Joined: 14 Sep 2021 Posts: 21 Location: Western Hemisphere
Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2024 23:44 Post subject:
wabe wrote:
Aar wrote:
Router/Version: R7000
File/Kernel: netgear-r7000-webflash.bin
Previous/Reset: r55033, no
Mode/Status: Router, Secondary AP only
Issues/Errors: 5GHz suddenly became inaccessible
5GHz signal was visible but became unconnectable after around 1 day 23:39 uptime. This issue has persisted with pretty much every build I've used on my R7000 for the past several months unfortunately. The previous build I tried on this device dropped 5GHz after around 1 day's worth of uptime (r55033), and the one before that held out for around 4 days.
Seems like a hardware error or a bad power supply. Works flawless for me with all, good, builds including this one.
I have been monitoring a few r7000's and mine seem to drop every few days too, both 2.4 and 5, but they do reconnect automatically fine, so just inconvenience, obviously, when drops during working hours. In contrast, have some older linksys e2500 (2.4 only) and e3000 sitting nearby and they seem to lock on and stay on solid forever. Not sure why the netgear wifi not as stable. All mine operate as a repeater. _________________ ASUS 7xAC68U
Linksys 3200ACM, 1900ACSv2, 3x1900AC, E3000, 5xE2500
Netgear 3xR7000, R6700, R6400
If able, give more than you take. Make the world better.
Router/Version: TP-Link Archer C9 v1
File/Kernel: DD-WRT v3.0-r55109 std (02/09/24) / Linux 4.4.302-st48 #10987 SMP Fri Feb 9 03:51:53 +06 2024 armv7l
Mode: Gateway/AP, CTF+FA, DNSMasq DHCP v4 & v6 SLAAC+RA, SmartDNS, SMB, DDNS
Previous/Reset: 54682 / No reset, WebUI
Status: Broken - crash on USB SMB access. Core networking functions seem OK. Reverted to 54682.
Issues/Errors:
Accessing USB SMB share works briefly, then causes the router to crash and restart. Works OK on 54682.
Same behavior as in 55052. Using SMB 3.11, EXT4 partition, encrypted and authenticated. In order to rule out possible USB filesystem issues, MBR rewritten and EXT4 partition recreated with latest gparted.
Joined: 26 Mar 2013 Posts: 1858 Location: Hung Hom, Hong Kong
Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2024 11:29 Post subject:
SunSkyPi wrote:
I have been monitoring a few r7000's and mine seem to drop every few days too, both 2.4 and 5, but they do reconnect automatically fine, so just inconvenience, obviously, when drops during working hours. In contrast, have some older linksys e2500 (2.4 only) and e3000 sitting nearby and they seem to lock on and stay on solid forever. Not sure why the netgear wifi not as stable. All mine operate as a repeater.
Same problem observed with my Asus RT-N18U. Any new wifi connection stalled about an hour or two, then reconnected. Dunno if this had anything to do with wireless key renewal or DHCP lease time.
I hadn't fully tested 55xxx builds. The problem was observed in 54xxx builds.
Joined: 16 Nov 2015 Posts: 6447 Location: UK, London, just across the river..
Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2024 12:04 Post subject:
mwchang wrote:
Same problem observed with my Asus RT-N18U. Any new wifi connection stalled about an hour or two, then reconnected. Dunno if this had anything to do with wireless key renewal or DHCP lease time.
I hadn't fully tested 55xxx builds. The problem was observed in 54xxx builds.
Its my first time when something similar happens to me...connection just hang's until a few seconds up to a minute...than continues...out of the blue..
i suspected :
DNS, WIFi settings, and VPN so i closely monitor those too... i also have lots of nxdomain...(using SmartDNS)...
i already monitored VPN and checked the wi-fi settings...have not done a DNS monitoring...yet...
