Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2020 23:56 Post subject: Effective workarounds for bridged VAPs not working at boot
Creating this thread with the single purpose of listing which VAP workarounds actually work for specific router models and build versions. I'm intending that posts in this thread are only to confirm working configurations to make it easier to find them.
This thread is not looking for posts confirming that Wifi generally works, this is specifically referring to builds that are released with the issue listed as:
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VAPs not working at boot fixed for unbridged VAPs with r40564:40566. Workaround startup command:
sleep 10;stopservice nas;stopservice wlconf;startservice wlconf;startservice nas (there are a few alternatives, search).
For example, I tried a couple of workarounds for Netgear R7000 before I found one that worked, so that was easy. However, for R7000P, some people in other threads seem to be referring to having it working but I have tried all the workarounds I can find and multiple firmware versions and still do not have it working. That has taken some time to test all those combinations. It would be great if working configuration information could more easily be found.
EDIT November 20th 2021 by: the-joker
When the commands that work for your machine are identified goto administration tab -> command tab, enter them and save as firewall NOT startup.
If you save commands as startup you will notice when you click APPLY the BUG will reappear.
This is because, when you click APPLY all required services are restarted, and the commands being saved as firewall will run both on startup and when you click APPLY.
See attached screenshot. ( example For Asus RT-AC68U )
Have a nice day/evening everyone =)
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Last edited by mjurgens on Wed Nov 04, 2020 0:01; edited 1 time in total
Joined: 04 Jan 2007 Posts: 11564 Location: Wherever the wind blows- North America
Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2020 14:37 Post subject:
Here is one of the things I've found with my R7000 and R6300v2 units.
If your physical does not need encryption and you add a VAP with encryption then it doesn't seem to work correctly. (like setting up a repeater in a hotel room where the host AP isn't encrypted)
If your physical and VAP are both on the same encryption then the work-around works. (like when I'm home on my fully encrypted network)
Can someone with a working R7000 setup please confirm?
Apologies for any confusion. I am no expert on these matters, you are probably much better informed. I will try to give some more background.
The WNDR4000 is an additional upstairs access point in our house, not the main wan side router. It has an extra VAP as a guest network. This VAP would not work properly at boot. VAP is visible but clients fail to connect.
I have added this bit of code to the Startup section, under Administration->Commands.
I cannot tell why it works. It is one of the options listed in the OP of this thread under "Some possible workarounds that I have found are:". Running this from the Startup section causes my VAP to accept client connections.
Feel free to ask for further clarification. If it would be helpful I can see if can pull more information from my access point for troubleshooting.
EDIT:
I went back to the OP and you guys are right. The cron bit wasn't there. I must have been confused with another piece of code. However, this snippet does help my router to get the VAP accessible. Shoot me, I don't understand why but it does work.
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Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2021 20:16 Post subject:
The cron executable is NOT listed in ANY examples anywhere in this thread until you posted. Please re-read the OP. Maybe now we have a NEW workaround, thanks to your experiment (?) _________________ "Life is but a fleeting moment, a vapor that vanishes quickly; All is vanity"
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I can remove the cron bit from my code snippet, see if it makes a difference. Cannot do that now though, a few people in my household are using the AP at this time.
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Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2021 6:42 Post subject:
Nothing especially new here - I created a script (attached) which automatically discovers the interfaces that need to be recycled to get VAPs correctly associated with VLANs on my network.
The same script can be run on any of the (Broadcom) routers in my network and do the right thing for each specific router's configuration.
Router Model: Asus RT-AC87U
Build Version(s): DD-WRT v3.0-r45735 std (02/11/21)
Working Workaround (exact command): attached script
Router Model: Asus RT-AC68U C1
Build Version(s): DD-WRT v3.0-r44213 std (08/18/20)
Working Workaround (exact command): attached script
vap_vlan_workaround.tgz
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Script to identify interface(s) to recycle - workaround for VAP startup issue