Hi All,
I am trying to just connect to a scanned network. It is a phone hotspot that for some reason when it requests the name of the network, it defaults to wwan. I have left it like that and then tried clicking submit, but it won't do anything but put a red box around the name of the network. Even if I enter the name of the wifi network or change it to anything else, it will not connect to this network.
Please connect to your OpenWrt device using ssh and copy the output of the following commands and post it here using the "Preformatted text </> " button:
Remember to redact passwords, MAC addresses and any public IP addresses you may have:
ubus call system board
cat /etc/config/network
cat /etc/config/wireless
cat /etc/config/dhcp
cat /etc/config/firewall
"kernel": "4.9.120",
"hostname": "OpenWrt",
"system": "Qualcomm Atheros QCA9533 ver 2 rev 0",
"model": "GL.iNet GL-AR300M",
"board_name": "gl-ar300m",
"release": {
"distribution": "OpenWrt",
"version": "18.06.1",
"revision": "r7258-5eb055306f",
"target": "ar71xx\/generic",
"description": "OpenWrt 18.06.1 r7258-5eb055306f"
config interface 'loopback'
option ifname 'lo'
option proto 'static'
option ipaddr '127.0.0.1'
option netmask '255.0.0.0'
config globals 'globals'
option ula_prefix 'fd1b:2f19:7f55::/48'
config interface 'lan'
option ifname 'eth1'
option proto 'static'
option netmask '255.255.255.0'
option ip6assign '60'
option hostname 'GL-AR300M-ed0'
option ipaddr '192.168.1.1'
config device 'lan_dev'
option name 'eth1'
option macaddr '*********'
config interface 'wan'
option type 'bridge'
udhcpc_opts -t 0 -T 2 -A 3
option ifname 'eth0 bat0'
option proto 'dhcp'
option hostname 'GL-AR300M-ed0'
option metric '10'
config interface 'wan6'
option ifname 'eth0'
option proto 'dhcpv6'
config interface 'bat0_hardif_wlan'
option mtu '1560'
option proto 'batadv'
option mesh 'bat0'
config interface 'loopback'
option ifname 'lo'
option proto 'static'
option ipaddr '127.0.0.1'
option netmask '255.0.0.0'
config globals 'globals'
option ula_prefix 'fd1b:2f19:7f55::/48'
config interface 'lan'
option ifname 'eth1'
option proto 'static'
option netmask '255.255.255.0'
option ip6assign '60'
option hostname 'GL-AR300M-ed0'
option ipaddr '192.168.1.1'
config device 'lan_dev'
option name 'eth1'
option macaddr '********'
config interface 'wan'
option type 'bridge'
udhcpc_opts -t 0 -T 2 -A 3
option ifname 'eth0 bat0'
option proto 'dhcp'
option hostname 'GL-AR300M-ed0'
option metric '10'
config interface 'wan6'
option ifname 'eth0'
option proto 'dhcpv6'
config interface 'bat0_hardif_wlan'
option mtu '1560'
option proto 'batadv'
option mesh 'bat0'
root@OpenWrt:~# cat /etc/config/wireless
config wifi-device 'radio0'
option type 'mac80211'
option hwmode '11g'
option path 'platform/qca953x_wmac'
option htmode 'HT20'
option noscan '1'
option country 'US'
option disabled '0'
option legacy_rates '1'
option channel '1'
config wifi-device 'radio0'
option type 'mac80211'
option hwmode '11g'
option path 'platform/qca953x_wmac'
option htmode 'HT20'
option noscan '1'
option country 'US'
option disabled '0'
option legacy_rates '1'
option channel '1'
root@OpenWrt:~# cat /etc/config/dhcp
config dnsmasq
option domainneeded '1'
option localise_queries '1'
option rebind_protection '1'
option rebind_localhost '1'
option local '/lan/'
option domain 'lan'
option expandhosts '1'
option readethers '1'
option leasefile '/tmp/dhcp.leases'
option resolvfile '/tmp/resolv.conf.auto'
option nonwildcard '1'
option localservice '1'
config dhcp 'lan'
option interface 'lan'
option start '100'
option limit '150'
option leasetime '12h'
option dhcpv6 'server'
option ra 'server'
config dhcp 'wan'
option interface 'wan'
option ignore '1'
config odhcpd 'odhcpd'
option maindhcp '0'
option leasefile '/tmp/hosts/odhcpd'
option leasetrigger '/usr/sbin/odhcpd-update'
option loglevel '4'
config dnsmasq
option domainneeded '1'
option localise_queries '1'
option rebind_protection '1'
option rebind_localhost '1'
option local '/lan/'
option domain 'lan'
option expandhosts '1'
option readethers '1'
option leasefile '/tmp/dhcp.leases'
option resolvfile '/tmp/resolv.conf.auto'
option nonwildcard '1'
option localservice '1'
config dhcp 'lan'
option interface 'lan'
option start '100'
option limit '150'
option leasetime '12h'
option dhcpv6 'server'
option ra 'server'
config dhcp 'wan'
option interface 'wan'
option ignore '1'
config odhcpd 'odhcpd'
option maindhcp '0'
option leasefile '/tmp/hosts/odhcpd'
option leasetrigger '/usr/sbin/odhcpd-update'
option loglevel '4'
root@OpenWrt:~# cat /etc/config/firewall
config defaults
option syn_flood 1
option input ACCEPT
option output ACCEPT
option forward ACCEPT
# Uncomment this line to disable ipv6 rules
# option disable_ipv6 1
config zone
option name lan
list network 'lan'
option input ACCEPT
option output ACCEPT
option forward ACCEPT
config zone
option name wan
list network 'wan'
list network 'wan6'
option input ACCEPT
option output ACCEPT
option forward ACCEPT
option masq 1
option mtu_fix 1
config forwarding
option src lan
option dest wan
# We need to accept udp packets on port 68,
# see https://dev.openwrt.org/ticket/4108
config rule
option name Allow-DHCP-Renew
option src wan
option proto udp
option dest_port 68
option target ACCEPT
option family ipv4
# Allow IPv4 ping
config rule
option name Allow-Ping
option src wan
option proto icmp
option icmp_type echo-request
option family ipv4
option target ACCEPT
config rule
option name Allow-IGMP
option src wan
option proto igmp
option family ipv4
option target ACCEPT
# Allow DHCPv6 replies
# see https://dev.openwrt.org/ticket/10381
config rule
