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Mar 11, 2019

RBK23 and separating 2.4/5G

Hi there! I've tried to seperate the 2.4/5 GHz networks as has been posted via telnet but this doesn't seem to work with the RBK23. Thought I'd post on this specific equipment to see if anyone has ...

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Imulji

Guide

Mar 13, 2019

Thank you!

Here we go just to show that changing the SSID sticks via Telnet:

root@RBR20:/#
root@RBR20:/# config get wl_ssid
M NETWORK
root@RBR20:/#
root@RBR20:/# config get wla_ssid
M NETWORK
root@RBR20:/#
root@RBR20:/# config set wla_ssid="M NETWORK 5"
root@RBR20:/#
root@RBR20:/# config commit
root@RBR20:/#
root@RBR20:/# config get wla_ssid
M NETWORK 5
root@RBR20:/#
root@RBR20:/# config get wl_ssid
M NETWORK

oot@RBR20:/#
root@RBR20:/# reboot
root@RBR20:/#
root@RBR20:/#

Connection to host lost.

SO based on this it has been changed.

Here we go:

root@RBR20:/# cat /tmp/netscan_if_conf
eth1 wired 1
ath0 2G 0
ath01 satellite 0
ath2 5G 0
ath11 satellite 0
ath02 2G-GUEST 0
ath21 5G-GUEST 0
eth0 wired 2
ath1 5G 0
ath12 5G-GUEST 0

root@RBR20:/# cat /tmp/wifi_topology
NORMAL:AP:wifi0:ath0:@wifi-iface[0]:wl
BACKHAUL:AP:wifi0:ath01:@wifi-iface[1]:wlg_ap_bh
NORMAL:AP:wifi1:ath1:@wifi-iface[2]:wla
BACKHAUL:AP:wifi1:ath11:@wifi-iface[3]:wla_ap_bh
GUEST:AP:wifi0:ath02:@wifi-iface[4]:wlg1
GUEST:AP:wifi1:ath12:@wifi-iface[5]:wla1
NORMAL:AP:wifi2:ath2:@wifi-iface[6]:wla_2nd
GUEST:AP:wifi2:ath21:@wifi-iface[7]:wla1_2nd

I should say I HAVE NO IDEA what any of that means!

THanks again ekhalil

Imulji

Guide

Mar 13, 2019

I should also say, that even though i do the config set and config commit and run the config get to confirm the change in SSID name, after I reboot and run the config get, it reverts back to the original SSID.

It seems like the RBK23 somehow doesn't save the new SSID name?

ekhalil
Master
Mar 13, 2019
Thanks for the information.

It seems that RBR20 is using an extra network called wla_2nd.

Can you please print all SSID's using the following command:

nvram show | grep ssid
- Imulji
  Guide
  Mar 13, 2019
  ekhalil Thanks again for your help.
  
  root@RBR20:/# nvram show | grep ssid
  bridge_wl_ssid=NETGEAR-Bridge
  wla_ssid=M NETWORK
  wla_2nd_ul_bssid=
  wlg_ext_ssid=
  wlg_ul_bssid=
  wla_ul_bssid=
  wlg_ap_bh_ssid=NETGEAR_ORBI_hidden78
  wla_ap_bh_ssid=NETGEAR_ORBI_hidden78
  wan_brig_ssid1=0
  wan_brig_ssid2=0
  endis_ssid_broadcast=1
  wla_sta_ssid=NETGEAR_ORBI_hidden78
  wlg_sta_ssid=NETGEAR_ORBI_hidden78
  wla_2nd_ssid=MULJI NETWORK
  wl_ssid=M NETWORK
  wla_2nd_endis_ssid_broadcast=1
  wlg1_ssid=M NETWORK-Guest
  wla1_ssid=M NETWORK-Guest
  wla1_2nd_ssid=M NETWORK-Guest
  wlg_arlo_ssid=arlo_S_EXL5lTgTltlXLg5SEEbTlOhD
  - ekhalil
    Master
    Mar 13, 2019
    Thank you.
    
    Then please try the following commands in the following sequence. I'd try to avoid spaces in the names if possible, use the underscore instead :) :
    
    config set wla_ssid="M_NETWORK_5"
    
    config set wla_2nd_ssid="M_NETWORK_5"
    
    config commit
    
    reboot