WiFi interface broken after update to 26.1

[sandy]

I am currently setting up a new firewall with opnsense and encountered a problem (again) after upgrading vom 25.7 to 26.1 today. My small installation at home should be compact and was working with an atheros wifi card in access point mode before the update.
Now after the update to 26.1  I get the dreaded message "Error creating interface with mode Infrastructure (BSS). The ath0 interface may not support creating more clones with the selected mode."

After getting it to work with a lot of effort only to have it break again after not even a day when updating I consider the wlan support so broken that I am ready to give up and look for a more stable solution and use an external access point.

Anyone with a recommendation for a small access point with a stable support for security updates?

[Monviech (Cedrik)]

If you want to stay open source you could install OpenWRT on custom Wifi (or flashable) hardware.

If you just need something that works without VLAN support, a cheap fritzbox is quite good as set and forget kinda device.

Most people here would suggest Unify for some reason when more features are needed.

I personally use Zyxel Access Points, they get regular updates too.

[Seimus]

Anyone with a recommendation for a small access point with a stable support for security updates?

Sure, get an Asus RT-AX53U, cheap and powerful option, which is Supporting Dual Radio and WiFi6

Flash on it OpenWRT, which is very simple.
https://openwrt.org/toh/asus/rt-ax53u

Profit.

Regards,
S.

[Patrick M. Hausen]

I like Mikrotik hAP-ax2 with RouterOS.

[Seimus]

Those are awesome!

But more expensive than the Asus option + OpenWRT suggested. So all depends on the budget.

Regards,
S.

[OPNenthu]

I used a converted old Asus router for a while (albeit with FreshTomato firmware instead of OpenWRT) and it worked well as an AP with a couple VLAN-backed SSIDs.  No issue using it with OPNsense.

I'm one of those that likes the UniFi APs currently, but it's mostly the hardware I like.  I'm less enthused with the company, tbh.

[nero355]

I'm one of those that likes the UniFi APs currently, but it's mostly the hardware I like.  I'm less enthused with the company, tbh.

+1 :)

I simply love my In Wall Accesspoints and my small Outdoor unit, but everything else is kind of getting annoying the last couple of years...

You could get the same from TP-Link Omada which are also a bit cheaper and might even be able to run without a Controller annoying you the whole time because a lot of their stuff has the option to be configured via a nice and simple webGUI on the device itself !!

Another option I might test at some point is this thing from HPE Aruba : https://www.cits.com.eg/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/product-access-points-remote_cits.webp
Basically it's a "In Wall on a Stick" kind of model and might be useful for people who need a WiFi Accesspoint they can use like it was a lamp in their livingroom and needs to be moved outside from time to time ^_^

[sandy]

"Sure, get an Asus RT-AX53U, cheap and powerful option, which is Supporting Dual Radio and WiFi6

Flash on it OpenWRT, which is very simple.
https://openwrt.org/toh/asus/rt-ax53u"

I've ordered one and hope it will work as well as recommended.

How does quoting work in this forum software? I can't get it to work and have simply copied it manually in.

[Seimus]

I've ordered one and hope it will work as well as recommended.

I use it as primary AP in dumb mode, with several SSIDs bound to different VLANs. Basically the AP works as WiFI + VLAN separation.

How does quoting work in this forum software? I can't get it to work and have simply copied it manually in.

On each reply click the "QUOTE" button to quote the whole reply or highlight a word/sentence from a reply and click "QUOTE SELECTED TEXT"

Regards,
S.

[sandy]

On each reply click the "QUOTE" button to quote the whole reply or highlight a word/sentence from a reply and click "QUOTE SELECTED TEXT"

Okay, a browser problem. With Edge it works as expected. Probably Adblock plus plugin in Firefox has blocked the function.

At least I discovered how fragile the Wifi interface support is very quickly. Now I'll wait für the access point to be delivered.

Thanks for the help!

[cercle]

Hello,
After updating to 26.1, the wifi interfaces are still broken and impossible to recreate them (Firefox and EDGE)