diff --git a/src/SetWifiConfig.cpp b/src/SetWifiConfig.cpp
index 3bfcfa9..157f10d 100644
--- a/src/SetWifiConfig.cpp
+++ b/src/SetWifiConfig.cpp
@@ -26,31 +26,46 @@
 
 using namespace pipedal;
 
+#define IP_RANGE "172.22.0"
+#define PIPEDAL_IP IP_RANGE ".1"
 
+#define PIPEDAL_NETWORK PIPEDAL_IP "/24"
+
+#define SYSTEMCTL_BIN "/usr/bin/systemctl"
 void pipedal::SetWifiConfig(const WifiConfigSettings&settings)
 {
     char band;
     if (!settings.enable_)
     {
-        SysExec("/usr/bin/systemctl stop hostapd");
-        SysExec("/usr/bin/systemctl disable hostapd");
+        SysExec(SYSTEMCTL_BIN " stop hostapd");
+        SysExec(SYSTEMCTL_BIN " disable hostapd");
 
-        SysExec("/usr/bin/systemctl enable wpa_supplicant");
-        SysExec("/usr/bin/systemctl start wpa_supplicant");
+        SysExec(SYSTEMCTL_BIN " enable wpa_supplicant");
+        SysExec(SYSTEMCTL_BIN " start wpa_supplicant");
     } else {
-        boost::filesystem::path path("/etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf");
-        SystemConfigFile apdConfig(path);
-        apdConfig.Set("ieee80211n","1",false);
-        apdConfig.Set("ieee80211d","1",false);
-        apdConfig.Set("ieee80211ac","1",false);
-        apdConfig.Set("ieee80211d","1",false);
-        apdConfig.Set("ht_capab","[HT40][SHORT-GI-20][DSSS_CCK-40]",false);
-        apdConfig.Set("rsn_pairwise","CCMP",false);
+        std::filesystem::path path("/etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf");
+        SystemConfigFile apdConfig;
+        if (std::filesystem::exists(path))
+        {
+            apdConfig.Load(path);
+        }
+        apdConfig.Set("interface","wlan0");
+        apdConfig.Set("driver","nl80211");
+        apdConfig.Set("country_code",settings.countryCode_);
 
-        apdConfig.Set("wmm_enabled","1");
+        apdConfig.Set("ieee80211n","1","Wi-Fi features");
+        apdConfig.SetDefault("ieee80211d","1");
+        apdConfig.SetDefault("ieee80211ac","1");
+        apdConfig.SetDefault("ieee80211d","1");
+        apdConfig.Set("ht_capab","[HT40][SHORT-GI-20][DSSS_CCK-40]");
+
+
+        apdConfig.Set("wmm_enabled","1","Authentication options");
         apdConfig.Set("auth_algs","1");
         apdConfig.Set("wpa","2");
-
+        apdConfig.SetDefault("wpa_pairwise","TKIP CCMP");
+        apdConfig.SetDefault("wpa_ptk_rekey","600");
+        apdConfig.SetDefault("rsn_pairwise","CCMP");
 
         std::string hwMode = "g";
         if (settings.channel_.length() > 0 && settings.channel_[0] == 'a') {
@@ -72,22 +87,94 @@ void pipedal::SetWifiConfig(const WifiConfigSettings&settings)
             }
         }
 
+        apdConfig.Set("ssid",settings.hotspotName_,"Access point configuration");
         if (settings.password_.length() != 0)
         {
             apdConfig.Set("wpa_passphrase",settings.password_);
         }
-        apdConfig.Set("ssid",settings.hotspotName_);
-        apdConfig.Set("country_code",settings.countryCode_);
         apdConfig.Set("hw_mode",hwMode);
         apdConfig.Set("channel",channel);
-        apdConfig.Save();
 
-        SysExec("/usr/bin/systemctl daemon-reload");
+        // ******************** dsnmasq ******
+        std::filesystem::path dnsMasqPath("/etc/dnsmasq.conf");
+        SystemConfigFile dnsMasq;
+        
+        try {
+            dnsMasq.Load(dnsMasqPath);
+        } catch (const std::exception &)
+        {
+            // ignore.
+        }
 
-        SysExec("/usr/bin/systemctl mask wpa_supplicant");
-        SysExec("/usr/bin/systemctl stop wpa_supplicant");
+        
+        dnsMasq.Set("interface","wlan0","Name of the Wi-Fi interface");
+        dnsMasq.Set("listen-address",PIPEDAL_IP);
 
