/usr/sbin/iw reg set $COUNTRY
/usr/sbin/iwconfig $INTERFACE channel $CHANNEL 2>/dev/null
- /usr/sbin/iwconfig $INTERFACE txpower $TXPOWER
+
+ ip link set ${INTERFACE} up 2>/dev/null
+ /usr/sbin/iwconfig $INTERFACE txpower $TXPOWER 2>/dev/null
/usr/bin/hostapd -P /var/run/hostapd /etc/hostapd.conf >/dev/null 2>&1 &