Interesting as those frozen moments do happen only on my R7000 only....and yes it could be dating back... _________________ Atheros
TP-Link WR740Nv1 ---DD-WRT 55630 WAP
TP-Link WR1043NDv2 -DD-WRT 55723 Gateway/DoT,Forced DNS,Ad-Block,Firewall,x4VLAN,VPN
TP-Link WR1043NDv2 -Gargoyle OS 1.15.x AP,DNS,QoS,Quotas
Qualcomm-Atheros
Netgear XR500 --DD-WRT 55779 Gateway/DoH,Forced DNS,AP Isolation,4VLAN,Ad-Block,Firewall,Vanilla
Netgear R7800 --DD-WRT 55819 Gateway/DoT,AD-Block,Forced DNS,AP&Net Isolation,x3VLAN,Firewall,Vanilla
Netgear R9000 --DD-WRT 55779 Gateway/DoT,AD-Block,AP Isolation,Firewall,Forced DNS,x2VLAN,Vanilla
Broadcom
Netgear R7000 --DD-WRT 55460 Gateway/SmartDNS/DoH,AD-Block,Firewall,Forced DNS,x3VLAN,VPN
NOT USING 5Ghz ANYWHERE
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Stubby DNS over TLS I DNSCrypt v2 by mac913
Same problem observed with my Asus RT-N18U. Any new wifi connection stalled about an hour or two, then reconnected. Dunno if this had anything to do with wireless key renewal or DHCP lease time.
I hadn't fully tested 55xxx builds. The problem was observed in 54xxx builds.
Its my first time when something similar happens to me...connection just hang's until a few seconds up to a minute...than continues...out of the blue..
i suspected :
DNS, WIFi settings, and VPN so i closely monitor those too... i also have lots of nxdomain...(using SmartDNS)...
i already monitored VPN and checked the wi-fi settings...have not done a DNS monitoring...yet...
Interesting as those frozen moments do happen only on my R7000 only....and yes it could be dating back...
I’m pretty sure this has to do with the wifi rekeying interval. It has been discussed in this forum before.
I’ve increased the rekeying interval on my routers and don’t notice any problems. Without increasing the interval I get short interruptions periodically. Very annoying if you do Zooms.
This interruptions happen on Asus AC68Us also, if not extending the rekeying interval. The interruptions are short, max 30-40 sec, and the clients always reconnect in my case. _________________ Netgear R7000 on Build 55109
Asus AC-AC68U rev. C1 (AP) on Build 55109
Asus AC-68U rev. A1 on Build 54604
Asus AC-68U rev. A1 on Build 53339
Joined: 16 Nov 2015 Posts: 6447 Location: UK, London, just across the river..
Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2024 10:50 Post subject:
although is insecure, ever since it came out as an idea, my key retake settings are infinite... key retake is not an issue...it happens on all clients at the same time... i need to do a reset and rebuild from scratch ...but too lazy and busy atm... will do next build that comes out as i moved this unit...around and needs a new set up... _________________ Atheros
TP-Link WR740Nv1 ---DD-WRT 55630 WAP
TP-Link WR1043NDv2 -DD-WRT 55723 Gateway/DoT,Forced DNS,Ad-Block,Firewall,x4VLAN,VPN
TP-Link WR1043NDv2 -Gargoyle OS 1.15.x AP,DNS,QoS,Quotas
Qualcomm-Atheros
Netgear XR500 --DD-WRT 55779 Gateway/DoH,Forced DNS,AP Isolation,4VLAN,Ad-Block,Firewall,Vanilla
Netgear R7800 --DD-WRT 55819 Gateway/DoT,AD-Block,Forced DNS,AP&Net Isolation,x3VLAN,Firewall,Vanilla
Netgear R9000 --DD-WRT 55779 Gateway/DoT,AD-Block,AP Isolation,Firewall,Forced DNS,x2VLAN,Vanilla
Broadcom
Netgear R7000 --DD-WRT 55460 Gateway/SmartDNS/DoH,AD-Block,Firewall,Forced DNS,x3VLAN,VPN
NOT USING 5Ghz ANYWHERE
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Stubby DNS over TLS I DNSCrypt v2 by mac913
Joined: 25 Aug 2020 Posts: 56 Location: New York, USA
Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2024 2:22 Post subject:
wabe wrote:
Aar wrote:
Router/Version: R7000
File/Kernel: netgear-r7000-webflash.bin
Previous/Reset: r55033, no
Mode/Status: Router, Secondary AP only
Issues/Errors: 5GHz suddenly became inaccessible
5GHz signal was visible but became unconnectable after around 1 day 23:39 uptime. This issue has persisted with pretty much every build I've used on my R7000 for the past several months unfortunately. The previous build I tried on this device dropped 5GHz after around 1 day's worth of uptime (r55033), and the one before that held out for around 4 days.
