Description
Hi ant,
I hope you might be able to help - I am doing my best to try and solve the issue myself so I've asked experts on the OpenWRT forum about this issue:
https://forum.openwrt.org/t/macwifi-json-connect-with-openwrt-issue/99641
The issue I posted:
Hi I'm hoping someone can advise me in understanding a problem I'm having with the Json api & OpenWRT. I am trying to get a cool MacOS extension working on a vintage mac that adds ethernet > openwrt communication via json, so you effectively get a wifi context menu in the OS like modern laptops.
For some reason it only seems to work on the very first WIFI network I configure it on, but then afterwards it doesn't seem to gain internet access on other networks.
OpenWRT: 18.06.0 version
When SSH'ing into OpenWRT and doing 'wifi status' while at my second wifi address I get:
"section": "default_radio0",
"ifname": "wlan0-1",
"config": {
"mode": "ap",
"encryption": "psk2",
"ssid": "SECOND_WIFI",
"bssid": "B0:3E:4E:AD:AE:A7"
"key": "password2",
"mode": "ap",
"network": [
"lan"
"section": "wifi-iface[1]",
"ifname": "wlan0",
"config": {
"mode": "sta",
"encryption": "psk2",
"ssid": "FIRST_WIFI",
"bssid": "X0:XE:XE:XD:XE:X7"
"key": "password1",
"mode": "sta",
"network": [
"wwan"
"lan"
FIRST_WIFI is the original wifi network I configured the system at, which actually does work if in range. SECOND_WIFI is my home wifi which doesn't work, I am currently trying to connect to SECOND_WIFI but nothing works.
I hope this all makes sense and I hope this SSH output might have a clue as to why it isn't working here at my second wifi place. Any advice welcome.