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WAX204 connection between wifi clients timeout

olerj
Aspirant

WAX204 connection between wifi clients timeout

Making a simple http session between clients false, setup set for No ssid and No client isolation. Works for other types of wifi setup, like android hot spots.
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olerj
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Re: WAX204 connection between wifi clients timeout

The failure is connection timeout indicating isolation is in effect.
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schumaku
Guru

Re: WAX204 connection between wifi clients timeout

Probably it is? Two of the three wireless networks (SSIDs) can be configured for client isolation.

 

RT*M p.72 ff https://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/WAX204/WAX204_UM_EN.pdf ?

 

What does mean configured for "no SSID"?

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olerj
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Re: WAX204 connection between wifi clients timeout

Hardware-version WAX204

Firmware-version V1.0.2.4

 

No SSID and no Client isolation should be No  SSID isolation and no Client isolation.

 

I have tested on all 3 wireless settings supported by was204.

 

I use SSID isolation deactivated.

Here are my settigs for wireless 3:

wireless network active

SSID NETGEAR51E218-3

Client isolation deactivated

 

Here a a little more details about the http setup.

One of my wifi clients runs windows and ion this platform I run the vpn http-server. 

vpn http-server is a fairly simple http server available on most platforms.

Another wifi client is an android phone where I access the vpn http-server using a Chrome browser.

Both clients run on wax204  wireless 3 network.

Here I observer that the browser connection fails with a timeout.

 

If I make the same senario using a android hot-spot wireless network I have no problems getting the clients connected.

 

This make me conclude that some kind of isolation is still in effect on wax204 dispite the fact that I have turned it off.

 

Olerj

 

 

 

 

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schumaku
Guru

Re: WAX204 connection between wifi clients timeout

This reads like an unwanted behavior of the WAX204 and the current firmware. Your set-up should be a no-brainier, fully with you.

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olerj
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Re: WAX204 connection between wifi clients timeout

Any idea how I can continue from here, my 3 month support has just run out. Is there an escalation path from community to netgear support? Thanks for your help.

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schumaku
Guru

Re: WAX204 connection between wifi clients timeout

@RaghuHR please

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olerj
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Re: WAX204 connection between wifi clients timeout

not any feedback, please tell  me how to reach netgear support with the issue.

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Re: WAX204 connection between wifi clients timeout


@olerj wrote:

not any feedback, please tell  me how to reach netgear support with the issue.


 

The official support channels start here:

 

Contact Us | Support | NETGEAR

 

First you have to register your device to confirm that it is eligible for the 90-days free support. Start here:

 

MyNETGEAR | Product Registration

 

Start a case and, with luck, they will contact you.

 

After 90 days, Netgear does not provide paid support. It farms that out to GearHead.

 

GearHead Support

 

GearHead supports all manner of kit, but it isn't likely to try flogging things like firewalls and virus checkers.

 

Or you can try to sort out problems here. That costs you nothing.

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olerj
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Re: WAX204 connection between wifi clients timeout

The issue was forwarded to @RaghuHR a month ago by one of your experienced user colleges, had expected some kind of response from there.

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