[RT-AC87u] locked out of router after setting to AP

[ogre]

Updated to latest merlin 378.52_2

factory reset

set up as an AP and now it won't let me connect over SSH or web on the external address.

Do I need to set up something before converting to AP?

OK, so I realize that ssh is not enabled by default, but earlier the web interface would start up and be accessible over the WAN interface when running as AP.

I now have ssh access, but no web GUI. Can I start the web GUI/troubleshoot using ssh?

 

[Nullity]

I always make sure to manually set the IP at the device, or assign a static DHCP entry, so I can find the device after it goes to AP mode. You might lose track of it's IP when it renegotiates a different IP from the router's DHCP.


Assuming that's all a non-issue, you can connect via SSH but not HTTP? I have purposely tried killling the HTTPd, and I had limited success. Does it show the HTTPd process running on the router when you are connected via SSH? (run 'top' or 'ps')

 

[ogre]

httpd is not running and netstat -an shows no port 80 or 8080 being used.

I always have had problems with smbd not starting on boot showing some logs under /var/log.smbd.

So I suspect that httpd failed to start.

I really would need the proper flags for starting httpd, as If I just type httpd it will start but show no content.

 

[RMerlin]

httpd is not running and netstat -an shows no port 80 or 8080 being used.

I always have had problems with smbd not starting on boot showing some logs under /var/log.smbd.

So I suspect that httpd failed to start.

I really would need the proper flags for starting httpd, as If I just type httpd it will start but show no content.

service start_httpd

 

[ogre]

service start_httpd

Thanks! Now I have web GUI again.

I guess something has changed in the interfaces coming up or taking longer time since ssh starts but not httpd.

This makes AP mode quite unusable unfortunately.

Could this be related to my other problems with smb not starting at boot? Are there any syslogs that you can look for errors in?

 

[ogre]

Strange. now I rebooted using ssh and now the httpd came up after boot.

Boot log here: http://pastebin.com/eSthbFgJ

smbd still fails