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RMario
Aspirant
Aug 23, 2014

dropping connections

Just bought the n750 k[WLAN access rejected: incorrect security] from MAC address 00:20:00:96:a4:62, Saturday, August 23, 2014 11:10:08
[admin login] from source 10.2.1.2, Saturday, August 23, 2014 11:10:06
[WLAN access rejected: incorrect security] from MAC address 00:20:00:96:a4:62, Saturday, August 23, 2014 10:51:25
[DoS Attack: SYN/ACK Scan] from source: 61.147.105.3, port 80, Saturday, August 23, 2014 10:50:19
[DoS Attack: SYN/ACK Scan] from source: 37.187.160.138, port 80, Saturday, August 23, 2014 10:47:56
[WLAN access rejected: incorrect security] from MAC address 00:20:00:96:a4:62, Saturday, August 23, 2014 10:34:24
[DoS Attack: SYN/ACK Scan] from source: 50.62.176.146, port 80, Saturday, August 23, 2014 10:32:20
[DHCP IP: 10.2.1.8] to MAC address 30:46:9a:2e:cf:4a, Saturday, August 23, 2014 10:30:41
[WLAN access rejected: incorrect security] from MAC address 30:46:9a:2e:cf:4a, Saturday, August 23, 2014 10:29:36
[DoS Attack: SYN/ACK Scan] from source: 50.62.176.146, port 80, Saturday, August 23, 2014 10:28:01
[admin login] from source 10.2.1.2, Saturday, August 23, 2014 10:27:58
[WLAN access rejected: incorrect security] from MAC address 00:20:00:96:a4:62, Saturday, August 23, 2014 10:22:58
[admin login] from source 10.2.1.2, Saturday, August 23, 2014 10:19:45
[WLAN access rejected: incorrect security] from MAC address 00:20:00:96:a4:62, Saturday, August 23, 2014 10:04:18
[DHCP IP: 10.2.1.7] to MAC address 60:be:b5:2a:73:07, Saturday, August 23, 2014 10:02:57
[WLAN access rejected: incorrect security] from MAC address 00:20:00:96:a4:62, Saturday, August 23, 2014 09:05:39
[DHCP IP: 10.2.1.4] to MAC address 00:1c:26:03:b4:42, Saturday, August 23, 2014 09:00:09
[WLAN access rejected: incorrect security] from MAC address 00:20:00:96:a4:62, Saturday, August 23, 2014 09:00:06
[WLAN access rejected: incorrect security] from MAC address 00:1c:26:03:b4:42, Saturday, August 23, 2014 08:57:46
[WLAN access rejected: incorrect security] from MAC address 00:20:00:96:a4:62, Saturday, August 23, 2014 08:48:42
[DoS Attack: ACK Scan] from source: 69.10.178.46, port 5222, Saturday, August 23, 2014 08:48:32
[WLAN access rejected: incorrect security] from MAC address 00:20:00:96:a4:62, Saturday, August 23, 2014 08:41:51
[admin login] from source 10.2.1.2, Saturday, Auguseep dropping connection about every 10 hours?

2 Replies

  • i meant to say i lose connections every 10 hours it is a new router and i am using it with the cisco 2100 cable modem. and what does all that stuff i put on here mean?
  • Your repeater changes your MAC address to a virtual MAC address when it repeats your packet...

    If you go into the mywifiext.net interface, then select MAINTENANCE->ATTACHED DEVICES You can see the new mac address it has assigned to your computer. You need to add this MAC address to your home wifeless router access list so it accepts the repeated packets..

    It will start with 02:XX:XX:XX:XX

    Probably why it's working intermittently is that it's not actually using the repeater at all, but going direct. This Virtual Mac issue is buried somewhere in the user manual I think, but they should put a sticker on the router itself explaining this behavior!