# Wildcard in path is not working

**URL:** <https://forum.genieacs.com/t/wildcard-in-path-is-not-working/6760>\
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**Created:** [April 15, 2025, 7:01am UTC](https://forum.genieacs.com/t/wildcard-in-path-is-not-working/6760 "2025-04-15T07:01:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![shahidcodes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4da419/32.png) [@shahidcodes](https://forum.genieacs.com/u/shahidcodes)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2025, 7:01am UTC](https://forum.genieacs.com/t/wildcard-in-path-is-not-working/6760/1 "2025-04-15T07:01:54Z")

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Hi,

I am trying to set a table to list all wan IP Connections in a table but it does show any table.

```auto
- label: "'WAN'"
  parameter: InternetGatewayDevice.WANDevice.1.WANConnectionDevice.*.WANIPConnection
  type: "'parameter-table'"
  childParameters:
    - label: "'Name'"
      parameter: Name
    - label: "'DefaultGateway'"
      parameter: DefaultGateway

```

But it works when I change the parameter to specify the number so instead of `*.WANIPConnection` if I say `1.WANIPConnection` it works. But I need to find all WANIPConnections regardless of numbering.

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/genieacs/original/2X/7/7c1e404c0293686c6b6df9a39ceb8bc91524c691.png)

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**Author:** ![akcoder](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.genieacs.com/akcoder/32/11_2.png) [@akcoder](https://forum.genieacs.com/u/akcoder)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2025, 4:09pm UTC](https://forum.genieacs.com/t/wildcard-in-path-is-not-working/6760/2 "2025-04-15T16:09:03Z")

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Wild cards aren’t supported there. Use a virtual parameter.

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**Author:** ![shahidcodes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4da419/32.png) [@shahidcodes](https://forum.genieacs.com/u/shahidcodes)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2025, 4:57am UTC](https://forum.genieacs.com/t/wildcard-in-path-is-not-working/6760/3 "2025-04-16T04:57:51Z")

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@akcoder I read somewhere that virtual parameters do not support array. How can display two tables, one for IPoE and another for PPPoE. The path changes when device is rebooted, so `WANConnectionDevice.1.WANIPConnection` becomes `WANConnectionDevice.2.WANIPConnection` and the numbering is not constant across the device.

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**Author:** ![akcoder](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.genieacs.com/akcoder/32/11_2.png) [@akcoder](https://forum.genieacs.com/u/akcoder)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2025, 5:17pm UTC](https://forum.genieacs.com/t/wildcard-in-path-is-not-working/6760/4 "2025-04-16T17:17:48Z")

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Why is your instance id changing across reboots? That shouldn’t happen. Are you removing and adding an interface on reboot?

You should contact your vendor. I’ve never had the instance ID change for anything across reboots. Especially not for PPP or IP.