Wireless is not Associated

If you set the encryption to wpa2 psk instead ( the working setup) and compare the system log, what is the difference?

I remember when I tried out wpa3/sae, my hostapd came up. Due to space issues I cannot try this out right now.

OK, I reconfigure again to WPA2-PSA - and here is my system log:

Sun Mar 14 11:57:30 2021 user.notice mac80211: Failed command: iw phy phy1 set antenna 0xffffffff 0xffffffff
Sun Mar 14 11:57:30 2021 daemon.notice netifd: radio1 (7995): command failed: Not supported (-122)
Sun Mar 14 11:57:30 2021 user.notice mac80211: Failed command: iw phy phy1 set distance 0
Sun Mar 14 11:57:31 2021 daemon.err hostapd: Configuration file: /var/run/hostapd-phy1.conf
Sun Mar 14 11:57:32 2021 kern.info kernel: [18484.617467] ieee80211 phy1: rt2800_rf_self_txdc_cal: Info - RF Tx self calibration start
Sun Mar 14 11:57:32 2021 kern.info kernel: [18484.634159] ieee80211 phy1: rt2800_rf_self_txdc_cal: Info - RF Tx self calibration end
Sun Mar 14 11:57:32 2021 daemon.notice wpa_supplicant[6351]: wlan-client: CTRL-EVENT-BEACON-LOSS
Sun Mar 14 11:57:33 2021 kern.info kernel: [18486.719681] ieee80211 phy1: rt2800_loft_iq_calibration: Info - LOFT Calibration Done!
Sun Mar 14 11:57:33 2021 kern.info kernel: [18486.739203] ieee80211 phy1: rt2800_iq_search: Info - IQCalibration Start!
Sun Mar 14 11:57:33 2021 kern.info kernel: [18486.767132] ieee80211 phy1: rt2800_iq_search: Info - IQCalibration Done! CH = 0, (gain= 0, phase=3e)
Sun Mar 14 11:57:33 2021 kern.info kernel: [18486.786253] ieee80211 phy1: rt2800_iq_search: Info - IQCalibration Start!
Sun Mar 14 11:57:33 2021 kern.info kernel: [18486.814161] ieee80211 phy1: rt2800_iq_search: Info - IQCalibration Done! CH = 1, (gain= f, phase=3f)
Sun Mar 14 11:57:33 2021 kern.info kernel: [18486.832400] ieee80211 phy1: rt2800_loft_iq_calibration: Info - TX IQ Calibration Done!
Sun Mar 14 11:57:33 2021 kern.info kernel: [18486.863396] ieee80211 phy1: rt2800_rxiq_calibration: Info - RXIQ G_imb=0, Ph_rx=0
Sun Mar 14 11:57:33 2021 kern.info kernel: [18486.891259] ieee80211 phy1: rt2800_rxiq_calibration: Info - RXIQ G_imb=0, Ph_rx=-1
Sun Mar 14 11:57:33 2021 kern.info kernel: [18486.917847] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan-ap: link is not ready
Sun Mar 14 11:57:33 2021 kern.info kernel: [18486.963886] br-lan: port 2(wlan-ap) entered blocking state
Sun Mar 14 11:57:33 2021 kern.info kernel: [18486.974916] br-lan: port 2(wlan-ap) entered disabled state
Sun Mar 14 11:57:33 2021 kern.info kernel: [18486.986258] device wlan-ap entered promiscuous mode
Sun Mar 14 11:57:33 2021 daemon.notice hostapd: wlan-ap: interface state UNINITIALIZED->COUNTRY_UPDATE
Sun Mar 14 11:57:33 2021 daemon.err hostapd: Using interface wlan-ap with hwaddr 74:da:ed:im:ax:01 and ssid "AP-Guest"
Sun Mar 14 11:57:34 2021 daemon.notice hostapd: wlan-ap: interface state COUNTRY_UPDATE->ENABLED
Sun Mar 14 11:57:34 2021 daemon.notice hostapd: wlan-ap: AP-ENABLED
Sun Mar 14 11:57:34 2021 kern.info kernel: [18487.323957] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlan-ap: link becomes ready
Sun Mar 14 11:57:34 2021 kern.info kernel: [18487.337265] br-lan: port 2(wlan-ap) entered blocking state
Sun Mar 14 11:57:34 2021 kern.info kernel: [18487.348253] br-lan: port 2(wlan-ap) entered forwarding state
Sun Mar 14 11:57:34 2021 daemon.notice netifd: Network device 'wlan-ap' link is up

If helpful, this is the log compare without time stamp.
Right side is changing from WPA2 to WPA3 and left side is starting WPA2 again.

