Wifi connection is in "pending" state. What does it mean?

Pavel Negrobov

Hello, guys!
I have Omega2+, last firmware
I am setting up Wifi connection using command

/usr/bin/wifisetup add -ssid xxx -encr psk2 -password yyy

AP name and password are valid.
Very often after send connection command I have situation:

Omega does not receive IP address, so connection absent.

# /usr/bin/wifisetup list
{ "results": [ { "enabled": true, "ssid": "xxx", "encryption": "psk2", "password": "yyy" } ], "success": true }

# /bin/ubus call network.interface.wwan status
{
        "up": false,
        "pending": true,
        "available": true,
        "autostart": true,
        "dynamic": false,
        "proto": "dhcp",
        "device": "apcli0",
        "data": {

        }
}

# cat /etc/config/wireless

config wifi-device 'radio0'
        option type 'ralink'
        option variant 'mt7628'
        option country 'US'
        option hwmode '11g'
        option htmode 'HT40'
        option channel 'auto'
        option disabled '0'
        option device_mode 'apsta'
        option op_mode 'preference'

config wifi-iface 'ap'
        option device 'radio0'
        option mode 'ap'
        option network 'wlan'
        option ifname 'ra0'
        option encryption 'psk2'
        option key '12345678'
        option disabled '0'
        option ssid 'Omega-3079'

config wifi-iface 'sta'
        option device 'radio0'
        option mode 'sta'
        option ifname 'apcli0'
        option encryption 'psk2'
        option network 'wwan'
        option led 'omega2p:blue:wifi'
        option disabled '0'
        option ssid 'xxx'
        option key 'yyy'

config wifi-config
        option key 'xxx'
        option ssid 'yyy'
        option encryption 'psk2'

If I am rebooting Omega in this state, it succesfully connects to xxx, receives IP and all work good.

Command for disconnect:

/usr/bin/wifisetup remove -ssid xxx

removes section "config wifi-config", "config wifi-iface 'sta'" stays. Is this correct?

Main questions:
Why connection in pending state? What does it mean? How to avoid this? Or force connection?

In documentation https://docs.onion.io/omega2-docs/adjusting-ap-network-through-command-line.html I found command for restart WiFi driver "/etc/init.d/wireless restart". But it is invalid:

/# /etc/init.d/wireless restart
/bin/ash: /etc/init.d/wireless: not found

What is valid command?

Thanks

crispyoz

@Pavel-Negrobov Try running ubus call network.wireless up

Pavel Negrobov

@crispyoz I will try this command when "pending" happens again.
Thank you