hostapd/git's 5G AP's have recently 'gone missing' -- 2G still ok. what specific debug info to look for to troubleshoot ?
PGNet Dev
pgnet.dev at gmail.com
Wed Oct 4 10:02:15 PDT 2017
I'm running
git log | head
commit fa4b605a0d1dcbd32a5038d61b90b8efd1ec7645
Author: Lior David <qca_liord at qca.qualcomm.com>
Date: Thu Sep 28 21:55:09 2017 +0300
hostapd -v
hostapd v2.7-devel-hostap_2_6-1203-gfa4b605+
User space daemon for IEEE 802.11 AP management,
IEEE 802.1X/WPA/WPA2/EAP/RADIUS Authenticator
Copyright (c) 2002-2017, Jouni Malinen <j at w1.fi> and contributors
on linux/64.
I've 4 virtual interfaces, on 2 physical devices
iw dev
phy#1
Interface wifiGuest2
ifindex 8
wdev 0x100000002
addr e2:08:6b:22:ed:a1
ssid
wG2
type AP
channel 11 (2462 MHz), width: 40 MHz, center1: 2452 MHz
txpower 20.00 dBm
Interface wlp2s0u1
ifindex 5
wdev 0x100000001
addr e2:08:6b:22:ed:a0
ssid wU2
type AP
channel 11 (2462 MHz), width: 40 MHz, center1: 2452 MHz
txpower 20.00 dBm
phy#0
Interface wifiGuest5
ifindex 9
wdev 0x2
addr 02:c0:ca:42:e7:31
ssid wG5
type AP
channel 157 (5785 MHz), width: 40 MHz, center1: 5795 MHz
txpower 30.00 dBm
Interface wlp2s0u2
ifindex 4
wdev 0x1
addr 02:c0:ca:42:e7:30
ssid wU5
type AP
channel 157 (5785 MHz), width: 40 MHz, center1: 5795 MHz
txpower 30.00 dBm
My interfaces are 'up'
wifiGuest2: flags=4163<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
inet 10.30.13.102 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 10.30.13.255
inet6 fe80::e008:6bff:fe18:fcc1 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x20<link>
ether e2:08:6b:22:ed:a1 txqueuelen 1000 (Ethernet)
RX packets 0 bytes 0 (0.0 B)
RX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0
TX packets 7 bytes 872 (872.0 B)
TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0
wifiGuest5: flags=4163<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
inet 10.1.1.102 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 10.1.1.255
inet6 fe80::c0:caff:fe88:1721 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x20<link>
ether 02:c0:ca:42:e7:31 txqueuelen 1000 (Ethernet)
RX packets 0 bytes 0 (0.0 B)
RX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0
TX packets 7 bytes 872 (872.0 B)
TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0
wlp1s0u3: flags=4163<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
inet 172.16.1.102 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 172.16.1.255
inet6 fe80::c0:caff:fe88:1720 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x20<link>
ether 02:c0:ca:42:e7:30 txqueuelen 1000 (Ethernet)
RX packets 0 bytes 0 (0.0 B)
RX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0
TX packets 7 bytes 872 (872.0 B)
TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0
wlp1s0u4: flags=4163<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
inet 172.30.13.102 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 172.30.13.255
inet6 fe80::e008:6bff:fe18:fcc0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x20<link>
ether e2:08:6b:22:ed:a0 txqueuelen 1000 (Ethernet)
RX packets 0 bytes 0 (0.0 B)
RX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0
TX packets 7 bytes 872 (872.0 B)
TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0
iwconfig
...
wlp2s0u1 IEEE 802.11 Mode:Master Tx-Power=20 dBm
Retry short limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Power Management:off
wifiGuest5 IEEE 802.11 Mode:Master Tx-Power=30 dBm
Retry short long limit:2 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Power Management:off
wifiGuest2 IEEE 802.11 Mode:Master Tx-Power=20 dBm
Retry short limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Power Management:off
wlp2s0u2 IEEE 802.11 Mode:Master Tx-Power=30 dBm
Retry short long limit:2 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Power Management:off
...
with no immediately obvious (to me) errors on boot
dmesg | egrep "wlp2s0u2|wlp2s0u1|wifiGuest5|wifiGuest2"
[ 14.000324] rt2800usb 3-3:1.0 wlp2s0u2: renamed from wlan0
[ 14.545433] ath9k_htc 3-4:1.0 wlp2s0u1: renamed from wlan0
[ 25.721010] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlp2s0u2: link is not ready
[ 25.918240] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlp2s0u1: link is not ready
[ 41.476855] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlp2s0u1: link is not ready
[ 41.769187] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlp2s0u2: link is not ready
[ 42.034720] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlp2s0u1: link becomes ready
[ 42.376473] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlp2s0u2: link becomes ready
[ 42.387544] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wifiGuest2: link is not ready
[ 42.392439] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wifiGuest5: link is not ready
[ 42.435653] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wifiGuest2: link becomes ready
[ 42.439141] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wifiGuest5: link becomes ready
Both daemons, @ 2.4G & 5G, are up & runnning, "healthy" according to systemd
systemctl status -l hostapd2 hostapd5
● hostapd2.service - Hostapd 2GHz
Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/hostapd2.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)
Active: active (running) since Wed 2017-10-04 09:11:16 PDT; 13min ago
Main PID: 1600 (hostapd)
Tasks: 1 (limit: 512)
CGroup: /system.slice/hostapd2.service
└─1600 /usr/local/bin/hostapd /usr/local/etc/hostapd/hostapd_2.4GHz.conf
● hostapd5.service - Hostapd 5GHz
Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/hostapd5.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)
Active: active (running) since Wed 2017-10-04 09:11:16 PDT; 13min ago
Main PID: 1596 (hostapd)
Tasks: 1 (limit: 512)
CGroup: /system.slice/hostapd5.service
└─1596 /usr/local/bin/hostapd /usr/local/etc/hostapd/hostapd_5GHz.conf
scanning/connecting locally from my 2.4G/5G-capable phone, I can see/connect:
(1) *my* 2.4G nets, 'wU2' & 'wG2'
(2) *all* other 5G nets
but NOT
(3) *my* 5G nets, 'wU5' & 'wG5'
I know this *used* to work with older versions of hostapd on my box quite a few system/app-upgrades ago.
I'm trying to track down what the problem is *now* -- why I can't even detect my 5G nets anymore. If there's a problem, I'm either not looking in the right place, or with not enough detail.
What/where should I be looking at for corrrect/greater detail to troubleshoot my 'missing 5G' issue?
-pgnd
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