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Orbi Wifi6: Device Model with special characters prevents device list from displaying in Web UI
I've been having intermittent issues with my Device List displaying on the Web UI and I'm almost positive it is because I used a special character (double quote) in the Device Model field. All devices show up fine in the iOS app and all devices show up in the Web UI if either device with the special character is offline, but as soon as I plug either back in and I click "attached devices" the list is empty. Rebooting doesn't help.
In future I'll just avoid this but I'm trying to find out if there is a way to delete this the device name/MAC binding through the iOS app or the telnet debug interface so I can avoid a factory reset and having to reenter a bunch of data again.
RBR850
V3.2.9.2_1.2.4 Firmware
Now I'm 100% sure that this was the issue and Netgear has a bug or two that needs to be fixed. I've talked to tech support and they are looking into it.
Here's what I found and how I resolved it:
- I gave up and did a factory reset which did NOT resolve the issue. The device name to MAC data persists even over a factory reset -- that's also a bug.
- I figured out how to get into debug mode, telneted into the router and found that the device information is stored in a text file in /tmp/devices . I used vi to remove the " character from the option model string and after saving and rebooting I can see all of my devices again.
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Now I'm 100% sure that this was the issue and Netgear has a bug or two that needs to be fixed. I've talked to tech support and they are looking into it.
Here's what I found and how I resolved it:
- I gave up and did a factory reset which did NOT resolve the issue. The device name to MAC data persists even over a factory reset -- that's also a bug.
- I figured out how to get into debug mode, telneted into the router and found that the device information is stored in a text file in /tmp/devices . I used vi to remove the " character from the option model string and after saving and rebooting I can see all of my devices again.
What device are you using with a special character?
Something I haven't seen as of with with mine.
Using the UI or pressing the back reset button for 15 seconds should clear all configurations and factory reset the system. I use either of these two methods and they work for me.
ScottD67 wrote:I've been having intermittent issues with my Device List displaying on the Web UI and I'm almost positive it is because I used a special character (double quote) in the Device Model field. All devices show up fine in the iOS app and all devices show up in the Web UI if either device with the special character is offline, but as soon as I plug either back in and I click "attached devices" the list is empty. Rebooting doesn't help.
In future I'll just avoid this but I'm trying to find out if there is a way to delete this the device name/MAC binding through the iOS app or the telnet debug interface so I can avoid a factory reset and having to reenter a bunch of data again.
RBR850V3.2.9.2_1.2.4 Firmware
I can modify the Device Model of any device in the Attached Devices page by adding a double quote (") and cause the problem to happen, it isn't device specific. For example I have a Macbook that I named Macbook Pro 15" and that caused the problem.
I used the back button reset and that did clear the configuration for my wifi networks, etc but it did not clear the device information that you manually add in the Attached Devices view.
Users should not be using (") quotes then. I believe they not are supported at all in the device naming field.
