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Vigor AP802 V1.3.5 firmware bug? 5GHz band
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18 Nov 2020 03:14 #97734
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Vigor AP802 V1.3.5 firmware bug? 5GHz band was created by hornbyp
I recently upgraded my AP802 to V1.3.5 (from V1.3.4.1); it claims to fix a few Wifi security issues, that I wasn't aware of.
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When this problem was first noticed, it coincided with the AP802 having been recently been moved to a new location, where it was sharing a network connection with 'dumb' devices. This meant that the Netgear switch to which it was ultimately connected, had quite an 'odd' configuration. This was causing its own issues - though those issues are definitely different with V1.3.4.1 and V1.3.5 firmware loaded.
See my next post, for a more organised test, with the AP802's uplink device 'properly' configured.
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See my next post, for a more organised
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18 Nov 2020 09:15 #97735
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Replied by piste basher on topic Re: Vigor AP802 V1.3.5 firmware bug? VLAN/multi-SSID
Funnily enough I saw something like this on my router (2926ac) a couple of days ago. I was playing around (again!) with my mesh settings and noticed on the router dashboard that one of my IOT devices, which should have have a 192.168.3.x address on SSID2, appeared to have been given a 192.168.1.x address, even though it was still (apparently) on SSID2.
I think I had to delete the offending device and re-add it, all appears to be well now.
I think I had to delete the offending device and re-add it, all appears to be well now.
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19 Nov 2020 02:28 #97752
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Replied by hornbyp on topic Re: Vigor AP802 V1.3.5 firmware bug? 5GHz band
I moved my AP802 to a location where it could be plugged into its own port on a Netgear GS105E, with the VLAN tags set correctly. I renamed the 4 SSIDs (2 per band), to be unique, so I could be sure which one I was connecting to.
WithV1.3.4.1 firmware, I can connect to each SSID in turn and see DHCP complete almost instantly and return an appropriate IP address. Using the speed tester at
https://fast.com
, I can see that the connection works (and at the expected speed).
WithV1.3.5 firmware, I get the same results but only on the 2.4GHz band .
Selecting the two SSIDs on 5GHz, results in a very slow DHCP negotiation (though it does eventually complete and return the correct IP address). My phone then says "No internet connection, do you still want to connect?". If I say "yes", it appears to be connected, but simply does not work. The speed tester site either hangs, or starts using Sky Mobile
I've downgraded and upgraded a few times, to satisfy myself this is a reproducible bug.
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Selecting the two SSIDs on 5GHz, results in a very slow DHCP negotiation (though it does eventually complete and return the correct IP address). My phone then says "No internet connection, do you still want to connect?". If I say "yes", it appears to be connected, but simply does not work. The speed tester site either hangs, or starts using Sky Mobile
I've downgraded and upgraded a few times, to satisfy myself this is a reproducible bug.
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20 Nov 2020 03:11 #97758
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Replied by hornbyp on topic Vigor AP802 V1.3.5 firmware bug - 5GHz does not work
I thought I'd better try a few more devices. (Huawei P9 phone and Samsung SM-T800 tablet)
Same results (or worse, if that's possible). They were reticent to connect to 5GHz at all.
Did Draytek forget to test this release:?:
Same results (or worse, if that's possible). They were reticent to connect to 5GHz at all.
Did Draytek forget to test this release
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20 Nov 2020 09:04 #97760
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Replied by piste basher on topic Re: Vigor AP802 V1.3.5 firmware bug? 5GHz band
Don't know the answer to that, but this is eerily reminiscent of the problems I had with 5GHz on AP902s. Touch wood the AP903s don't seem to have this problem.
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20 Nov 2020 13:45 #97761
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Replied by hornbyp on topic Re: Vigor AP802 V1.3.5 firmware bug? 5GHz band
The symptoms are almost what you would get with a very weak signal ... failing to connect - or eventually succeeding, but then not actually working.
I didn't take a note of the signal levels, so I suppose I'll need to repeat the exercise
I didn't take a note of the signal levels, so I suppose I'll need to repeat the exercise
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