Seems like a hardware error or a bad power supply. Works flawless for me with all, good, builds including this one.
Swapped out the power supply and after running for 48 hours, same exact thing happened again. Super strange that only the 5GHz band seems to be affected. It remains visible, yet no devices can connect until I reboot the router. 2.4GHz is fine. _________________ HP EliteDesk 800 G2 Mini PC [i3-6100T] (WAN, DHCP, QoS)
NETGEAR R7000 (AP)
NETGEAR WNDR4300 (Switch)
Router/Version: R7000
File/Kernel: netgear-r7000-webflash.bin
Previous/Reset: r55033, no
Mode/Status: Router, Secondary AP only
Issues/Errors: 5GHz suddenly became inaccessible
5GHz signal was visible but became unconnectable after around 1 day 23:39 uptime. This issue has persisted with pretty much every build I've used on my R7000 for the past several months unfortunately. The previous build I tried on this device dropped 5GHz after around 1 day's worth of uptime (r55033), and the one before that held out for around 4 days.
Seems like a hardware error or a bad power supply. Works flawless for me with all, good, builds including this one.
Swapped out the power supply and after running for 48 hours, same exact thing happened again. Super strange that only the 5GHz band seems to be affected. It remains visible, yet no devices can connect until I reboot the router. 2.4GHz is fine.
In that case I would suspect a hardware error. Have you reset the router, from command line, and restored all settings manually? _________________ Netgear R7000 on Build 55109
Asus AC-AC68U rev. C1 (AP) on Build 55109
Asus AC-68U rev. A1 on Build 54604
Asus AC-68U rev. A1 on Build 53339
Router/Version: R7000
File/Kernel: netgear-r7000-webflash.bin
Previous/Reset: r52217, no
Mode/Status: Router
Issues/Errors: uploading file to USB thumb drive attached to router causes router stop functioning. SSID continues to broadcast, but I cannot see any other devices on the network from my laptop; also I cannot reach the internet after this occurs.
I rolled back to r52217 and uploaded the file without any problem.
Is there a version that I should upgrade to before making the jump to the most recent firmware?
Joined: 26 Mar 2013 Posts: 1858 Location: Hung Hom, Hong Kong
Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2024 22:42 Post subject:
SunSkyPi wrote:
I have been monitoring a few r7000's and mine seem to drop every few days too, both 2.4 and 5, but they do reconnect automatically fine, so just inconvenience, obviously, when drops during working hours. In contrast, have some older linksys e2500 (2.4 only) and e3000 sitting nearby and they seem to lock on and stay on solid forever. Not sure why the netgear wifi not as stable. All mine operate as a repeater.
Some Google results said disabling 802.11b might help. _________________ Router: Asus RT-N18U (rev. A1)
Drink, Blink, Stretch! Live long and prosper! May the Force and farces be with you!
Joined: 26 Mar 2013 Posts: 1858 Location: Hung Hom, Hong Kong
Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2024 13:45 Post subject:
SunSkyPi wrote:
I have been monitoring a few r7000's and mine seem to drop every few days too, both 2.4 and 5, but they do reconnect automatically fine, so just inconvenience, obviously, when drops during working hours. In contrast, have some older linksys e2500 (2.4 only) and e3000 sitting nearby and they seem to lock on and stay on solid forever. Not sure why the netgear wifi not as stable. All mine operate as a repeater.
After merely changing the wireless channel, wireless connections no longer failed suddenly. It had nothing to do with WPA2 rekey interval. All advanced wireless settings were at factory defaults.
Status->Wireless->Site Survey might help finding a less crowded channel.
Status->Wireless->WiViz did NOT display any result, however. It only showed black dots whirling around, no SSIDs nor other AP data. _________________ Router: Asus RT-N18U (rev. A1)
Drink, Blink, Stretch! Live long and prosper! May the Force and farces be with you!
i need to do a reset and rebuild from scratch ...but too lazy and busy atm...