EW1200 Afoundry - Wifi 2.4GHz Invisible

Installing and Using OpenWrt Network and Wireless Configuration
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Hello Everybody,

I'm having a very strange problem with my Afoundry EW1200.
The 2.4 Ghz Network seems to work under LEDE LUCI, but nothing show up on phone or Wifi Inspecctor.
My 5Ghz Wifi is working ...

I've open a case here before, but the driver was missing ... Here
I've never checked if it was "really" working, because i've many other router over the house ...

Wifi
(If you check the screenshot, there is no information about speed)

If someone have an idea ...
If you need more informations, ask !

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The following would be helpful (please wipe-out keys and other sensitive information):

/etc/config/wireless
/var/run/hostapd-*.conf
/var/run/wpa_supplicant-*.conf
iw dev

(You may not have /var/run/wpa_supplicant-*.conf)

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root@LEDE:~# cat /etc/config/wireless

config wifi-device 'radio0'
        option type 'mac80211'
        option hwmode '11a'
        option path 'pci0000:00/0000:00:00.0/0000:01:00.0'
        option htmode 'VHT80'
        option channel 'auto'
        option txpower '20'
        option country '00'

config wifi-iface 'default_radio0'
        option device 'radio0'
        option mode 'ap'
        option ssid 'Maison_Delcroix'
        option encryption 'psk2'
        option key '#####'
        option network 'lan'

config wifi-device 'radio1'
        option type 'mac80211'
        option hwmode '11g'
        option path 'pci0000:00/0000:00:01.0/0000:02:00.0'
        option legacy_rates '1'
        option htmode 'HT20'
        option country 'FR'
        option channel '1'
        option txpower '20'

config wifi-iface 'default_radio1'
        option device 'radio1'
        option mode 'ap'
        option encryption 'psk2'
        option key '######'
        option network 'lan'
        option ssid 'Maison_Delcroix'

root@LEDE:/tmp/run# cat hostapd-phy0.conf
driver=nl80211
logger_syslog=127
logger_syslog_level=2
logger_stdout=127
logger_stdout_level=2
country_code=FR
ieee80211d=1
hw_mode=g
beacon_int=100
channel=1


ieee80211n=1
ht_coex=0
ht_capab=[SHORT-GI-20][SHORT-GI-40][TX-STBC][RX-STBC1]

interface=wlan0
ctrl_interface=/var/run/hostapd
ap_isolate=1
disassoc_low_ack=1
preamble=1
wmm_enabled=1
ignore_broadcast_ssid=0
uapsd_advertisement_enabled=1
wpa_passphrase=#####
auth_algs=1
wpa=2
wpa_pairwise=CCMP
ssid=Maison_Delcroix
bridge=br-lan
wpa_disable_eapol_key_retries=0
wpa_key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
okc=0
disable_pmksa_caching=1
bssid=70:3a:d8:46:85:e0

root@LEDE:/tmp/run# cat hostapd-phy1.conf

driver=nl80211
logger_syslog=127
logger_syslog_level=2
logger_stdout=127
logger_stdout_level=2
country_code=00
ieee80211d=1
ieee80211h=1
hw_mode=a
beacon_int=100
channel=acs_survey


ieee80211n=1
ht_coex=0
ht_capab=[HT40+][LDPC][SHORT-GI-20][SHORT-GI-40][TX-STBC][RX-STBC1]
vht_oper_chwidth=1
vht_oper_centr_freq_seg0_idx=-6
ieee80211ac=1
vht_capab=[RXLDPC][SHORT-GI-80][TX-STBC-2BY1][RX-STBC-1][MAX-A-MPDU-LEN-EXP3]

interface=wlan1
ctrl_interface=/var/run/hostapd
ap_isolate=1
disassoc_low_ack=1
preamble=1
wmm_enabled=1
ignore_broadcast_ssid=0
uapsd_advertisement_enabled=1
wpa_passphrase=#####
auth_algs=1
wpa=2
wpa_pairwise=CCMP
ssid=Maison_Delcroix
bridge=br-lan
wpa_disable_eapol_key_retries=0
wpa_key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
okc=0
disable_pmksa_caching=1
bssid=70:3a:d8:46:85:e8

root@LEDE:/tmp/run# iw dev
phy#1
        Interface wlan1
                ifindex 52
                wdev 0x100000010
                addr 70:3a:d8:46:85:e8
                ssid Maison_Delcroix
                type AP
                channel 36 (5180 MHz), width: 80 MHz, center1: 5210 MHz
                txpower 17.00 dBm
phy#0
        Interface wlan0
                ifindex 75
                wdev 0x34
                addr 70:3a:d8:46:85:e0
                ssid Maison_Delcroix
                type AP
                channel 1 (2412 MHz), width: 20 MHz, center1: 2412 MHz

Thanks !

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That iw dev looks good on 2.4 GHz suggests to me that it is up. It might be that your client prefers 5 GHz. Maybe try changing the SSID for one or the other and you may be able to "see" both.

Auto-select for channels is pretty useless as it just picks a channel without scanning. If you're in a busy area, picking a good one yourself and setting it in config may be helpful for performance of your links.

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Nothing show up on 2.4Ghz Wifi Analyser or other similar apps :frowning:

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I didn't see it earlier, but I don't see output power on phy#0, so either it got cut off, or its not up (or both).

"Grasping at straws" here

Those two might conflict. Also, unless you've got some ancient devices that you "absolutely must" have connect, "legacy rates" will slow down your AP to a crawl for all clients.

Your hostapd-phy1.conf looks similar to one that I have running from interface= onward. A couple of differences I see include:

basic_rates=60 120 240
ht_capab=[LDPC][SHORT-GI-20][SHORT-GI-40][TX-STBC][RX-STBC1][DSSS_CCK-40]

(triple backticks ``` before and after "code" can help make it more readable and scroll, rather than wrapping)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_802.11_(legacy_mode) -- 1997/1999 standard, not really interoperable with the later modulation types, as I understand it.

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Thanks, i've made change.

I've try to change many values / parameters, no effect. (Legacy / N mode, country, channel ...)
Signal and Power always 0dBm.

EDIT: Someone is having same problem here