hi people,
a question;
how it is possible do turn off/on the wifi client,
every hour?
maybe it is possible only the client not the master wifi, which is on the same wifichip.
So you read right, i will disconnect and connect the wifi client every hour, to became a new ip.
Is this possible over openwrt,
i this therse is an package,
but sorry i am a newber in this positon.
thanks for your help,
best regards.
Hello,
you could create a shell script like:
/etc/config/restart_wifi_client.sh
#/bin/sh
uci set wireless.wifinet0.disabled='1'
uci commit wireless
sleep 5
uci set wireless.wifinet0.disabled='0'
uci commit wireless
To get the right path for your specific client interface name, run the command:
uci show wireless
And then you could create a crontab like:
/etc/crontabs/root
0 * * * * /bin/sh /etc/config/restart_wifi_client.sh
This will restart your client interface with the internal name wifinet0 every hour.
Adapt the script and the crontab to your needs.
Greets
No need to complicate things:
wifi down; sleep 5; wifi
hey guys thanks,
but is it possible to install a "package" to set this in the gui?
I know you are super-user, but for me it is easier to set this in a "grafic-screen"^^
now i use the 19.07rc so the newest version,
it is super! really cool gui,
also for not linux profs^^
So i hope there is something i can config it.
ps. what is up with the "sleep 5" are these 5 secounds or...?
This will bring down all wifi interfaces!
As the OP mentioned, he want´s to only restart the client interface.
There is no simple package with gui that provides this functionality.
I´ve discribed it with a full working example so that you can simply implement it yourself...
Lets have fun and learn somthing 
This will be a 5 second sleep to give the system time to bring the client interface down before it get´s enabled again.
You method is only changing the "disabled" option from 0 to 1 and back. You have not restarted the interface to apply the changes.
ok, at first @juppin thank you,
ok now i know i must to this fia script,
from which data knows the router do to this every hour? or maybe all 5400 secounds? or so not exact, but can i type the disconnect\connect time in secounds or minutes?
And is this a problem, when i start the router when i will use it? So it is not always on, starts the wifi automatic at boot?
i know it is specially,^^
but i am a little afraid of the srcipt,
i do not worked with something,
but i must tried it.
Oh, you are right... You really need a /etc/init.d/network reload, wifi down && wifi up or wifi reconf...
Is it then possible to restart only one virtual interface without restarting the other on the same wifi chip?
I don't know if ifdown name; sleep 5; ifup name will work for virtual interfaces, as I don't have any, but the OP can try it.
@trendy yea exact;
i can put the enabled wifi client to disconnect and connet manually.
but i need something,
who do this automatic all 5400 secounds.
only simple disconn&connect the client,
all 5400 secounds.
so i think it is really simple,
maybe someone has an alternative method.
@juppi i don't forgot your option,
and maybe i must do this via script,
but i will not :-)) i am 68 learing is good for brain^^.
Add it in /etc/crontabs/root:
0 0,3,6,9,12,15,18,21 * * * [cmd]
30 1,4,7,10,13,16,19,22 * * * [cmd]
where [cmd] is the command that works for you.
First column is the minutes and the second, comma separated, is the hours.
For more information please read the wiki.
hi guys, thanks for the fast response;
So for summary,
No, the software included in the router can handle this.
Something like this from a startup script could do the trick:
(while [ sleep 5400 ]; do wifi down; sleep 5; wifi; done 2>&1 | logger -t wifi_restart) &
thanks a lot,
so for summary;
I only must copy the skript below from fantom
in the router in the shedule tasks??
but i only will restart the client not the master,
which works on the same mac-chip.
I do not think it is possible.