MT6000 Flint 2: second wifi network disappears

Routers
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Hello,

I’ve got an MT6000 Flint 2, running as an AP, with two identically configured wifi network (same configuration except SSID/password).

That used to work well. However, since I upgraded from firmware 4.7.2 to 4.8.3, there’s an issue: the 2nd network is not there anymore.

Sometimes, when tinkering with its configuration, I can see it - and then a few minutes later, it’s just not there anymore. I tried the main UI, Luci, editing the file directly to make sure it’s all the same: no change.

I’m adding the configuration file below. The “A” network is working fine, “B” is the disappearing one.

Any suggestion welcome!


config wifi-device 'mt798611'
        option band '2g'
        option htmode 'HE40'
        option hwmode '11g'
        option country 'FR'
        option type 'mtk'
        option txpower '100'
        option noscan '0'
        option random_bssid '0'
        option legacy_rates '0'
        option channel 'auto'

config wifi-iface 'wifi2g'
        option device 'mt798611'
        option mode 'ap'
        option network 'lan'
        option ssid 'A'
        option key ''
        option hidden '0'
        option disabled '0'
        option encryption 'sae-mixed'
        option ifname 'ra0'

config wifi-iface 'wifinet2'
        option device 'mt798611'
        option mode 'ap'
        option network 'lan'
        option ssid 'B'
        option key ''
        option hidden '0'
        option disabled '0'
        option ifname 'ra0'
        option encryption 'sae-mixed'

config wifi-device 'mt798612'
        option band '5g'
        option htmode 'HE80'
        option legacy_rates '0'
        option hwmode '11a'
        option country 'FR'
        option type 'mtk'
        option txpower '100'
        option random_bssid '0'
        option channel 'auto'

config wifi-iface 'wifi5g'
        option device 'mt798612'
        option mode 'ap'
        option network 'lan'
        option ssid 'A'
        option key ''
        option hidden '0'
        option disabled '0'
        option encryption 'sae-mixed'
        option ifname 'rax0'

config wifi-iface 'wifinet3'
        option device 'mt798612'
        option mode 'ap'
        option network 'lan'
        option ssid 'B'
        option key ''
        option hidden '0'
        option disabled '0'
        option ifname 'rax0'
        option encryption 'sae-mixed'

Thanks in advance,

Laurent

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Hi

It appears that the ifname is duplicated.
Please try assigning a different ifname like ra2/rax2 for the B network.

config wifi-iface 'wifi2g'
        option ifname 'ra0'
config wifi-iface 'wifinet2'
        option ifname 'ra0'

config wifi-iface 'wifi5g'
        option ifname 'rax0'
config wifi-iface 'wifinet3'
        option ifname 'rax0'
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Hello Will,

Thank you, that was most definitely that. I noticed there was ra1/rax1, I used that, and it’s all good again.

Now, I’m at a loss at why they came to use the same names. I didn’t see anything in the UI referring to that setting. I could have made the mistake when editing the file directly, but then again, that network did work for a good while… I find it surprising there’s not a check done by the UI to at least report an issue if that happens.

Anyhow, thanks again, my best wishes to you and your team for the holidays!

Laurent

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Happy holidays to you too.

Currently, multi-SSID is not officially supported, which is why the UI does not perform validation or display warnings when this occurs. Since the configuration relies on manual SSH and UCI changes, the system cannot reliably detect or manage all related conditions.

Once multi-SSID is officially supported, it will be fully integrated into the GL UI, including proper validation and safeguards, eliminating the need to manage these details manually.