db5fp
February 5, 2023, 10:19am
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Hi,
I'm trying to setup two SSIDs (Networks) on an WRT54GS (version 22.3.03).
I've tried: https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/network/wifi/guestwifi/configuration_webinterface
and https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/network/wifi/guestwifi/guest-wlan
same results, I've tried am "Master Reset"...nothing works.
But afert adding the second SSID
I found these issues: https://github.com/openwrt/openwrt/issues/5659
But Chanel Mode ist not "Auto" I'm using fixed chanel (7).
After disabling one of these SSIDs, everything works like expected.
Thanks
Frank
Does your hardware allow multiple SSIDs on the same radio?
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db5fp
February 5, 2023, 10:52am
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That's avery good question! But I don't know where I would have look to answer it....
db5fp
February 5, 2023, 10:55am
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https://wiki.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Dual_SSID_one_for_public_network
or
Hi all,
I was trying to setup a virtual SSID for my good old WRT54GL but when I was saving the virtual SSID, the router seemed to be stuck from restarting (Tomato by Shibby 116 ND VPN).
I read the following thread but there was no more reply after...
seems to be working but maybe not out of the box...
db5fp
February 5, 2023, 11:00am
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https://wiki.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Multiple_WLANs
see Broadcom Based Hardware (Very old) mine is revision "7" so it may work.
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slh
February 5, 2023, 12:20pm
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The valid interface combinations in iw list
will tell you, but this hardware is way over its head to begin with (flash, RAM, CPU).
db5fp
February 5, 2023, 1:51pm
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Hi, I'm sorry, but I dont understand your post, back in 2009 with ddwrt it was possible to da that > now in 2023 with open wrt it's not possible?
That does not belong to the HW it belongs to teh SW
Are you saying that OpenWrt 22.03.3 is running successfully on your WRT54GS???
Cool!
Yea, you need to see the [OpenWrt] Broadcom Warning.
db5fp:
But Chanel Mode ist not "Auto" I'm using fixed chanel (7).
After disabling one of these SSIDs, everything works like expected.
Fix the conflict.
Did you run the command slh noted to get your instant answer if you can do multiple SSIDs?
DD-WRT != OpenWrt
???
I'm pretty sure back in 2009 DD-Wrt used a closed source Broadcom blob, and (at that time already) ancient kernel to match. With OpenWrt 22.03, you're running kernel 5.10 and a wireless stack from 5.15 - including the FOSS b43 driver.
You are looking at a wholly different software stack. And since b43 was developed without the help from Broadcom, it suffers from limitations, maybe even on old 2,4 GHz hardware (and not just on 5 GHz hardware where the lack of feature parity with the binary Broadcom driver was more visible).
You can more or less safely assume that anything 802.11n and up has some quirks with Broadcom and b43 in one way or another...
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db5fp
February 5, 2023, 5:59pm
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Okay, Thank you for the input!
Meanwile I did a revert to ddwrt and yes will give my 2 different SSIDs.
But now I'm back an this is the output of iw list:
root@OpenWrt:~# iw list
Wiphy phy0
wiphy index: 0
max # scan SSIDs: 4
max scan IEs length: 2285 bytes
max # sched scan SSIDs: 0
max # match sets: 0
Retry short limit: 7
Retry long limit: 4
Coverage class: 0 (up to 0m)
Available Antennas: TX 0x3 RX 0x3
Configured Antennas: TX 0x3 RX 0x3
Supported interface modes:
* IBSS
* managed
* AP
* AP/VLAN
* monitor
* mesh point
Band 1:
Frequencies:
* 2412 MHz [1] (20.0 dBm)
* 2417 MHz [2] (20.0 dBm)
* 2422 MHz [3] (20.0 dBm)
* 2427 MHz [4] (20.0 dBm)
* 2432 MHz [5] (20.0 dBm)
* 2437 MHz [6] (20.0 dBm)
* 2442 MHz [7] (20.0 dBm)
* 2447 MHz [8] (20.0 dBm)
* 2452 MHz [9] (20.0 dBm)
* 2457 MHz [10] (20.0 dBm)
* 2462 MHz [11] (20.0 dBm)
* 2467 MHz [12] (20.0 dBm) (no IR)
* 2472 MHz [13] (20.0 dBm) (no IR)
* 2484 MHz [14] (20.0 dBm) (no IR)
interface combinations are not supported
HT Capability overrides:
* MCS: ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
* maximum A-MSDU length
* supported channel width
* short GI for 40 MHz
* max A-MPDU length exponent
* min MPDU start spacing
max # scan plans: 1
max scan plan interval: -1
max scan plan iterations: 0
Supported extended features:
* [ RRM ]: RRM
* [ FILS_STA ]: STA FILS (Fast Initial Link Setup)
* [ CQM_RSSI_LIST ]: multiple CQM_RSSI_THOLD records
* [ CONTROL_PORT_OVER_NL80211 ]: control port over nl80211
* [ SCAN_RANDOM_SN ]: use random sequence numbers in scans
* [ SCAN_MIN_PREQ_CONTENT ]: use probe request with only rate IEs in scans
* [ CONTROL_PORT_NO_PREAUTH ]: disable pre-auth over nl80211 control port support
* [ DEL_IBSS_STA ]: deletion of IBSS station support
* [ SCAN_FREQ_KHZ ]: scan on kHz frequency support
* [ CONTROL_PORT_OVER_NL80211_TX_STATUS ]: tx status for nl80211 control port support
But what are we looking for?
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mk24
February 5, 2023, 6:07pm
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This:
The driver only allows running one AP at a time.
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db5fp
February 5, 2023, 7:35pm
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Okay thank you, in my opinion this was only for AP+STA.
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db5fp
February 5, 2023, 8:49pm
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One could do that, but it's only to reach out for the PV-Inverter to have the data collected....so nothing special needed. And I wanted to have it in a seperated Wifi-Network plus my "normal" privat LAN. No Problem at all, so I will setup a different router for my prvat LAN in a different location of my house.
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system
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February 15, 2023, 8:49pm
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