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My working status at the moment:

MediaTek MT76x2E 802.11bgnac
SSID: AP-Home | Mode: Client
BSSID: 74:DA:ed:im:ax:00 | Encryption: WPA3 SAE (CCMP)

MediaTek MT7620 802.11bgn
SSID: AP-Guest | Mode: Master
BSSID: 74:DA:ed:im:ax:01 | Encryption: WPA2 PSK (CCMP)

Maybe WPA3-SAE is not supported on my router 802.11bgn ?!?

NowI am confused - your ap-guest network is alwaya wpa2 psk, and the network where your ap is client in is wpa3 sae on the right side compared to wpa2 psk on the left side ?

And master and client both are on the same radio ? And therefore it must be set to auto-channel ?

My Edimax router supports two radios = in my case I using radio0 for Client and radio1 for Master (AP-Guest).

The log campare applies only to "SSID: AP-Guest | Mode: Master" if ecncryption changed from WPA2 to WPA3 (right side) and back to WPA2 (left side).

The status above shows only the woking condition with two used radios.

I set always auto-channel if configuring Client-Mode (in my case for radio0).

My test with WPA3 is done with Master-Mode (radio1) so I sellected the desired free channel.

So in both tests radio0 worked in client mode with wpa3 ?

YES :slight_smile:

Maybe WPA3-SAE is not supported on "MediaTek MT7620 802.11bgn" ?!? (radio1) :face_with_monocle:

:nerd_face: I wonder if the hint has something to do with the problem:

Have you tried wpa2 psk with 802.11w enabled ? Does that work ? mt76 is listed in that description. I would have assumed that also relates to Mt 7620.

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OK good idea - I tested it out.... and it failed "Wireless is not associated" :roll_eyes:

grafik

System log:

