Joined: 21 Jan 2017 Posts: 1783 Location: Illinois Moderator
Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2019 19:08 Post subject: [SOLVED] NO VAP on 5ghz
Might someone else see if they can get a 5ghz virtual Access Point to work on their router using any recent November 2019, December 2019, or preferably 12-06-2019-r41664 specifically?
The symptoms I get when creating a VAP is that the 5ghz radio will "die." My WiFi status will show the following:
Chipset QCA9984 802.11ac
RadioRadio is- On
Mode- AP
Network- AC/N-Mixed
SSID- XXXXXXX
Channel- Unknown
Busy Time- 0 ms
Active Time- 0 ms
TX Power- 30 dBm
Rate- Auto
ACK Timing- 21µs (3150m)
Encryption - Interface ath0Enabled, WPA2-PSK
Connected- Clients 0
Neither the regular 5ghz SSID nor 5ghzVap will show up on any wifi scanning software.
I need some more data points from other users.
Router model:
Build:
Then copy from the Status>wireless Tab:
Chipset QCA9984 802.11ac
RadioRadio is On
ModeAP
NetworkAC/N-Mixed
SSID
Channel149 + 155 (5745 MHz VHT80)
Joined: 21 Jan 2017 Posts: 1783 Location: Illinois Moderator
Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2019 6:18 Post subject:
Back in 2018 the writers of the ATH10k firmware decided that if you run multiple VAP's then you should use a beacon >=100... setting it lower will stop the radio from broadcasting. Problem is solved thanks to BS and he will make a commit to not allow you to enter <100 when using a VAP.