diff --git a/src/main.lua b/src/main.lua
index af086c3..4403159 100644
--- a/src/main.lua
+++ b/src/main.lua
@@ -1,19 +1,21 @@
 --[[
 TODO:
  - document REST API (mention rq IDs and endpoint information, list endpoints+args+CRUD type, unknown values are empty fields)
+   (describe fail/error difference: fail is valid rq..could not comply, while error is invalid rq _or_ system error)
  - use a slightly more descriptive success/error definition (e.g. errortype=system/missing-arg/generic)
  - how to handle requests which need a restart of uhttpd? (e.g. network/openap)
  - a plain GET request (no ajax/script) runs the risk of timing out on lengthy operations: implement polling in API to get progress updates?
    (this would require those operations to run in a separate daemon process which can be monitored by the CGI handler) 
  - protect dump function against reference loops (see: http://lua-users.org/wiki/TableSerialization, json also handles this well)
  - (this is an old todo item from network:available(), might still be relevant at some point)
-   extend reconf interface to support function arguments (as tables) so wifihelper functionality can be integrated
+   extend netconf interface to support function arguments (as tables) so wifihelper functionality can be integrated
    but how? idea: pass x_args={arg1="a",arg2="2342"} for component 'x'
    or: allow alternative for x="y" --> x={action="y", arg1="a", arg2="2342"}
    in any case, arguments should be put in a new table to pass to the function (since order is undefined it must be an assoc array)
 
 NOTES:
- - using iwinfo with interface name 'radio0' yields very little 'info' output while wlan0 works fine
+ - using iwinfo with interface name 'radio0' yields very little 'info' output while wlan0 works fine.
+   However, sometimes wlan0 disappears (happened after trying to associate with non-existing network)...why?
  - The endpoint function info in response objects is incorrect when the global function is called with a blank argument,
    to cleanly solve this, module/function resolution should be moved from main() to the request object
 ]]--
@@ -22,7 +24,7 @@ local l = require("logger")
 local RequestClass = require("rest.request")
 local ResponseClass = require("rest.response")
 local wifi = require("network.wlanconfig")
-local reconf = require("network.netconfig")
+local netconf = require("network.netconfig")
 
 
 --NOTE: pcall protects from invocation exceptions, which is what we need except
@@ -50,7 +52,14 @@ local function init()
 		postData = io.read(n)
 	end
 	
-	return wifi.init() and reconf.init(wifi, true)
+	local s, msg
+	s, msg = wifi.init()
+	if not s then return s, msg end
+	
+	s, msg = netconf.init(wifi, true)
+	if not s then return s, msg end
+	
+	return true
 end
 
 --usually returns function+nil, function+number in case of number in place of function name; or
@@ -135,12 +144,12 @@ end
 	end
 end
 
-
-if init() == false then
+local s, msg = init()
+if s == false then
 	local resp = ResponseClass.new()
-	resp:setError("initialization failed")
+	resp:setError("initialization failed (" .. msg .. ")")
 	print(resp:serializeAsJson()) --FIXME: this message does not seem to be sent
-	l:error("initialization failed") --NOTE: this assumes the logger has been inited properly, despite init() having failed
+	l:error("initialization failed (" .. msg .. ")") --NOTE: this assumes the logger has been inited properly, despite init() having failed
 	os.exit(1)
 else
 	main()
diff --git a/src/network/netconfig.lua b/src/network/netconfig.lua
index 21473c4..b5f775f 100644
--- a/src/network/netconfig.lua
+++ b/src/network/netconfig.lua
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ local reconf = {}
 local wifi
 local reloadSilent
 