Sun Mar 14 23:04:24 2021 kern.info kernel: [  309.888758] device wlan-ap24 left promiscuous mode
Sun Mar 14 23:04:24 2021 kern.info kernel: [  309.898508] br-lan: port 2(wlan-ap24) entered disabled state
Sun Mar 14 23:04:25 2021 daemon.notice hostapd: wlan-ap24: interface state ENABLED->DISABLED
Sun Mar 14 23:04:25 2021 daemon.notice hostapd: wlan-ap24: AP-DISABLED
Sun Mar 14 23:04:25 2021 daemon.notice hostapd: wlan-ap24: CTRL-EVENT-TERMINATING
Sun Mar 14 23:04:25 2021 daemon.notice hostapd: nl80211: deinit ifname=wlan-ap24 disabled_11b_rates=0
Sun Mar 14 23:04:25 2021 daemon.notice hostapd: nl80211: Failed to remove interface wlan-ap24 from bridge br-lan: Invalid argument
Sun Mar 14 23:04:25 2021 user.notice mac80211: Failed command: iw phy phy1 set antenna 0xffffffff 0xffffffff
Sun Mar 14 23:04:25 2021 daemon.notice netifd: radio1 (2193): command failed: Not supported (-122)
Sun Mar 14 23:04:25 2021 user.notice mac80211: Failed command: iw phy phy1 set distance 0
Sun Mar 14 23:04:25 2021 daemon.err hostapd: Configuration file: /var/run/hostapd-phy1.conf
Sun Mar 14 23:04:27 2021 kern.info kernel: [  311.066608] ieee80211 phy1: rt2800_rf_self_txdc_cal: Info - RF Tx self calibration start
Sun Mar 14 23:04:27 2021 kern.info kernel: [  311.083286] ieee80211 phy1: rt2800_rf_self_txdc_cal: Info - RF Tx self calibration end
Sun Mar 14 23:04:28 2021 kern.info kernel: [  313.089411] ieee80211 phy1: rt2800_loft_iq_calibration: Info - LOFT Calibration Done!
Sun Mar 14 23:04:28 2021 kern.info kernel: [  313.108923] ieee80211 phy1: rt2800_iq_search: Info - IQCalibration Start!
Sun Mar 14 23:04:28 2021 kern.info kernel: [  313.136863] ieee80211 phy1: rt2800_iq_search: Info - IQCalibration Done! CH = 0, (gain= 1, phase=3e)
Sun Mar 14 23:04:28 2021 kern.info kernel: [  313.155983] ieee80211 phy1: rt2800_iq_search: Info - IQCalibration Start!
Sun Mar 14 23:04:28 2021 kern.info kernel: [  313.183912] ieee80211 phy1: rt2800_iq_search: Info - IQCalibration Done! CH = 1, (gain= 0, phase=3f)
Sun Mar 14 23:04:28 2021 kern.info kernel: [  313.202152] ieee80211 phy1: rt2800_loft_iq_calibration: Info - TX IQ Calibration Done!
Sun Mar 14 23:04:28 2021 kern.info kernel: [  313.233523] ieee80211 phy1: rt2800_rxiq_calibration: Info - RXIQ G_imb=0, Ph_rx=0
Sun Mar 14 23:04:28 2021 kern.info kernel: [  313.258739] ieee80211 phy1: rt2800_rxiq_calibration: Info - RXIQ G_imb=0, Ph_rx=0
Sun Mar 14 23:04:28 2021 kern.info kernel: [  313.286021] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan-ap24: link is not ready
Sun Mar 14 23:04:28 2021 kern.info kernel: [  313.306446] br-lan: port 2(wlan-ap24) entered blocking state
Sun Mar 14 23:04:28 2021 kern.info kernel: [  313.317823] br-lan: port 2(wlan-ap24) entered disabled state
Sun Mar 14 23:04:28 2021 kern.info kernel: [  313.329491] device wlan-ap24 entered promiscuous mode
Sun Mar 14 23:04:28 2021 daemon.notice hostapd: wlan-ap24: interface state UNINITIALIZED->COUNTRY_UPDATE
Sun Mar 14 23:04:28 2021 daemon.err hostapd: Using interface wlan-ap24 with hwaddr 74:da:ed:im:ax:01 and ssid "AP-Guest"
Sun Mar 14 23:04:28 2021 kern.info kernel: [  313.441293] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlan-ap24: link becomes ready
Sun Mar 14 23:04:28 2021 kern.info kernel: [  313.454927] br-lan: port 2(wlan-ap24) entered blocking state
Sun Mar 14 23:04:28 2021 kern.info kernel: [  313.466254] br-lan: port 2(wlan-ap24) entered forwarding state
Sun Mar 14 23:04:28 2021 daemon.err hostapd: Interface initialization failed
Sun Mar 14 23:04:28 2021 daemon.notice hostapd: wlan-ap24: interface state COUNTRY_UPDATE->DISABLED
Sun Mar 14 23:04:28 2021 daemon.notice hostapd: wlan-ap24: AP-DISABLED
Sun Mar 14 23:04:28 2021 daemon.err hostapd: wlan-ap24: Unable to setup interface.
Sun Mar 14 23:04:28 2021 daemon.notice hostapd: wlan-ap24: interface state DISABLED->DISABLED
Sun Mar 14 23:04:28 2021 daemon.notice hostapd: wlan-ap24: AP-DISABLED
Sun Mar 14 23:04:28 2021 daemon.notice hostapd: wlan-ap24: CTRL-EVENT-TERMINATING
Sun Mar 14 23:04:28 2021 daemon.err hostapd: hostapd_free_hapd_data: Interface wlan-ap24 wasn't started
Sun Mar 14 23:04:28 2021 daemon.notice hostapd: nl80211: deinit ifname=wlan-ap24 disabled_11b_rates=0
Sun Mar 14 23:04:28 2021 kern.info kernel: [  313.488401] device wlan-ap24 left promiscuous mode
Sun Mar 14 23:04:28 2021 kern.info kernel: [  313.498142] br-lan: port 2(wlan-ap24) entered disabled state