-        if (SysExec("/usr/bin/systemctl restart hostapd") != 0)
+        dnsMasq.SetDefault("dhcp-range", IP_RANGE ".3," IP_RANGE ".127,12h","dhcp configuration");
+        dnsMasq.SetDefault("domain","local");
+        std::stringstream sAddress;
+        sAddress << "/" << settings.mdnsName_ << ".local/" IP_RANGE << ".1";
+        dnsMasq.Set("address",sAddress.str());
+
+        // ****** dhcpd.conf ***/
+        std::filesystem::path dhcpcdConfig("/etc/dhcpcd.conf");
+        if (std::filesystem::exists(dhcpcdConfig))
+        {
+            SystemConfigFile dhcpcd(dhcpcdConfig);
+
+            int line = dhcpcd.GetLineThatStartsWith("hostname");
+            std::string hostNameLine;
+            if (settings.mdnsName_ != "")
+            {
+                hostNameLine = "hostname " + settings.mdnsName_;
+            } else {
+                hostNameLine = "hostname"; // the default value.
+            }
+            if (line != -1) {
+                dhcpcd.SetLineValue(line,hostNameLine);
+            } else {
+                dhcpcd.AppendLine(hostNameLine);
+            }
+            line = dhcpcd.GetLineNumber("interface wlan0");
+            if (line != -1) {
+                dhcpcd.EraseLine(line);
+                while (line < dhcpcd.GetLineCount())
+                {
+                    const std::string &lineValue = dhcpcd.GetLineValue(line);
+                    if (lineValue.length() > 0 && (lineValue[0] == ' ' || lineValue[0] == '\t'))
+                    {
+                        dhcpcd.EraseLine(line);
+                    } else {
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            if (line == -1) {
+                dhcpcd.AppendLine("");
+                line = dhcpcd.GetLineCount();
+            }
+            dhcpcd.InsertLine(line++,"interface wlan0");
+            dhcpcd.InsertLine(line++,"   static ip_address=" PIPEDAL_NETWORK);
+            dhcpcd.InsertLine(line++,"   nohook wpa_supplicant");
+            dhcpcd.Save(dhcpcdConfig);
+        }
+
+        // ***** save the config files ***
+
+        apdConfig.Save(path);
+        dnsMasq.Save(dnsMasqPath);
+
+
+
+        // **************** start services ************
+        SysExec("rfkill unblock wlan");
+        SysExec(SYSTEMCTL_BIN " daemon-reload");
+
+        SysExec(SYSTEMCTL_BIN " mask wpa_supplicant");
+        SysExec(SYSTEMCTL_BIN " stop wpa_supplicant");
+
+        SysExec(SYSTEMCTL_BIN " unmask hostapd");
+        if (SysExec(SYSTEMCTL_BIN " restart hostapd") != 0)
         {
             throw PiPedalException("Unable to start the access point.");
 
@@ -96,8 +183,15 @@ void pipedal::SetWifiConfig(const WifiConfigSettings&settings)
         {
             throw PiPedalException("Unable to start the access point.");
         }
-        SysExec("/usr/bin/systemctl enable hostapd");
+        SysExec(SYSTEMCTL_BIN " enable hostapd");
+        
+        SysExec(SYSTEMCTL_BIN " stop wpa_supplicant");
+        SysExec(SYSTEMCTL_BIN " mask wpa_supplicant");
+
+        SysExec(SYSTEMCTL_BIN " restart dnsmasq");
+        SysExec(SYSTEMCTL_BIN " enable dnsmasq");
 
     }
 
 }
+
diff --git a/src/SystemConfigFile.cpp b/src/SystemConfigFile.cpp
index a3a76c8..324a968 100644
--- a/src/SystemConfigFile.cpp
+++ b/src/SystemConfigFile.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,22 @@
 using namespace pipedal;
 using namespace std;
 
-void SystemConfigFile::Load(const boost::filesystem::path&path)
+
+static std::string makeLine(const std::string &key, const std::string &value)
+{
+    stringstream s;
+    if (value.length() == 0)
+    {
+        s << key;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        s << key << "=" << value;
+    }
+    return s.str();
+}
+
+void SystemConfigFile::Load(const std::filesystem::path &path)
 {
     this->lines.clear();
 
