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New V4.6.3.16
Hi all, Installed yesterday the new beta firmware V4.6.3.16. Got some improvements in the wireless connections but totally broke my lan wired stability. I have been quiet and reading the feedback bu...
If you can, can you connect up a LAN switch in between the RBR and RBS. When the RBS is wirelessly connected and working right, connect the RBS to this switch. Please look at the LED activity behavior on the switch, if it gives this inidication. Most switches give random LED activity for normal operation. After you connect the RBS to the switch, please look for "constant" or always ON LED activity on the switch and give it about 5 minutes before disconnecting the RBS from the switch.
Reason for asking is that I've seen an ARP storm happen when RBS are ethernet connected, usually happens for about 1-2 minutes then stops. I'm wondering if this is happening on this version of FW and maybe it's NOT stopping.
Wanted to check mine with RBS ethernet connected with v16.
Since mine was in AP mode already, I connected the RBS wirelessly first.
Once they were connected wireless, I connected them one at a time via ethernet, directly connected to the back of the RBR:
After the RBS was ethernet connected and up and running, I configured the RBR for router mode and let the system reboot while the RBS were ethernet connected. The system rebooted fine.
Checking one of the RBS, the web page is accessbile and I connected a iphone and a pad to the one RBS and ran a successful speed test on both.
I did not see any ARP storms or problems after the RBS connected via ethernet.
I didn't try adding a switch in to the mix.