-M.WWW_CAPTIVE_PATH = "/usr/share/lua/wifibox/ext/www"
+M.WWW_CAPTIVE_PATH = "/usr/share/lua/wifibox/www"
 M.WWW_CAPTIVE_INDICATOR = "/www/.wifibox-inplace"
 M.WWW_RENAME_NAME = "/www-regular"
 
diff --git a/src/network/wlanconfig.lua b/src/network/wlanconfig.lua
index 102b98e..67dfe2a 100644
--- a/src/network/wlanconfig.lua
+++ b/src/network/wlanconfig.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-local reconf = require("network.netconfig")
 local util = require("util.utils")
 local l = require("logger")
 local uci = require("uci").cursor()
@@ -6,7 +5,9 @@ local iwinfo = require("iwinfo")
 
 local M = {}
 
-M.DFL_DEVICE = "wlan0" -- was radio0
+--NOTE: fallback device 'radio0' is required because sometimes the wlan0 device disappears
+M.DFL_DEVICE = "wlan0"
+M.DFL_DEVICE_FALLBACK = "radio0"
 M.AP_SSID = "d3d-ap"
 M.AP_ADDRESS = "192.168.10.1"
 M.AP_NETMASK = "255.255.255.0"
@@ -50,7 +51,14 @@ function M.init(device)
 	dev = device or M.DFL_DEVICE
 	dev_api = iwinfo.type(dev)
 	if not dev_api then
-		return false, "No such wireless device: '"..dev.."'"
+		--TODO: warn about missing dev here?
+		local devInitial = dev
+		dev = M.DFL_DEVICE_FALLBACK
+		dev_api = iwinfo.type(dev)
+		
+		if not dev_api then
+			return false, "No such wireless device: '" .. devInitial .. "' (and fallback '" .. dev .. "' does not exist either)"
+		end
 	end
 
 	return true
diff --git a/src/rest/api/api_network.lua b/src/rest/api/api_network.lua
index 21f059a..778c743 100644
--- a/src/rest/api/api_network.lua
+++ b/src/rest/api/api_network.lua
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ function M.available(d)
 		r:addData("count", #netInfoList)
 		r:addData("networks", netInfoList)
 	else
-		r:setError("No scan results or scanning not possible")
+		r:setFail("No scan results or scanning not possible")
 	end
 	
 	return r
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ function M.assoc(d)
 			wifi.createConfigFromScanInfo(scanResult, argPhrase)
 		else
 			--check for error
-			r:setError("no wireless network with requested SSID is available")
+			r:setFail("no wireless network with requested SSID is available")
 			r:addData("ssid", argSsid)
 		end
 	end
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ function M.rm(d)
 		r:setSuccess("removed wireless network with requested SSID")
 		r:addData("ssid", argSsid)
 	else
-		r:setError("no wireless network with requested SSID") --this used to be a warning instead of an error...
+		r:setFail("no wireless network with requested SSID") --this used to be a warning instead of an error...
 		r:addData("ssid", argSsid)
 	end
 	
diff --git a/src/rest/api/api_test.lua b/src/rest/api/api_test.lua
index 02bf79f..f5bceeb 100644
--- a/src/rest/api/api_test.lua
+++ b/src/rest/api/api_test.lua
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ function M.success(d)
 	return r
 end
 
+function M.fail(d)
+	local r = ResponseClass.new(d)
+	r:setFail()
+	return r
+end
+
 function M.error(d)
 	local r = ResponseClass.new(d)
 	r:setError("this error has been generated on purpose")
diff --git a/src/rest/response.lua b/src/rest/response.lua
index 3f34511..cb846d5 100644
--- a/src/rest/response.lua
+++ b/src/rest/response.lua
@@ -31,15 +31,21 @@ function M.new(requestObject)
 	return self
 end
 
-function M:setStatus(s)
-	self.body.status = s
-end
+--use set{Success|Fail|Error}()
+--function M:setStatus(s)
+--	self.body.status = s
+--end
 
 function M:setSuccess(msg)
 	self.body.status = "success"
 	if msg ~= "" then self.body.msg = msg end
 end
 
+function M:setFail(msg)
+	self.body.status = "fail"
+	if msg ~= "" then self.body.msg = msg end
+end
+
 function M:setError(msg)
 	self.body.status = "error"
 	if msg ~= "" then self.body.msg = msg end