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Feedback for R7000 New firmware 1.0.9.18
Hi All,
Please post here for any update/issue related to the latest firmware 1.0.9.18.
You should review this and maybe revert back to this recommended version of FW:
Alfikwrote:I've looked here again after a while and I can't belive the problem is still not solved....
Since I've flashed Tomato a few weeks ago I've forgotten that I have a router- it's working perfectly getting dust because i do not touch it at all :-)...
Parental control works perfectly, 0 drops, strong signal - save your time and do a similar thing!
James,
This router was rock solid for me until the v1.09 firmware update. I now regularly lose all 2.4Ghz connected devices, but 5Ghz devices are fine. It requires a router reboot to restore. Time to failure of the devices appears random, I don't think it is occuring at DHCP lease renewal. I wish I could just migrate all my devices over to 5GHz and be done with it, but I have security cameras and a few other devices that only support on the 2.4 GHz band. Given my occassional travel, I have been forced to enable remote access just to reboot the router, which I hate doing as it opens another vector for attack by an adversary.
After clearing the logs and waiting (is NTP not setting the router date/time correctly), I see the following (MAC addresses are scrubbed):
[Admin login] from source 192.168.1.13, Friday, Dec 08,2017 11:35:22
[DoS attack: Smurf] attack packets in last 20 sec from ip [192.168.1.130], Friday, Dec 08,2017 11:30:13
[DHCP IP: (192.168.1.28)] to MAC address zz:zz:zz:zz:zz:zz, Friday, Dec 08,2017 11:29:38
[DoS attack: Smurf] attack packets in last 20 sec from ip [192.168.1.130], Friday, Dec 08,2017 11:25:43
Obvisouly, this is a false positive; otherwise, I would most likely not be to post this.
If I had more time right now, I would just try to an open-source firmware, but I don't. I'm going to try the AC3200 when it arrives and see what happens. I don't see community postings complaining about lost connections with firmware updates on the AC3200. I'm not happy about purchasing a new router just to work around a dev team's bug.
Michael Robbeloth