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RS700 DNS issues
Hi, I’ve noticed what appears to be DNS leakage in the latest two versions (1.0.11.8 & 1.0.11.6) I use custom DNS for adblocking and with both versions I’ve seen what would normally be blocked being unblocked. Suspect that after a while the RS700 is using the ISP WAN supplied DNS as well as the custom DNS as the blocking / unblock is random. When I first noticed it a few weeks back I downgraded back to 1.0.10.8 and had zero issues, everything that would normally be blocked stayed blocked. Upgraded to 1.0.11.8 when it was released and once again started seeing the issues. Happens on IPv4 & IPv6 - have tried with IPv6 disabled, same results. Have today downgraded back to 1.0.10.8. Thanks, TimRS700 DHCP Issues with newest firmware
I purchased an RS700 back in February and on the previous firmware I had the slow Wi-Fi issue and once I would login to the web UI and re-apply the Wi-Fi settings it fixed everything and seemed to be pretty solid. I upgraded a few weeks back to the newest 1.0.11.6 firmware and I have had issues with DHCP and devices showing no internet/IP configuration failure after a reboot. I reloaded the newest firmware from the web UI in Edge and completely factory reset the router and set it up from scratch and the issue remains. Anytime I reboot the router it takes me at least an hour to get it stabilized. When the router reboots I get an IP configuration failure on my Google Pixel when trying to connect and my desktop PC connects, but shows no internet. After waiting around 30 minutes I am able to get my desktop PC connected and when I log into the Web UI and go to attached devices I see many with either 169.x.x.x invalid IPs or else just 0.0.0.0 as the IP address. The fix I have found so far is to go into setup/wireless setup and re-apply the wireless settings and once I do that everything stabilizes usually within 15 minutes and all of my devices connect. I don't use the default DHCP pool so I define my own, but I did try using the default pool after the factory reset and saw the same issue. Is this the DHCP issue I saw in another thread or has that issue been fixed? Any help anyone could provide would be appreciated. Thanks!RS700S setup issues
I have a new RS700S and I am trying to get it setup but having issues. My first question is does it need to have access to the internet to complete the setup? I am switching to Fiber and I am pretty sure I will need to have the ONT changed to bridge mode. When I follow the steps within the app I get to a step where it asks for the admin password the was setup with web interface so I connected to device opened a browser to the .1 address and got the splash screen. I clicked on the link related to not having the smartphone device. Once it redirected to a site it timed out due to not being able to get to the internet. I have an older nighthawk that I can browse to the IP and login locally, is that not available now? Thanks in advance, JoeRS700 AP Mode Bug: Manual WiFi Channels Randomly Change Until Reboot
Hello everyone, I believe I have found a firmware issue involving multiple RS700 units operating in a wired LAN bridge/AP deployment. This does not appear to be a configuration issue. Everything is configured manually and worked correctly for several days before the problem occurred. Network Topology I have three RS700 routers connected via wired Ethernet. RS700 #1 (Garage) Router Mode LAN IP: 192.168.7.1 DHCP Enabled RS700 #2 (Basement) Wired LAN Bridge / AP Static IP: 192.168.7.2 DHCP Disabled RS700 #3 (Master Bedroom) Wired LAN Bridge / AP Static IP: 192.168.7.3 DHCP Disabled The Basement and Master units are connected by Ethernet from a LAN port of the primary RS700 to a LAN port on each AP (no WAN port used). Firmware All three units are running exactly the same firmware. Firmware Version V1.0.11.8_2.0.112 I have attached screenshots confirming this. Wireless Configuration Everything is configured manually. Smart Connect: Disabled Auto Channel: Disabled WiFi Optimization: Disabled Mesh: Disabled Automatic channel selection: Disabled All APs use the same SSID and password. RS700 #1 2.4 GHz Channel 1 20 MHz 5 GHz Channel 48 80 MHz 6 GHz PSC 37 160 MHz RS700 #2 2.4 GHz Channel 6 20 MHz 5 GHz Disabled 6 GHz PSC 117 160 MHz RS700 #3 2.4 GHz Channel 11 20 MHz 5 GHz Channel 161 80 MHz 6 GHz PSC 197 160 MHz What happened Everything worked correctly for several days. Then, overnight, several IoT cameras suddenly disconnected. The cameras use only a dedicated 2.4 GHz IoT SSID. When I investigated using WiFi Explorer on macOS, I discovered something unexpected. RS700 #3 (Master) was no longer broadcasting its configured channels. Instead, it was transmitting exactly the same channel plan as RS700 #1. Expected: 2.4 GHz → Channel 11 5 GHz → Channel 161 6 GHz → PSC 197 Actual: 2.4 GHz → Channel 1 5 GHz → Channel 48 6 GHz → PSC 37 These are exactly the channels configured on RS700 #1. Important Observation The configuration pages on RS700 #3 were still showing the correct manual configuration: Channel 11 Channel 161 PSC 197 The GUI never changed. Only the radios were transmitting incorrect channels. Recovery I rebooted all three RS700 units. Immediately after reboot: RS700 #3 returned to broadcasting: Channel 11 Channel 161 PSC 197 Everything worked normally again. The configuration itself had never changed. Only the active radio state appeared to be incorrect. Why I believe this is a firmware issue This behavior cannot be explained by: Smart Connect (disabled) Auto Channel (disabled) Mesh (disabled) DHCP conflicts AP configuration errors The AP simply began broadcasting another AP’s manual RF configuration while still displaying its own correct configuration in the GUI. A reboot immediately restored normal operation. Possible consequence Since RS700 #3 also switched its 2.4 GHz radio from Channel 11 to Channel 1, my network suddenly had two APs broadcasting the same IoT SSID on Channel 1. I suspect this explains why multiple IoT cameras disconnected at the same time. Questions Has anyone experienced similar behavior with multiple RS700 units? Is this a known firmware issue? Is there any way to obtain diagnostic logs from the wireless driver before rebooting if this happens again? Has Netgear engineering seen any reports of radios applying incorrect channel assignments while the GUI still shows the correct manual configuration? Thank you.
