip link set dev <interface> down
sudo iwconfig <interface> mode managed
sudo ip link set dev <interface> up


?