[Solved] Can not list wifi clients

Installing and Using OpenWrt
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Hi. I have a OpenWrt router and I have not been able to list the clients using iwinfo.

I think I maybe missing something.

using iwinfo

I get:
root@LEDE:~# iwinfo
apcli0    ESSID: unknown
          Access Point: 00:00:00:00:00:00
          Mode: Client  Channel: 12 (unknown)
          Tx-Power: unknown  Link Quality: 10/unknown
          Signal: -256 dBm  Noise: -27 dBm
          Bit Rate: unknown
          Encryption: unknown
          Type: wext  HW Mode(s): unknown
          Hardware: unknown [Generic WEXT]
          TX power offset: unknown
          Frequency offset: unknown
          Supports VAPs: no  PHY name: apcli0

apclix0   ESSID: unknown
          Access Point: 00:00:00:00:00:00
          Mode: Client  Channel: 36 (unknown)
          Tx-Power: unknown  Link Quality: 10/unknown
          Signal: -256 dBm  Noise: -27 dBm
          Bit Rate: unknown
          Encryption: unknown
          Type: wext  HW Mode(s): unknown
          Hardware: unknown [Generic WEXT]
          TX power offset: unknown
          Frequency offset: unknown
          Supports VAPs: no  PHY name: apclix0

ra0       ESSID: "bia24-0002"
          Access Point: F8:5E:3C:3C:93:36
          Mode: Master  Channel: 12 (unknown)
          Tx-Power: unknown  Link Quality: 10/unknown
          Signal: -256 dBm  Noise: -27 dBm
          Bit Rate: 541.0 MBit/s
          Encryption: unknown
          Type: wext  HW Mode(s): unknown
          Hardware: unknown [Generic WEXT]
          TX power offset: unknown
          Frequency offset: unknown
          Supports VAPs: no  PHY name: ra0

rax0      ESSID: "bai5-0002"
          Access Point: FA:5E:3C:3C:93:36
          Mode: Master  Channel: 36 (unknown)
          Tx-Power: unknown  Link Quality: 10/unknown
          Signal: -256 dBm  Noise: -27 dBm
          Bit Rate: 1134.0 MBit/s
          Encryption: unknown
          Type: wext  HW Mode(s): unknown
          Hardware: unknown [Generic WEXT]
          TX power offset: unknown
          Frequency offset: unknown
          Supports VAPs: no  PHY name: rax0

Using iwinfo ra0 assoclist I just get the response 'No information available'

This is an off the shelf router so I am not sure if its something I am doing or maybe not available in the firmware.

Logon screen gives:

BusyBox v1.25.1 () built-in shell (ash)

     _________
    /        /\      _    ___ ___  ___
   /  LE    /  \    | |  | __|   \| __|
  /    DE  /    \   | |__| _|| |) | _|
 /________/  LE  \  |____|___|___/|___|                      lede-project.org
 \        \   DE /
  \    LE  \    /  -----------------------------------------------------------
   \  DE    \  /    Reboot (17.01-SNAPSHOT, r0-4f973c2)
    \________\/    -----------------------------------------------------------

Any help greatly appreciated.

M.

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LEDE, time to upgrade to a newer release.

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Yup... LEDE is very old and has been EOL and unsupported for many years now. It has multiple known serious security issues and is no longer deemed safe for use on the internet or with wifi. Please upgrade to a new stable release (preferably 22.03 -- the upgrade process may not be entirely straightforward becuase of how old your current version is, but we'll get you there)

What is the output of:

ubus call system board
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Really appreciate the help :wink:

Sorry but I dont have the physical unit with me at the moment but the model number is:

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That device does not appear to be supported by official OpenWrt -- it is not included in the Table of Hardware.

You'll need to ask the vendor (ZBT) for help.

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Many Thanks.

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You're welcome.

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