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WNDR4500v2: Wireless isolation doesn't work on guest network
Hi, I have used this Router now for about 9 months and have been very happy with its performance. We have a home business and students regularly visit our home. We have recently had requests fo...
Confirmed the WNDR3700v2 firmware (even when loaded in a WNDR3800) allows for a Guest Network, that does not see the local network. Allow Local Access (unchecked), Wireless Isolation (unchecked). Guests can print to a printer on the Guest Network.
Did you guys try pinging devices?
The settings are correct.
The only way to isolate the devices on the Guest Network is to enable "Wireless Isolation".
If a device is connected to the Guest Network and Wireless Isolation is enabled, computers on the Guest network will not be able to ping nor see each other.
If you're saying that it sees each other and can still ping, then this could be a firmware problem.
Did you try to re-flash the firmware of the router and do a factory reset?
Yes PING is working (and any protocol and service) to/from any host despite of the "Wireless Isolation" checked on.
I did not try to factory reset nor reflash the device as I really have some other thing to do than screwing up my current setup...
Honestly this Netgear router have never been very satisfactory to me with tons of bugs and full freeze requiring hard reboot from time ot time (and usually a couple minutes after ANY change to the Wireless settings).
Due to the number of similar post about this exact device and issue (and same on some other models) this definitely sounds like a huge firmware bug that your engineers will be able to confirm and should already be aware off with proper Quality Assurance process before submitting for GA.