@@ -42,7 +57,7 @@ void SystemConfigFile::Load(const boost::filesystem::path&path)
     while (true)
     {
         std::string line;
-        std::getline(f,line);
+        std::getline(f, line);
         if (f.fail())
         {
             break;
@@ -50,107 +65,130 @@ void SystemConfigFile::Load(const boost::filesystem::path&path)
         lines.push_back(line);
     }
     this->currentPath = path;
-
-
 }
 
 int64_t SystemConfigFile::GetLine(const std::string &key) const
 {
     for (size_t i = 0; i < lines.size(); ++i)
     {
-        if (LineMatches(lines[i],key)) 
+        if (LineMatches(lines[i], key))
         {
             return i;
         }
     }
+    std::string commentedKey = "#" + key;
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < lines.size(); ++i)
+    {
+        if (LineMatches(lines[i], commentedKey))
+        {
+            return i;
+        }
+    }
+
     return -1;
 }
 
-bool SystemConfigFile::HasValue(const std::string&key) const
+bool SystemConfigFile::HasValue(const std::string &key) const
 {
-    return GetLine(key) != -1;
+    int line = GetLine(key);
+    if (line == -1)
+        return false;
+    return lines[line][0] != '#';
 }
 
 static inline std::string ValuePart(const std::string &line)
 {
     auto pos = line.find('=');
-    if (pos == std::string::npos) throw PiPedalException("Value not found.");
-    return line.substr(pos+1);
-
+    if (pos == std::string::npos)
+        throw PiPedalException("Value not found.");
+    return line.substr(pos + 1);
 }
-std::string SystemConfigFile::Get(const std::string&key) const
+std::string SystemConfigFile::Get(const std::string &key) const
 {
     int64_t lineIndex = GetLine(key);
-    if (lineIndex == -1) throw PiPedalArgumentException("Not found.");
+    if (lineIndex == -1)
+        throw PiPedalArgumentException("Not found.");
     return ValuePart(lines[lineIndex]);
-
 }
 
-bool SystemConfigFile::Get(const std::string&key,std::string*pResult) const
+bool SystemConfigFile::Get(const std::string &key, std::string *pResult) const
 {
     int64_t lineIndex = GetLine(key);
-    if (lineIndex == -1) return false;
+    if (lineIndex == -1)
+        return false;
     *pResult = ValuePart(lines[lineIndex]);
     return true;
 }
-void SystemConfigFile::Set(const std::string&key,const std::string &value)
+void SystemConfigFile::Set(const std::string &key, const std::string &value)
 {
-    stringstream s;
-    s << key << "=" << value;
-    std::string line = s.str();
+    std::string line = makeLine(key, value);
+
     int lineIndex = GetLine(key);
-    if (lineIndex != -1) {
+    if (lineIndex != -1)
+    {
         lines[lineIndex] = line;
-    } else {
+    }
+    else
+    {
         lines.push_back(line);
     }
 }
+void SystemConfigFile::SetDefault(const std::string &key, const std::string &value)
+{
+    int lineIndex = GetLine(key);
+    if (lineIndex == -1)
+    {
+        lines.push_back(makeLine(key, value));
+    } else if (lines[lineIndex][0] != '#') {
+        lines[lineIndex] = makeLine(key,value);
+    }
+}
 
-bool SystemConfigFile::Erase(const std::string&key)
+
+
+bool SystemConfigFile::Erase(const std::string &key)
 {
     bool matched = false;
     for (size_t i = 0; i < lines.size(); ++i)
     {
-        if (LineMatches(lines[i],key))
+        if (LineMatches(lines[i], key))
         {
             matched = true;
-            lines.erase(lines.begin()+i);
+            lines.erase(lines.begin() + i);
             --i;
         }
     }
     return matched;
-
 }
 
-static std::string makeLine(const std::string&key, const std::string&value) {
-    stringstream s;
-    s << key << "=" << value;
-    return s.str();
-}
-int64_t SystemConfigFile::Insert(int64_t position, const std::string&key, const std::string&value)
+int64_t SystemConfigFile::Insert(int64_t position, const std::string &key, const std::string &value)
 {
     if (position < 0 || position >= lines.size())
     {
-        lines.push_back(makeLine(key,value));
+        lines.push_back(makeLine(key, value));
         return (int64_t)lines.size();
-    } else {
-        lines.insert(lines.begin()+position,makeLine(key,value));
-        return position+1;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        lines.insert(lines.begin() + position, makeLine(key, value));
+        return position + 1;
     }
 }
-int64_t SystemConfigFile::Insert(int64_t position, const std::string&line)
+int64_t SystemConfigFile::Insert(int64_t position, const std::string &line)
 {
     if (position < 0 || position >= lines.size())
     {
         lines.push_back(line);
         return (int64_t)lines.size();
-    } else {
-        lines.insert(lines.begin()+position,line);
-        return position+1;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        lines.insert(lines.begin() + position, line);
+        return position + 1;
     }
 }
 