option name Allow-DHCPv6
option src wan
option proto udp
option src_ip fc00::/6
option dest_ip fc00::/6
option dest_port 546
option family ipv6
option target ACCEPT
config rule
option name Allow-MLD
option src wan
option proto icmp
option src_ip fe80::/10
list icmp_type '130/0'
list icmp_type '131/0'
list icmp_type '132/0'
list icmp_type '143/0'
option family ipv6
option target ACCEPT
# Allow essential incoming IPv6 ICMP traffic
config rule
option name Allow-ICMPv6-Input
option src wan
option proto icmp
list icmp_type echo-request
list icmp_type echo-reply
list icmp_type destination-unreachable
list icmp_type packet-too-big
list icmp_type time-exceeded
list icmp_type bad-header
list icmp_type unknown-header-type
list icmp_type router-solicitation
list icmp_type neighbour-solicitation
list icmp_type router-advertisement
list icmp_type neighbour-advertisement
option limit 1000/sec
option family ipv6
option target ACCEPT
# Allow essential forwarded IPv6 ICMP traffic
config rule
option name Allow-ICMPv6-Forward
option src wan
option dest *
option proto icmp
list icmp_type echo-request
list icmp_type echo-reply
list icmp_type destination-unreachable
list icmp_type packet-too-big
list icmp_type time-exceeded
list icmp_type bad-header
list icmp_type unknown-header-type
option limit 1000/sec
option family ipv6
option target ACCEPT
config rule
option name Allow-IPSec-ESP
option src wan
option dest lan
option proto esp
option target ACCEPT
config rule
option name Allow-ISAKMP
option src wan
option dest lan
option dest_port 500
option proto udp
option target ACCEPT
# include a file with users custom iptables rules
config include
option path /etc/firewall.user
### EXAMPLE CONFIG SECTIONS
# do not allow a specific ip to access wan
#config rule
# option src lan
# option src_ip 192.168.45.2
# option dest wan
# option proto tcp
# option target REJECT
# block a specific mac on wan
#config rule
# option dest wan
# option src_mac ********
# option target REJECT
# block incoming ICMP traffic on a zone
#config rule
# option src lan
# option proto ICMP
# option target DROP
# port redirect port coming in on wan to lan
#config redirect
# option src wan
# option src_dport 80
# option dest lan
# option dest_ip ********
# option dest_port 80
# option proto tcp
# port redirect of remapped ssh port (22001) on wan
#config redirect
# option src wan
# option src_dport 22001
# option dest lan
# option dest_port 22
# option proto tcp
### FULL CONFIG SECTIONS
#config rule
# option src lan
# option src_ip *******
# option src_mac *******
# option src_port 80
# option dest wan
# option dest_ip ******
# option dest_port 120
# option proto tcp
# option target REJECT
#config redirect
# option src lan
# option src_ip *******
# option src_mac *******
# option src_port 1024
# option src_dport 80
# option dest_ip *******
# option dest_port 120
# option proto tcp
It appears you are using firmware that is not from the official OpenWrt project.
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Forgive me if I am wrong but I always thought spaces were not allowed in network names
Spaces are allowed in SSIDs, but not in OpenWrt network interface names.
However, all bets are off here because the OP is using a vendor fork based on a very old (EOL, unsupported) version of OpenWrt. The AR300m is supported by official OpenWrt 23.05, so the user should install that -- it may resolve the issue right away, or if not we can help here when an official (and modern) version is in use.
Like implied in the discussion, the WiFi SSID is a different thing that the internal network name in OpenWrt network config.
Network name can't include spaces, so the validation in LuCI fails like your screenshot shows.
But the network name can easily be wwan (if that is still unused in your config), and the SSID that you join has its own name.
Actually, the word "network" is used for two different purposes on that page, creating confusion. In the page title it refers to the WiFi network (SSID), while in the network name config item it refers name used in config for netifd etc.
Haven't yet checked, but I guess that our normal LuCI has quite the same thing on that page, and might need editing, as the page is apparently confusing.
EDIT:
Seems to be:
The info under the offending dialogue box says "Allowed characters are A-Z a-z 0-9 and _" spaces therefore are not allowed
That is true. Also the length of the name is limited to 15 characters, the first character must be a letter, etc. Though uppercase is alllowed, by convention only lowercase is used. This is especially an issue with LuCI which in some places will uppercase or lowercase names destroying the case distinction.
There's little reason to change the network name from the default of wwan (Wireless Wide Area Network, i.e. a connection to the Internet that is wireless).
While the ambiguity of the work 'network' (as pointed out by @hnyman) exists in the latest official OpenWrt, it is important to revisit the fact that the OP is using a vendor fork based on the long EOL/unsupported 18.06.
@dewo3276 - you should install the 23.05.2 from the official project.
I added a clarification to the page on the current OpenWrt:
To clarify: I have tried typing in a network name without the spaces. It doesn't matter spaces or not. The reason I put spaces in there is because that is how the network name appears from my phone that I named: "Duster Buster". It doesn't seem to like it. These ARM routers have been cast aside for years so me updating to the latest official build will probably rectify some errors.