Debug connection failed on glinet as repeater

Installing and Using OpenWrt
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On my gl inet I have set up WISD to act as a repeater. Frequently it does not manage to connect to the network and I don't know why. I reset the router (firstboot) and it starts working again.
How can I debug these failed attempts? I click connect on the web interface, but nothing happens.

/etc/config/dhcp:

config wifi-device 'radio0'
	option type 'mac80211'
	option path 'platform/qca953x_wmac'
	option hwmode '11ng'
	option htmode 'HT40+'
	option noscan '1'
	option txpower '20'
	option channel '1'

config wifi-iface 'default_radio0'
	option device 'radio0'
	option network 'lan'
	option mode 'ap'
	option encryption 'psk-mixed'
	option wds '1'
	option ifname 'wlan0'
	option isolate '1'
	option ssid 'gl inet ssid'
	option key 'gl inet pw'

config wifi-iface 'sta'
	option device 'radio0'
	option ifname 'wlan-sta'
	option network 'wwan'
	option mode 'sta'
	option key 'key'
	option bssid 'bssid'
	option ssid 'ssid to connect to'
	option encryption 'psk-mixed'

/etc/config/firewall and /etc/config/network if needed are here: Icmp port unreachable

2

Are you running GL.iNet firmware or stock OpenWrt?

Are there any clues in the logs? They should be available in LuCI, as well as through logread on the command line

3

I'm running the GL iNet firmware. I've raised the log level to 1, but unfortunately logread does not contain anything useful / related

4

GL.iNet has a sophisticated set of packages that run on top of OpenWrt for managing connections. There is a very active support forum there that have both knowledgeable users and members of their technical staff participating. I would suggest checking there first.

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5

I have flashed the openwrt firmware and it seems so much more stable. I don't have experienced this issue so far.