-bool SystemConfigFile::LineMatches(const std::string &line, const std::string&key) const
+inline bool SystemConfigFile::LineMatches(const std::string &line, const std::string &key) const
 {
     // (very permissive interpretation)
     int pos = 0;
@@ -158,46 +196,61 @@ bool SystemConfigFile::LineMatches(const std::string &line, const std::string&ke
     {
         ++pos;
     }
-    if (line.compare(pos,pos+key.length(),key) != 0) return false;
-    pos += key.length();\
+    if (line.compare(pos, pos + key.length(), key) != 0)
+        return false;
+    pos += key.length();
     while (pos < line.length() && (line[pos] == ' ' || line[pos] == '\t'))
     {
         ++pos;
     }
+    if (pos == line.length())
+        return true;
     return pos < line.length() && line[pos] == '=';
 }
 
-void SystemConfigFile::SetLine(int64_t lineIndex,const std::string&key,const std::string &value )
+void SystemConfigFile::SetLine(int64_t lineIndex, const std::string &key, const std::string &value)
 {
-    stringstream s;
-    s << key << "=" << value;
+    std::string line = makeLine(key, value);
     if (lineIndex >= 0 && lineIndex < this->lines.size())
     {
-        this->lines[lineIndex] = s.str();
-    } else {
-        this->lines.push_back(s.str());
+        this->lines[lineIndex] = line;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        this->lines.push_back(line);
     }
 }
 
-void SystemConfigFile::Set(const std::string&key,const std::string &value, bool overwrite)
-{
-    if (!overwrite)
-    {
-        if (HasValue(key)) return;
-    }
-    Set(key,value);
-}
 
-void SystemConfigFile::Set(const std::string&key,const std::string &value, const std::string&comment)
+void SystemConfigFile::SetDefault(const std::string &key, const std::string &value, const std::string &comment)
 {
-    uint64_t lineIndex = GetLine(key);
-    if (lineIndex != -1) 
+    int lineIndex = GetLine(key);
+    if (lineIndex == -1)
     {
-        SetLine(lineIndex, key, value);
-    } else {
         lines.push_back("");
         lines.push_back("# " + comment);
-        SetLine(-1,key,value);
+
+        lines.push_back(makeLine(key, value));
+    } else {
+        if (lines[lineIndex][0] == '#')
+        {
+            lines[lineIndex] = makeLine(key,value);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void SystemConfigFile::Set(const std::string &key, const std::string &value, const std::string &comment)
+{
+    auto lineIndex = GetLine(key);
+    if (lineIndex != -1)
+    {
+        SetLine(lineIndex, key, value);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        lines.push_back("");
+        lines.push_back("# " + comment);
+        SetLine(-1, key, value);
     }
 }
 
@@ -207,13 +260,13 @@ void SystemConfigFile::Save(std::ostream &os)
     {
         os << lines[i] << std::endl;
     }
-
 }
-void SystemConfigFile::Save(const boost::filesystem::path&path)
+void SystemConfigFile::Save(const std::filesystem::path &path)
 {
     ofstream f(path);
 
-    if (!f.is_open()) {
+    if (!f.is_open())
+    {
         stringstream s;
         s << "Unable to write to " << path;
         throw PiPedalException(s.str());
@@ -230,3 +283,50 @@ void SystemConfigFile::Save()
 {
     Save(this->currentPath);
 }
+
+int SystemConfigFile::GetLineNumber(const std::string &line) const {
+    for (int i = 0; i < lines.size(); ++i)
+    {
+        if (lines[i] == line)
+        {
+            return i;
+        }
+    }
+    return -1;
+
+}
+void SystemConfigFile::EraseLine(int i)
+{
+    if (i < 0 || i >= lines.size()) throw PiPedalArgumentException("Range error.");
+    lines.erase(lines.begin()+i);
+}
+
+bool SystemConfigFile::EraseLine(const std::string &line)
+{
+    int lineNumber = GetLineNumber(line);
+    if (lineNumber == -1) return false;
+    lines.erase(lines.begin() + lineNumber);
+    return true;
+}
+
+void SystemConfigFile::InsertLine(int position, const std::string&line)
+{
+    this->lines.insert(lines.begin()+position,line);
+}
+
+int SystemConfigFile::GetLineThatStartsWith(const std::string&text) const
+{
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < lines.size(); ++i)
+    {
+        if (lines[i].rfind(text,0) != std::string::npos) {
+            return (int)i;
+        }
+    }
+    return -1;
+}
+
+void SystemConfigFile::AppendLine(const std::string &line)
+{
+    lines.push_back(line);
+}
+
diff --git a/src/SystemConfigFile.hpp b/src/SystemConfigFile.hpp
index 163b882..5b1b8e8 100644
--- a/src/SystemConfigFile.hpp
+++ b/src/SystemConfigFile.hpp
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@
 // CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 
 #pragma once
-#include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
+#include <filesystem>
 
