Cannot access Luci on wlan

Installing and Using OpenWrt Network and Wireless Configuration
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I have a question/problem, maybe some can help me.

I want to us my tp-link tl-wr810n-v2 with openwrt as accespoint for traveling and flashed openwrt 18.06.4.

I want to connect the device via lan and/or via wlan with local networks (in hotels, apartments and so on).

I connected to the tp-link via lan cable, logged in, set up wlan in ap-mode with static ip-adress and wlan.
If I than disconnect the lan cable and connect via wlan, i cannot access the LUCI-interface. But I have a internet connection if I connect the tp-link via lan cable to the local network.

Someone knows a solution? This would be great

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I'd recommend that your uplink (i.e. the hotel/apartment/cafe wifi) is a WWAN (wireless WAN), not a wireless LAN. To do this, you should change your LAN IP/network to something that is uncommon and fairly unlikely to conflict (for example, maybe 10.24.134.0/24). Use TravelMate to manage your wireless uplink.

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Thanks for your quick reply!

Maybe I am a not so much into it. Do you know a how-to for noobs to set openwrt up the way you recommend it? This would be really cool.

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Thanks for your reply.

After a reset of the router, I installed travelmate. I set everything up, added a wlan, removed the ethernet cables and everything worked fine.
But after unplugging the router and plugging it in again, nothing worked. I could connect trough wlan, but there was no internet-connection and i could NOT access the luci web-interface to reconfig anything or check the problem.

Maybe you know also a solution for this problem.

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  • Unplugging power; or Ethernet?
  • What did they say in the Travelmate thread?
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Unplugging power! Unplugging Ethernet was no problem and worked well.

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So...are the configs missing?

Then, what steps do you perform to restore the connection?

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Maybe

I cannot reconnect to the router. I have to hard reset (with a hardware button) and start from scratch again.

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:open_mouth:

Wow...OK...

  • So you loose Ethernet too, or just WiFi?
  • Is you problem just WiFi?
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I can connect to the router via Wifi and via Ethernet. But I cannot access either LUCI or the internet. Therefore I see no choice to do something.

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I would re-flash the router. Your description sounds similar to others' issues - solved by a re-flash of the router.

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Thanks a lot for your help! Now everything works fine. I think I also used a newer version of openwrt than before for the re-flashing.

I think I cannot send private messages, therefore I have to add this here: You helped me a lot. You like a cup of coffee as a donation?

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Feel free - I just provide assistance because I :heart: the OpenWrt community - https://paypal.me/lleachii

I'll likely sip the coffee while helping another user! :wink:

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@lleachii
Paypal is bad. But I think there is no other practical way to transfer money between continents, or?

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Paypal is bad. But I think there is no other practical way to
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