Forget that the title is more about the R8500 not saving settings. This still worked for me to get my wifi broadcasting again on my R8500. Just make sure, when you upgrade in the future, never do an nvram erase && reboot again, as I found this is what caused the issue of the radios to stop broadcasting, regardless of the settings on the GUI..
When updating the latest firmware, just do a 'Restore Factory Defaults' and then upload using the GUI. Hope this helps.
N.b. Ironically, there are now currently 3 threads in the forum (practically on top of each other) regarding this issue...
Thank you very much for taking the time to reply to me, Buffalo. After taking a look at your links, I decided to revert back to stock for now due to limited free time and the much needed WiFi. The stock firmware leaves a lot to be desired, though. Should have kept the old reliable R7000.
Have a great weekend and stay safe!
buffalo0207 wrote:
I've also had this issue. Try the solution here that I used to get my wifi radios broadcasting on my R8500.
Forget that the title is more about the R8500 not saving settings. This still worked for me to get my wifi broadcasting again on my R8500. Just make sure, when you upgrade in the future, never do an nvram erase && reboot again, as I found this is what caused the issue of the radios to stop broadcasting, regardless of the settings on the GUI..
When updating the latest firmware, just do a 'Restore Factory Defaults' and then upload using the GUI. Hope this helps.
N.b. Ironically, there are now currently 3 threads in the forum (practically on top of each other) regarding this issue...
Forget that the title is more about the R8500 not saving settings. This still worked for me to get my wifi broadcasting again on my R8500. Just make sure, when you upgrade in the future, never do an nvram erase && reboot again, as I found this is what caused the issue of the radios to stop broadcasting, regardless of the settings on the GUI..
When updating the latest firmware, just do a 'Restore Factory Defaults' and then upload using the GUI. Hope this helps.
N.b. Ironically, there are now currently 3 threads in the forum (practically on top of each other) regarding this issue...
Thanks for pointing this fix out. I could only get the wifi working on Kong's old firmwares. After applying this fix, the wifi now works on the R8500 with the latest firmwares.
Forget that the title is more about the R8500 not saving settings. This still worked for me to get my wifi broadcasting again on my R8500. Just make sure, when you upgrade in the future, never do an nvram erase && reboot again, as I found this is what caused the issue of the radios to stop broadcasting, regardless of the settings on the GUI..
When updating the latest firmware, just do a 'Restore Factory Defaults' and then upload using the GUI. Hope this helps.
N.b. Ironically, there are now currently 3 threads in the forum (practically on top of each other) regarding this issue...
Thanks for pointing this fix out. I could only get the wifi working on Kong's old firmwares. After applying this fix, the wifi now works on the R8500 with the latest firmwares.
Is this including today's (7/18 ) build? I just reverted to 2/06 and everything is working for me, but on 7/18 I was experiencing an issue where the Wi-Fi said it was broadcasting but wasn't showing up on client devices as a network I could connect to. I also tried the instructions on the linked post but I didn't find this prevent the Wi-Fi issue from occurring. A revert to 2/06 did however fix it.
Is this including today's (7/18 ) build? I just reverted to 2/06 and everything is working for me, but on 7/18 I was experiencing an issue where the Wi-Fi said it was broadcasting but wasn't showing up on client devices as a network I could connect to. I also tried the instructions on the linked post but I didn't find this prevent the Wi-Fi issue from occurring. A revert to 2/06 did however fix it.
Yes. I'm now running r43845 (07/18/20) and all the SSIDs are showing up on my mobile devices and I can connect to them.
I followed the directions exactly as stated. Reverted back to the old firmware in the post. Saved the existing cfe. Downloaded the cfe from the post. Did the comparison which matched properly so I proceeded. Followed the directions all the way to rebooting.
Subsequently this thread states to only restore to factory defaults in the future when upgrading. I will be avoiding any nvram erase from here on out.
Is this including today's (7/18 ) build? I just reverted to 2/06 and everything is working for me, but on 7/18 I was experiencing an issue where the Wi-Fi said it was broadcasting but wasn't showing up on client devices as a network I could connect to. I also tried the instructions on the linked post but I didn't find this prevent the Wi-Fi issue from occurring. A revert to 2/06 did however fix it.
Yes. I'm now running r43845 (07/18/20) and all the SSIDs are showing up on my mobile devices and I can connect to them.
I followed the directions exactly as stated. Reverted back to the old firmware in the post. Saved the existing cfe. Downloaded the cfe from the post. Did the comparison which matched properly so I proceeded. Followed the directions all the way to rebooting.
Subsequently this thread states to only restore to factory defaults in the future when upgrading. I will be avoiding any nvram erase from here on out.
Ah got it - thanks for clarifying. I just did that again and now I'm having success on the latest build
...still crap Wi-Fi speeds. A problem to look into further I suppose. If anyone has recommended configs please do share. Looks like the link in that post from last year is dead.
