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XR500 LAN Connectivity Issues
So In October 2019 I had recently purchased a new XR500. I did the set up as per normal and everything seemed to work normally, However it seems I have had some connectivity issues connecting to my S...
Thanks for the detailed write up. It is generally best not to PM us and to start a topic as well as we will definitely see this and respond. The fact that opening ports worked for some devices is interesting. A few options for you to try (try the connections after each option change):
- Switch NAT to Open in WAN Settings
- Toggle IGMP Proxying in WAN Settings
- Toggle SIP ALG in WAN Settings
- Disable QoS completely from the Anti-Bufferbloat 3 line option menu on the QoS page
- Switch NAT to Open in WAN Settings
- Toggle IGMP Proxying in WAN Settings
- Toggle SIP ALG in WAN Settings
- Disable QoS completely from the Anti-Bufferbloat 3 line option menu on the QoS page
Hi Netduma-Fraser,
Sorry for the late reply.. Tried all the settings you set out and nothing works. Can still access via a remote address though. I do however get access for a split second when the router is restarted. It seems that once its fully booted there is something that is stopping me getting access to anything via local addresses. Cant connect to other macs on the network (wifi), can't connect to my server (ethernet). There has got to be a setting that is causing this issue. Its starting to drive me bonkers and i'm thinking of dumping this router and getting an Asus or something. Basic functionality and its failing.
Hey Netduma-Fraser ,
FYI, after checking the site and checking for solutions, I decided to try the DumaOS 3.0 beta, because after a year of owning this router and having no luck with this I figured that i have nothing to loose. Turns out the beta allows me to connect to my NAS via its local address, also allows me to connect over the network on my mac via smb/finder. I'm going to run this for a while and see if run into any issues. I hope that on the final release of the beta things dont revert back to being broken.
Cheers.
Edit... After a few minutes it losses connection and can't connect again.. So the beta is not gonna work either.. Via SMB mac tells me that there was a problem connecting to the server, and via web just fails to load anything and when it does stop loading its just a blank screen. I think its time to dump this router.
- On the beta, use the Traffic Controller and allow ALL traffic to the device and see if that helps at all.