 namespace pipedal {
 
 class SystemConfigFile {
-    boost::filesystem::path currentPath;
+    std::filesystem::path currentPath;
     std::vector<std::string> lines;
     void SetLine(int64_t lineIndex,const std::string&key,const std::string &value );
     bool LineMatches(const std::string &line, const std::string&key) const;
@@ -31,15 +31,15 @@ public:
     SystemConfigFile() {
 
     }
-    SystemConfigFile(const boost::filesystem::path& path)
+    SystemConfigFile(const std::filesystem::path& path)
     {
         Load(path);
     }
 
-    void Load(const boost::filesystem::path&path);
+    void Load(const std::filesystem::path&path);
 
     void Save(std::ostream &os);
-    void Save(const boost::filesystem::path&path);
+    void Save(const std::filesystem::path&path);
     void Save();
 
     int64_t GetLine(const std::string &key) const;
@@ -47,12 +47,23 @@ public:
     bool Get(const std::string&key,std::string*pResult) const;
     std::string Get(const std::string&key) const;
     void Set(const std::string&key,const std::string &value);
-    void Set(const std::string&key,const std::string &value, bool overwrite);
     void Set(const std::string&key,const std::string &value, const std::string&comment);
+    void SetDefault(const std::string&key, const std::string &value);
+    void SetDefault(const std::string&key,const std::string &value, const std::string &comment);
+
     bool Erase(const std::string&key);
     int64_t Insert(int64_t position, const std::string&key, const std::string&value);
     int64_t Insert(int64_t position, const std::string&line);
-
+    int GetLineNumber(const std::string&line) const;
+    bool HasLine(const std::string&line) const { return GetLineNumber(line) != -1; }
+    void EraseLine(int i);
+    int GetLineThatStartsWith(const std::string&text) const;
+    int GetLineCount() const { return (int)lines.size();}
+    const std::string & GetLineValue(int line) const { return lines[line]; }
+    bool EraseLine(const std::string&line);
+    void InsertLine(int position, const std::string&line);
+    void AppendLine(const std::string&line);
+    void SetLineValue(int index, const std::string&line) { lines[index] = line; }
 };
 
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/SystemConfigFileTest.cpp b/src/SystemConfigFileTest.cpp
index aac5bdf..354d1b1 100644
--- a/src/SystemConfigFileTest.cpp
+++ b/src/SystemConfigFileTest.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ using namespace pipedal;
 
 
 TEST_CASE( "SystemConfigFile Test", "[system_config_file_test]" ) {
-    boost::filesystem::path path("/etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf");
+    std::filesystem::path path("/etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf");
 
     SystemConfigFile file(path);
     std::string driverName;
diff --git a/src/WifiConfigSettings.cpp b/src/WifiConfigSettings.cpp
index 352f7ac..6341081 100644
--- a/src/WifiConfigSettings.cpp
+++ b/src/WifiConfigSettings.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ JSON_MAP_BEGIN(WifiConfigSettings)
     JSON_MAP_REFERENCE(WifiConfigSettings,rebootRequired)
     JSON_MAP_REFERENCE(WifiConfigSettings,enable)
     JSON_MAP_REFERENCE(WifiConfigSettings,hotspotName)
+    JSON_MAP_REFERENCE(WifiConfigSettings,mdnsName)
     JSON_MAP_REFERENCE(WifiConfigSettings,hasPassword)
     JSON_MAP_REFERENCE(WifiConfigSettings,password)
     JSON_MAP_REFERENCE(WifiConfigSettings,countryCode)
diff --git a/src/WifiConfigSettings.hpp b/src/WifiConfigSettings.hpp
index a875c4a..c39f4f8 100644
--- a/src/WifiConfigSettings.hpp
+++ b/src/WifiConfigSettings.hpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ namespace pipedal {
         bool enable_ = false;
         std::string countryCode_ = "US"; // iso 3661
         std::string hotspotName_ = "pipedal";
+        std::string mdnsName_ = "pipedal";
         bool hasPassword_ = false;
         std::string password_;
         std::string channel_ = "g6";