[Discuss] OpenWRT Change WiFi Password

[Craig Miller]

Murray,

Don't run the two different radios with the _same_ SSID, and different 
passwords. That is a recipe for disaster. Either:

 1. Make the SSIDs and passwords the same, and don't care which one you
    connect to OR
 2. Make the SSIDs different, and different passwords (this is what I do).

BTW, don't change SSIDs config that you are attached to (that is your 
laptop is using wireless while reconfiguring the wireless on the 
router). That is like sawing the branch that you are sitting on. When I 
configure wireless, I either: A) plug in Ethernet to the router, or B) 
connect to a different router (and SSID) which is connected to the 
router I am configuring by Ethernet.

I hope this helps,

Craig...

On 3/30/23 18:38, Murray Strome wrote:
> yes, several times.  After one of those times, it worked for a while, 
> then disconnected and was back to same problem. After most of the 
> reboots, nothing changed.
>
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> *Subject: *Re: [Discuss] OpenWRT Change WiFi Password
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> On Thu, Mar 30, 2023 at 05:45:43PM -0600, Murray Strome wrote:
> > I tried to change the WiFi password for the 2.4G channel using the 
> luci interface, and also in /etc/config/wireless. According to the 
> luci interface, it has changed, and also in the config file. I was 
> then able to login on several devices, but after a while, the WiFi 
> disconnected and when I tried to login again, it said "wrong 
> password". If I used the old password, it says that it connects, but 
> there is no internet. If I look at the config file and the luci 
> interface, they both show the new password.
>
> I find, when encountering weirdness in openwrt after config changes, 
> that a reboot will fix things. Have you tried rebooting?
>
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