lidede
February 10, 2023, 4:33pm
1
I have configured a device on wlan1
wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr B8:27:EB:AF:09:8E
inet addr:xx.xx.xx.xx Bcast:xx.xx.xx.xx Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:3705 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:338 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:476766 (465.5 KiB) TX bytes:49656 (48.4 KiB)
wlan1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 3C:33:00:60:3B:B4
UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
I have enabled it in the /etc/config/wireless file
uci show wireless has this:
wireless.radio0=wifi-device
wireless.radio0.type='mac80211'
wireless.radio0.path='platform/soc/3f300000.mmcnr/mmc_host/mmc1/mmc1:0001/mmc1:0001:1'
wireless.radio0.htmode='HT20'
wireless.radio0.disabled='0'
wireless.radio0.short_gi_40='0'
wireless.radio0.cell_density='0'
wireless.wifinet1=wifi-iface
wireless.wifinet1.device='radio0'
wireless.wifinet1.mode='sta'
wireless.wifinet1.network='wwan'
wireless.wifinet1.ssid='xxxxx'
wireless.wifinet1.encryption='psk2'
wireless.wifinet1.key='xxxxx'
wireless.radio1=wifi-device
wireless.radio1.type='mac80211'
wireless.radio1.path='platform/soc/3f980000.usb/usb1/1-1/1-1.2/1-1.2:1.0'
wireless.radio1.channel='1'
wireless.radio1.band='2g'
wireless.radio1.htmode='HT20'
wireless.radio1.disabled='0'
wireless.default_radio1=wifi-iface
wireless.default_radio1.device='radio1'
wireless.default_radio1.network='lan'
wireless.default_radio1.mode='ap'
wireless.default_radio1.ssid='xxxxx'
wireless.default_radio1.encryption='psk2'
wireless.default_radio1.key='xxxxx'
GUI shows this:
You haven't set a country code... that could be part of it.
Let's see the output of the following:
Please copy the output of the following commands and post it here using the "Preformatted text </> " button:
ubus call system board
cat /etc/config/network
cat /etc/config/wireless
lidede
February 11, 2023, 10:09am
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Ubus call system board
"kernel": "5.10.161",
"hostname": "OpenWrt",
"system": "ARMv8 Processor rev 4",
"model": "Raspberry Pi 3 Model B Rev 1.2",
"board_name": "raspberrypi,3-model-b",
"rootfs_type": "ext4",
"release": {
"distribution": "OpenWrt",
"version": "22.03.3",
"revision": "r20028-43d71ad93e",
"target": "bcm27xx/bcm2710",
"description": "OpenWrt 22.03.3 r20028-43d71ad93e"
network
config interface 'loopback'
option device 'lo'
option proto 'static'
option ipaddr '127.0.0.1'
option netmask '255.0.0.0'
config globals 'globals'
option ula_prefix 'xx.xxx.xxx.xx::/48'
config device
option name 'br-lan'
option type 'bridge'
list ports 'eth0'
config interface 'lan'
option device 'br-lan'
option proto 'static'
option ipaddr 'xxx.xxxx.xxx'
option netmask '255.255.255.0'
option ip6assign '60'
option force_nk '1'
config interface 'wwan'
option roto 'dhcp'
option peerdns '0'
option dns '1.1.1.1 8.8.8.8'
option proto 'dhcp'
config interface 'vpnclient'
option ifname 'tun0'
option proto 'none'
wireless
config wifi-device 'radio0'
option type 'mac80211'
option path 'platform/soc/3f300000.mmcnr/mmc_host/mmc1/mmc1:0001/mmc1:0001:1'
option htmode 'HT20'
option disabled '0'
option short_gi_40 '0'
option cell_density '0'
config wifi-iface 'wifinet1'
option device 'radio0'
option mode 'sta'
option network 'wwan'
option ssid 'xxxxx'
option encryption 'psk2'
option key 'xxxxxxx'
config wifi-device 'radio1'
option type 'mac80211'
option path 'platform/soc/3f980000.usb/usb1/1-1/1-1.2/1-1.2:1.0'
option channel '1'
option band '2g'
option htmode 'HT20'
option disabled '0'
config wifi-iface 'default_radio1'
option device 'radio1'
option network 'lan'
option mode 'ap'
option ssid 'xxxx'
option encryption 'psk2'
option key 'xxxxxx'
This is your issue.
The RPi (all of them) uses a very low end WiFi chipset. It only supports use as either a WiFi ap or a WiFi sta mode device, not both simultaneously.
IIRC, it also only supports one band at a time (no dual band operation), and Iām pretty sure it cannot do multiple ssids when used in ap mode.
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lidede
February 13, 2023, 1:48pm
5
Ohh boy so the solution is not using RPi at all?
slh
February 13, 2023, 8:58pm
7
The RPi4 (not the RPi3 or earlier) can be a very fast and capable wired router, but its wireless side is not worth looking at. Range and performance are cr^wbad and brcmfmac is rather limiting as a driver (interface combinations, features).