Sun Mar 14 23:04:28 2021 daemon.notice hostapd: ELOOP: remaining socket: sock=22 eloop_data=0x77c3cf70 user_data=0 handler=0x4516d9
Sun Mar 14 23:04:28 2021 daemon.notice netifd: radio1 (2193): WARNING (wireless_add_process): executable path /usr/sbin/wpad does not match process 2073 path ()
Sun Mar 14 23:04:28 2021 daemon.notice netifd: radio1 (2193): Device setup failed: HOSTAPD_START_FAILED
Sun Mar 14 23:04:39 2021 user.notice mac80211: Failed command: iw phy phy1 set antenna 0xffffffff 0xffffffff
Sun Mar 14 23:04:39 2021 daemon.notice netifd: radio1 (2291): command failed: Not supported (-122)
Sun Mar 14 23:04:39 2021 user.notice mac80211: Failed command: iw phy phy1 set distance 0
Sun Mar 14 23:04:39 2021 daemon.err hostapd: Configuration file: /var/run/hostapd-phy1.conf
Sun Mar 14 23:04:41 2021 kern.info kernel: [  320.914762] ieee80211 phy1: rt2800_rf_self_txdc_cal: Info - RF Tx self calibration start
Sun Mar 14 23:04:41 2021 kern.info kernel: [  320.931463] ieee80211 phy1: rt2800_rf_self_txdc_cal: Info - RF Tx self calibration end
Sun Mar 14 23:04:41 2021 daemon.notice wpa_supplicant[1525]: wlan-client50: CTRL-EVENT-BEACON-LOSS
Sun Mar 14 23:04:42 2021 kern.info kernel: [  322.876393] ieee80211 phy1: rt2800_loft_iq_calibration: Info - LOFT Calibration Done!
Sun Mar 14 23:04:42 2021 kern.info kernel: [  322.895895] ieee80211 phy1: rt2800_iq_search: Info - IQCalibration Start!
Sun Mar 14 23:04:42 2021 kern.info kernel: [  322.923839] ieee80211 phy1: rt2800_iq_search: Info - IQCalibration Done! CH = 0, (gain= f, phase=3e)
Sun Mar 14 23:04:42 2021 kern.info kernel: [  322.942962] ieee80211 phy1: rt2800_iq_search: Info - IQCalibration Start!
Sun Mar 14 23:04:42 2021 kern.info kernel: [  322.970890] ieee80211 phy1: rt2800_iq_search: Info - IQCalibration Done! CH = 1, (gain= f, phase=3f)
Sun Mar 14 23:04:42 2021 kern.info kernel: [  322.989129] ieee80211 phy1: rt2800_loft_iq_calibration: Info - TX IQ Calibration Done!
Sun Mar 14 23:04:42 2021 kern.info kernel: [  323.019347] ieee80211 phy1: rt2800_rxiq_calibration: Info - RXIQ G_imb=0, Ph_rx=1
Sun Mar 14 23:04:42 2021 kern.info kernel: [  323.047153] ieee80211 phy1: rt2800_rxiq_calibration: Info - RXIQ G_imb=0, Ph_rx=0
Sun Mar 14 23:04:42 2021 kern.info kernel: [  323.072546] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan-ap24: link is not ready
Sun Mar 14 23:04:42 2021 kern.info kernel: [  323.111579] br-lan: port 2(wlan-ap24) entered blocking state
Sun Mar 14 23:04:42 2021 kern.info kernel: [  323.122949] br-lan: port 2(wlan-ap24) entered disabled state
Sun Mar 14 23:04:42 2021 kern.info kernel: [  323.134611] device wlan-ap24 entered promiscuous mode
Sun Mar 14 23:04:42 2021 daemon.notice hostapd: wlan-ap24: interface state UNINITIALIZED->COUNTRY_UPDATE
Sun Mar 14 23:04:42 2021 daemon.err hostapd: Using interface wlan-ap24 with hwaddr 74:da:ed:im:ax:01 and ssid "AP-Guest"
Sun Mar 14 23:04:42 2021 daemon.err hostapd: Interface initialization failed
Sun Mar 14 23:04:42 2021 daemon.notice hostapd: wlan-ap24: interface state COUNTRY_UPDATE->DISABLED
Sun Mar 14 23:04:42 2021 daemon.notice hostapd: wlan-ap24: AP-DISABLED
Sun Mar 14 23:04:42 2021 daemon.err hostapd: wlan-ap24: Unable to setup interface.
Sun Mar 14 23:04:42 2021 daemon.notice hostapd: wlan-ap24: interface state DISABLED->DISABLED
Sun Mar 14 23:04:42 2021 daemon.notice hostapd: wlan-ap24: AP-DISABLED
Sun Mar 14 23:04:42 2021 daemon.notice hostapd: wlan-ap24: CTRL-EVENT-TERMINATING
Sun Mar 14 23:04:42 2021 daemon.err hostapd: hostapd_free_hapd_data: Interface wlan-ap24 wasn't started
Sun Mar 14 23:04:42 2021 daemon.notice hostapd: nl80211: deinit ifname=wlan-ap24 disabled_11b_rates=0
Sun Mar 14 23:04:42 2021 kern.info kernel: [  323.501314] device wlan-ap24 left promiscuous mode
Sun Mar 14 23:04:42 2021 kern.info kernel: [  323.511055] br-lan: port 2(wlan-ap24) entered disabled state
Sun Mar 14 23:04:42 2021 kern.info kernel: [  323.523751] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlan-ap24: link becomes ready
Sun Mar 14 23:04:42 2021 daemon.notice hostapd: ELOOP: remaining socket: sock=22 eloop_data=0x77c6df70 user_data=0 handler=0x4516d9
Sun Mar 14 23:04:42 2021 daemon.notice netifd: radio1 (2291): WARNING (wireless_add_process): executable path /usr/sbin/wpad does not match process 2073 path ()
Sun Mar 14 23:04:42 2021 daemon.notice netifd: radio1 (2291): Device setup failed: HOSTAPD_START_FAILED

