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RAX70, Access Control List Randomly Blocks Approved MAC's
I am reopening this thread from 2023 with the same subject title. This issue is persistent. The machine is randomly blocking approved MAC's, both wired and wireless; this is happening several times a...
Thanks for the idea; it is implemented. So far so good. We'll see over time. The IOS MAC randomization wasn't an issue as the blocks were all on PC's in the network. Hope this cures the madness.
Any progress on this?
RAX_US wrote:
I am reopening this thread from 2023 with the same subject title. This issue is persistent. The machine is randomly blocking approved MAC's, both wired and wireless; this is happening several times a month. I have the auto firmware update turned off, so it is not like any updates are overwriting user configs.
I contacted support in Chat and they just advised with another firmware update or "turn off Access Control". In the previous thread in 2023, one writer advised with "complete power-pull for a period of time after factory reset..." I have done that. I've also tried setting the default DHCP range to "192.168.*.100 to 192.168.*.200" to no avail. I am guessing the internal battery or the NVRAM modules that holds the AC list is defective or unstable; it is not holding the configuration for systems that are not powered on 27/7. I am guessing.
Does anyone have any suggestions or workaround on the matter? The device is of course out of warranty and there is not lifetime protection on router hardware. Most regrettable.
Thank you
Thanks for the idea; it is implemented. So far so good. We'll see over time. The IOS MAC randomization wasn't an issue as the blocks were all on PC's in the network. Hope this cures the madness.
Let us know how it turns out.
Thanks again for the idea. Wish I have better news to report.
Your suggestion worked well for several days, then this morning several approved nodes were blocked by the ACL again. When I went to a working machine and logged into the utility to "Allow" the blocked machines, that very machine itself became blocked. It was like the router was preventing any edits to its random config.
I took the nuclear route. I replaced the router with my standby unit and everything came on line; I'm on that other router now. I had this exact issue several years ago after I purchased the RAX70; I then went to another brand but recently I decided to return to an American brand just to give it another shot, and here we are again.
The diagnostic time this consumed on a beautiful day is unacceptable. Most regrettable indeed. Bottom line, I'm divesting from the RAX70.
Thanks for your suggestion.