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winger13
Guide
Aug 23, 2021

R7000 WIFI drops often on V1.0.11.126_10.2.112, sometimes cannot connect

I have not upgraded my R7000 firmware for maybe a couple of years but decided recently to upgrade to V1.0.11.126_10.2.112   Ever since, my wifi has issues (cannot connect due to authenticaion error...
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winger13
Guide
Aug 23, 2021

Portwey84

 

The reason for my post is I am also thinking what security am I missing downgrading to v42.

 

The VPN I am using is the built-in OpenVPN server that came with the R7000.

 

I always upgrade my firmware from a PC connected to the R7000 through a switch (hardwired)
 
 
 
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I am in the US, I transmit both 2.4 and 5ghz but I transmit at 75% b/c I live in a small home.  Also, I am experiencing authenticaion issues and drops for devices within 5 feet of the router, so distance and transmit power is likely NOT an issue here.

 

And, why does matching MTU, etc w/ my ISP matter for the WIFI setting to my devices?  For example, this morning, I had to rebott the router to allow two devices to get past the "cannot authenticate" connection error (WIFI) to the router

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Portwey84
Virtuoso
Aug 23, 2021

I suspect there have been numerous security fixes/enhancements since v.42. At the end of the day, you want your router to be as secure as possible.

 

I too live in a small home, but I still run my WiFi power at 100 percent. I don't get any interference issues from elsewhere.

 

MTU packet size. I genuinely can't answer your question. I just assumed that those areas of settings would need to be set as your ISP intended.

 

Are all of your WiFi devices using the latest drivers etc? Ok, I get it you can't check some stuff. My dishwasher got an over the air update just the other day lol! Also, I use a Windows laptop, but the WiFi drivers are all Intel and they are updated regularly from the Intel update service.

 

It's a tough one I think, process of trial and error. What firmware were you using before you upgraded the firmware?

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    winger13
    Guide
    Aug 23, 2021

    Unfortunately I did not write down what firmware version I was using before I upgraded. But I had to upgrade because VPN was not allowing my family member (who is now away at school) log on to the network when MAC IP Address security was turned on (works fine when this feature is turned off).  Funny because it allows my laptop to VPN in and the models of our two laptops are only two years apart. 

     

    One device that was working fine for past couple of weeks with the new V1.0.11.126_10.2.112 is our Amazon Echo Show, and it has the latest firmware.  The other is my Android device.  Just yesterday, the Show would NOT authenticate and my Android did not want to connect to either.  Both works fine now with a router reboot.