So that is the reason it worked for me. The archer c6 has ath10k. Can you run

opkg list-installed | grep kmod

and paste the result ?

:nerd_face:
root@Edimax6478-3:~# opkg list-installed | grep kmod
kmod-cfg80211 - 4.14.221+4.19.161-1-1
kmod-gpio-button-hotplug - 4.14.221-3
kmod-ip6tables - 4.14.221-1
kmod-ipt-conntrack - 4.14.221-1
kmod-ipt-core - 4.14.221-1
kmod-ipt-nat - 4.14.221-1
kmod-ipt-offload - 4.14.221-1
kmod-leds-gpio - 4.14.221-1
kmod-lib-crc-ccitt - 4.14.221-1
kmod-mac80211 - 4.14.221+4.19.161-1-1
kmod-mt76-core - 4.14.221+2021-02-15-5c768dec-1
kmod-mt76x02-common - 4.14.221+2021-02-15-5c768dec-1
kmod-mt76x2 - 4.14.221+2021-02-15-5c768dec-1
kmod-mt76x2-common - 4.14.221+2021-02-15-5c768dec-1
kmod-nf-conntrack - 4.14.221-1
kmod-nf-conntrack6 - 4.14.221-1
kmod-nf-flow - 4.14.221-1
kmod-nf-ipt - 4.14.221-1
kmod-nf-ipt6 - 4.14.221-1
kmod-nf-nat - 4.14.221-1
kmod-nf-reject - 4.14.221-1
kmod-nf-reject6 - 4.14.221-1
kmod-nls-base - 4.14.221-1
kmod-ppp - 4.14.221-1
kmod-pppoe - 4.14.221-1
kmod-pppox - 4.14.221-1
kmod-rt2800-lib - 4.14.221+4.19.161-1-1
kmod-rt2800-mmio - 4.14.221+4.19.161-1-1
kmod-rt2800-soc - 4.14.221+4.19.161-1-1
kmod-rt2x00-lib - 4.14.221+4.19.161-1-1
kmod-rt2x00-mmio - 4.14.221+4.19.161-1-1
kmod-slhc - 4.14.221-1
kmod-usb-core - 4.14.221-1
kmod-usb-ehci - 4.14.221-1
kmod-usb-ledtrig-usbport - 4.14.221-1
kmod-usb-ohci - 4.14.221-1
kmod-usb2 - 4.14.221-1

I would rate this a bug: you use the kmod-mt76... packages as listed there, and 802.11w does not work.

On my system 802.11w does not work correctly with wpa2 enterprise. So 802.11w seems to still have potential for improvement.

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Thanks Stefan for your support :+1:
I thought something like that already... :frowning:

Meanwhile I tested also with "radio0" and Master-Mode:

MediaTek MT76x2E 802.11bgnac
Channel: 36 (5.180 GHz) | Bitrate: 585 Mbit/s
SSID: AP-Guest | Mode: Master
BSSID: 74:DA:ed:im:ax:00 | Encryption: WPA3 SAE (CCMP)

working fine with 802.11w (required) enabled :nerd_face:

So the bug only affects the "MediaTek MT7620 802.11bgn" chipset :woozy_face:

This may not be a bug, but a function that is not yet implemented.

Try a snapshot build to see if it has been changed.

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Hi I am very new to openWRT I had same issue in Archer C60 with 5Gz but turning off 802.11r fast transition from 5GHz solved my problem.

I had this happen with v21.02.0-rc1 and it was awkward to get the wifi working again. Why it even dropped, a couple of hours after an apparently successful install, I am not sure. The key to the fix was to Remove the SSID section and then Add a new SSID for the radio channel. You can set up a new SSID and password, just on general security grounds, or duplicate the old settings so your existing hardware doesn't need new settings.

I have a wifi repeater, and the Scan option was picking it up. so I knew the hardware was working. I have backed out of 21.02 for now, but it is possible that this is semi-expected behaviour.

I am also encountering this issue on my ZyXEL NBG6817 (Armor Z2) after upgrading to 21.02.0 (the recent stable release), in my case this is happening for my 5ghz network. I have similarly tried removing the 5Ghz wireless network and remaking it, but still having this issue.

As recommended above, I retried the country code settings, and added a distance optimization setting (advanced settings for wireless settings in luci), and that seemed to take this time. 5Ghz is back, woot!

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