Omega2+ only connects to WiFi once

John W

I can only get my Omega2+ also to act as an AP, it will not connect to my home network. I have tried 1) configuring via the GUI setup routine by pointing my Windows PC browser at http://192.168.1.3 after hooking to the Onion via wifi, it times out and 2) configuring via the "wifisetup" command by using puTTY and using the terminal command and 3) trying to modify by hand the /etc/config/wireless

I'm running the latest firmware for Omega2 that I'm aware of, v0.1.6-b136. Can someone share if running the same version what their /etc/config/wireless file looks like so I can try and replicate the config that way? If that doesn't work I'm thinking of trying to load an earlier firmware on the device. If I do that via a USB stick, are there requirements for the format of the USB stick like being FAT32 format or anything else needed besides the .bin file? I understand I can turn on the Omega2+ while holding down the reset button for a few seconds and bring up the menu to reflash the firmware in puTTY. Thanks!

Nelly Whads

@WereCatf Yes I've gone into my router settings and checked and it doesn't show up there either. Only works immediately after the initial set up. I've also checked cloud.onion.io and that reflects the time on/offline supporting that it never reconnects to the network after rebooting.

Nelly Whads

@John-W Hey John,

Have you tried connecting to any other networks besides your home network? If not, maybe try tethering off of your phone jut to test it? You might also want to check the frequency of the network, I'm almost certain the Omega's only support 2.4GHz, not 5.0.

WereCatf

@John-W

config wifi-device 'ra0'
        option type 'ralink'
        option mode '9'
        option channel 'auto'
        option txpower '100'
        option ht '20'
        option country 'FI'
        option disabled '0'

config wifi-iface
        option device 'ra0'
        option network 'wlan'
        option mode 'ap'
        option encryption 'psk2'
        option ApCliEnable '1'
        option ApCliAuthMode 'WPA2PSK'
        option ApCliEncrypType 'AES'
        option ApCliSsid 'REMOVED'
        option ApCliPassWord 'REMOVED'
        option ssid 'REMOVED'
        option key 'REMOVED'

config wifi-config
        option ssid 'REMOVED'
        option encryption 'WPA2PSK'
        option key 'REMOVED'

WereCatf

@Nelly-Whads Hmmm. You did configure Omega's own AP to use a different SSID than your local network, I hope? And your local network uses a different IP-subnet than the Omega's? The Omega uses 192.168.3.x, and if your local network uses the same subnet there could be an IP-collision.

John W

You guys are awesome! Thanks @WereCatf for showing me the wireless file from your device, and @Nelly-Whads your suggestion to also try connecting via my phone's hot spot was the final trick to get me on the web!

So the mention that the Onion Omega2 only supports 2.4GHz means that I need to force my router somehow to only communicate with the Omega2 using 802.11b or 802.11g, and not 802.11n? I have DD-WRT setup on my router, I'm sure there is probably a way to do that then.

John W

I looked at my router settings. I found that the encryption type was TKIP instead of AES. Router had the option to change, but was not changing (some bug in the router menu?). Anyway, decided to try changing on the Omega2 the /etc/config/wireless file,

from
option ApCliEncrypType 'AES'
to
optionApCliEncrypType 'TKIP'

I also changed the settings in the file to match my router settings instead of my cell phone's wifi hotspot.

... and rebooted. It's a beautiful thing, now it connects to my router no problem. This was likely my main issue all along. Thanks again for your help here on the forum.

WereCatf

@John-W said in Omega2+ only connects to WiFi once:

So the mention that the Onion Omega2 only supports 2.4GHz means that I need to force my router somehow to only communicate with the Omega2 using 802.11b or 802.11g, and not 802.11n? I have DD-WRT setup on my router, I'm sure there is probably a way to do that then.

No. 802.11n can use both 2.4GHz and 5GHz and, in fact, all 802.11n compliant devices have to support it on the 2.4GHz band. The 5GHz band is optional.

Nelly Whads

@WereCatf Yeah I've made sure the SSID's are unique. As for the subnets, the Omega is on stock (192.168.3.x) and my router is on 192.168.0.x. It does initially connect successfully but it just refuses to reconnect after a reboot. I'm going to be visiting some friends for the next little bit so I'll give it a try on some other networks and see if that works.

Nelly Whads

Success! The CLI proved to be a lot more robust at setting things up - it reconnects successfully on reboots now

Cheers guys