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eekay
Nov 20, 2022Aspirant
WAX206 2.4GHz and 5GHz Communication Fallout
Hello! I recently purchased two Netgear WAX206 wireless routers to be used as access points at my office. Both are running firmware version V1.0.4.0 US and both are working great as access points th...
- Nov 20, 2022
Yep. I believe that fixed the issue. There are both "Wireless Network Isolation" and "Client Isolation" (5GHz option only?) I had only disabled the "Client Isolation" and completely missed the "Wireless Network Isolation". I'm just a big dummy! Everything is working as expected now. Just ignore me.
I do still find it strange that if I disconnect and reconnect to wireless on devices that I'm able to access things that should be isolated, though. Granted, it's only for a short while, but I'd imagine that this might be a security issue for some? Possibly a bug? If I wasn't able to access anything while isolation was enabled, I wouldn't have been pulling my hair out over a missed settings. Just a thought!
Regards,
Janketh
eekay
Nov 20, 2022Aspirant
Actually, I might just be an idiot. I see an additional isolation setting that I've just disabled. I'll test that and see if it fixes the issue(s).
eekay
Nov 20, 2022Aspirant
Yep. I believe that fixed the issue. There are both "Wireless Network Isolation" and "Client Isolation" (5GHz option only?) I had only disabled the "Client Isolation" and completely missed the "Wireless Network Isolation". I'm just a big dummy! Everything is working as expected now. Just ignore me.
I do still find it strange that if I disconnect and reconnect to wireless on devices that I'm able to access things that should be isolated, though. Granted, it's only for a short while, but I'd imagine that this might be a security issue for some? Possibly a bug? If I wasn't able to access anything while isolation was enabled, I wouldn't have been pulling my hair out over a missed settings. Just a thought!
Regards,
Janketh
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