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WAX206 firmware V1.0.4.0 bug: invalid NTP server accepted

koitsu
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WAX206 firmware V1.0.4.0 bug: invalid NTP server accepted

A simple yet annoying 100%-reproducible bug in the WAX206 firmware (version 1.0.4.0) pertaining to NTP.  Not sure how this one passed QA checks...

 

  • Log in
  • Advanced -> Administration -> NTP Settings
  • Choose "Set your preferred NTP server
  • For "Primary NTP server", enter:
    • A hostname that doesn't (ex: this-is-bogus.com), or,
    • An IP that doesn't have an NTP server running on it, or,
    • A system that doesn't have a functional NTP server on it
  • Click Apply
  • Advanced -> Administration -> Logs
  • AP will show "[Time synchronized with NTP server]" no matter what.

In other words: there is no way for an administrator to truly know if NTP settings are functionally working or not; AP reports they are no matter what.

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koitsu
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Re: WAX206 firmware V1.0.4.0 bug: invalid NTP server accepted

I really shouldn't write bug reports at late hours! Several typos/mistakes. Here's a revised version:

 

  • Log in
  • Advanced -> Administration -> NTP Settings
  • Choose "Set your preferred NTP server"
  • For "Primary NTP server", enter:
    • A hostname that doesn't resolve (ex: this-is-bogus.com), or,
    • A hostname that resolves (or use an IP address) but doesn't have an NTP server running on it (or is otherwise unreachable, e.g. firewall, NTP service ACLs that deny access, etc.)
  • Click Apply
  • Advanced -> Administration -> Logs
  • AP will show "[Time synchronized with NTP server]" no matter what.
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