Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2022 21:31 Post subject: R7000 forces wireless clients to re-authenticate
Hi there! I have a Netgear R7000 currently running DD-WRT version r50927. At random intervals, the WiFi connection drops and the clients are given a prompt to re-enter the network username and password. After entering credentials, the connection is stable for a few hours until it repeats. This isn't a client issue; it occurs on multiple devices. This issue is also not exclusive to version r50927, I have been noticing this occurrence for a few months now, even back to versions in July.
I have previously resorted to version r48567 (3/23/22), which does not have this issue. However, I would like to stay on more recent DD-WRT versions due to security reasons. I have tried to solve this issue through multiple resets, both a factory reset from the GUI and "nvram erase && reboot" into the terminal, and even upgrading/downgrading to more recent versions. One person instructed me to disable TurboQAM, that did nothing to solve it. All of these measures failed to solve this issue.
Wireless settings are as follows:
Wireless security is WPA2-PSK with CCMP-128 (AES) algorithm.
I noticed this in the syslog:
Code:
Nov 25 15:10:15 DD-WRT daemon.info dnsmasq-dhcp[1570]: DHCPREQUEST(br0) 192.168.8.179 a2:3e:ab:de:82:de
Nov 25 15:10:15 DD-WRT daemon.info dnsmasq-dhcp[1570]: DHCPACK(br0) 192.168.8.179 a2:3e:ab:de:82:de
Nov 25 15:13:20 DD-WRT daemon.info dnsmasq-dhcp[1570]: DHCPREQUEST(br0) 192.168.8.227 46:0e:cc:ca:8e:ff
Nov 25 15:13:20 DD-WRT daemon.info dnsmasq-dhcp[1570]: DHCPACK(br0) 192.168.8.227 46:0e:cc:ca:8e:ff
Nov 25 15:13:39 DD-WRT kern.warn kernel: [256765.663223] br0: received packet on eth1 with own address as source address
Nov 25 15:13:39 DD-WRT daemon.info dnsmasq-dhcp[1570]: DHCPREQUEST(br0) 192.168.8.69 9c:29:76:32:ec:cc
Nov 25 15:13:39 DD-WRT daemon.info dnsmasq-dhcp[1570]: DHCPACK(br0) 192.168.8.69 9c:29:76:32:ec:cc DESKTOP-PGUA9K0
Nov 25 15:14:52 DD-WRT daemon.debug ntpclient[9331]: Connecting to 2.pool.ntp.org [209.51.161.238] ...
Nov 25 15:14:52 DD-WRT daemon.info ntpclient[9331]: Time set from 2.pool.ntp.org [209.51.161.238].
Nov 25 15:14:52 DD-WRT daemon.info process_monitor[1837]: Cyclic NTP Update success (servers 2.pool.ntp.org 212.18.3.19 88.99.174.22)
Nov 25 15:14:52 DD-WRT daemon.info process_monitor[1837]: Local timer delta is 0
Nov 25 15:15:29 DD-WRT daemon.info dnsmasq-dhcp[1570]: DHCPREQUEST(br0) 192.168.8.128 24:41:8c:36:77:8e
Nov 25 15:15:29 DD-WRT daemon.info dnsmasq-dhcp[1570]: DHCPACK(br0) 192.168.8.128 24:41:8c:36:77:8e DX4860
Nov 25 15:33:10 DD-WRT daemon.info dnsmasq-dhcp[1570]: DHCPREQUEST(br0) 192.168.8.227 46:0e:cc:ca:8e:ff
Nov 25 15:33:10 DD-WRT daemon.info dnsmasq-dhcp[1570]: DHCPACK(br0) 192.168.8.227 46:0e:cc:ca:8e:ff
Nov 25 16:00:44 DD-WRT daemon.info httpd[1273]: [httpd] : Authentication fail
Every time this disconnection and forced re-authentication occurs, there is an error in the syslog stating "br0: received packet on eth1 with own address as source address", which I believe is a NAT feedback loop. Since this error occurs in sync with the disconnections, I am confident this is the error that's causing this issue. This error message occurs more often with "eth2" in place of "eth1", but the same error with both interfaces occur. Looking under the "Networking" tab, I can see that eth1 is the 2.4GHz interface and eth2 is the 5GHz interface.
I have looked through this forum yet found no working solutions. Some people suggested changing the name of the SSID (the SSID is the same for both wireless interfaces), yet it was working fine on older versions of DD-WRT so I don't see how it could be the culprit; and it is most favorable for my setup to have both interfaces under one SSID.
Does anyone know how I could fix this? Thanks in advance!
Alright, I'll try separating the SSIDs when there is a good time to do so (multiple people share this network).
Here are my advanced wireless settings:
2.4GHz:
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It's happening something similar to my R7000 a few months ago. I lost internet connection from all devices without Wi-Fi disconnections. Olders version didn't have this issue. I'm now on Firmware: DD-WRT v3.0-r50671 std (10/26/22).
Sorry for the late reply, I've been extremely busy lately.
I changed the name of the 2.4GHz and 5.GHz WiFi networks and the wireless disconnection ceased. The error with eth1/eth2 receiving a packet with itself as the source address still shows up in the syslog for some reason. Thanks!