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MR60 Address Reservation updates are lost after reboot !!
Hi There, I have a MR60 router with 2 MS60 satellites. Firmware was upgrade just today to V1.1.6.124_2.0.59 so I am not sure if that has caused the following issue. I need to have some 42 MAC a...
"after firmware update"
I've had things go weird after firmware updates. I've read time and again that it's a best practice to factory reset after a router firmware update, then reconfigure your device as needed. Similar to BIOS updates. I assume because they don't test migrating all possible settings, but they do test if applying new settings from a reset state works well.
Some people mentioned doing a setting backup, then restore...but that seems like taking the same old (possibly bad/wrong) settings and reapplying them. So I tend to just manually configure things again if I try this step.
This is one reason I haven't tried to whitelist my devices as you seem to be doing. Yes it'd give a bit of extra protection from someone else using your network (unless they copy an existing MAC address), but I'd think a good wifi password + high WPA setting (3 or 2-AES) should protect you fairly well too. But I'm not an expert.
"after firmware update"
I've had things go weird after firmware updates. I've read time and again that it's a best practice to factory reset after a router firmware update, then reconfigure your device as needed. Similar to BIOS updates. I assume because they don't test migrating all possible settings, but they do test if applying new settings from a reset state works well.
Some people mentioned doing a setting backup, then restore...but that seems like taking the same old (possibly bad/wrong) settings and reapplying them. So I tend to just manually configure things again if I try this step.
This is one reason I haven't tried to whitelist my devices as you seem to be doing. Yes it'd give a bit of extra protection from someone else using your network (unless they copy an existing MAC address), but I'd think a good wifi password + high WPA setting (3 or 2-AES) should protect you fairly well too. But I'm not an expert.
- Hello EternalStudent,
Thanks for your reply.
After reading a lot posts I too was wondering if I need to reset and start over after the firmware update. The only thought that stopped me so far was, what if it does not work even after reset and repeat set up ? The process will easily take me a few hours and wanted someone who has had same/similar problem as mine to confirm if the reset / repeat setup fixed it for them.
It loos like this, being a best practice, is my only option at this time. So I am going to give it a try.
Thanks
Devendra