Flint access point mode drop outs over Wi-Fi

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I have been having a strange issue ever since setting up my Flint in access point mode for use with my OpenWrt One router (same SSID, same security, password, Wi-Fi mode, etc). Whenever my devices roam from the One to the Flint over Wi-Fi, the client says it’s connected to the AP, but I can’t connect to the internet or even open the router interface. In order to fix the issue, I need to reboot the Flint. Then, it will work. I haven’t had any issues when devices roam from the Flint to the One.

This issue is reproducible with multiple client devices of different operating systems. I have tried resetting the Flint to factory defaults, which did not help. The One is very new and the only changes I’ve made from the defaults are setting a couple static IPs and port forwards, adding a guest network according to the OpenWrt docs, and installing/enabling the adblock app. I also changed the subnet from the default 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.8.1. Any suggestions would be very much appreciated.

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I attempted and failed to install vanilla openwrt, bricked the device, reflashed GL-iNet firmware, and now it seems to work for some reason. I’ll update this if I start running into issues again.

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The One is very new and the only changes I’ve made from the defaults are setting a couple static IPs and port forwards, adding a guest network according to the OpenWrt docs, and installing/enabling the adblock app. I also changed the subnet from the default 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.8.1.

This reads that you've set the OWRT One to 192.168.8.0/24. Keep in mind that's the default subnet for GL's firmware.

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[...] adding a guest network according to the OpenWrt docs [...]

This is off topic but you might like GL's HOWTO a little better. It's not limited to the Slate 7 (GL-BE9300). Adapt as required:

How to set up the VLAN for IoT Wi-Fi on Flint 3(GL-BE9300)

For Flint3 (GL-BE9300) only. Describes how to configure a dedicated IoT network on SSH by creating a VLAN (VID 25), a bridge, DHCP, firewall rules, and a separate 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi SSID. 1. Define VLAN 25 on eth1 We create a VLAN subinterface eth1.25 using IEEE 802.1Q tagging. uci set network.eth1_25=device uci set network.eth1_25.type='8021q' uci set network.eth1_25.ifname='eth1' uci set network.eth1_25.vid='25' uci set network.eth1_25.name='eth1.25' 2. Create the IoT Bridge We define a new b…

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This reads that you've set the OWRT One to 192.168.8.0/24. Keep in mind that's the default subnet for GL's firmware.

Is that an issue?

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This is off topic but you might like GL's HOWTO a little better. It's not limited to the Slate 7 (GL-BE9300). Adapt as required:

This does look interesting since it sounds like it would allow devices on the main network to communicate with the IoT devices one way? Don’t think I need that functionality though.