OpenWrt support for WAX206

carload · February 20, 2023, 2:23pm

@rygle @giuliomagnifico
Thank you for the help. I will do that, a clean build ........

Sailor · February 20, 2023, 3:28pm

There is an open bugreport, asking for 160mhz to be reactivated. It was disabled for a few chipsets sometime ago.

carload · February 20, 2023, 10:16pm

All right I would also like to report that I successfully update to the snapshot. For my configuration I only had to reinstall luci and rsync. Everything is still working fine. Great work, thank you. I think slowly I understand much more how everything works.

rygle · February 20, 2023, 11:03pm

@carload Now I think if in future you did an attended sysupgrade from the system menu, it will integrate both luci and rsync into the firmware.

The main reason you would want to integrate packages/modules into the firmware (read only) is to save space in the read/write storage area, which is an overlay on top of the firmware. In some routers there is not much storage at all, so the r/w area runs out very quickly, so it's better to pack it into the firmware to save that space. However, if you are only adding in a few packages, and especially because this router has a decent amount of r/w space, it is not as important. If you look at the overview page it will tell you how much space you have free.

carload · February 21, 2023, 4:44pm

Thanks for this good explanation, interesting, I did not know that and now I understand why many build their own firmware

xNUTx · February 23, 2023, 10:05am

Hey guys.

I have a request for anyone who can and is willing to help me debug something.

I am looking for someone who can check out 21.02.5, apply system config and required patches to get it to build for the WAX206 and supply me with the factory and sysupgrade images.

The reason is this thread: Unable to connect to outside internet with Dumb AP coniguration - #17 by xNUTx

I am running into exactly the same issue as the OP and by setting up my EX6120 with OpenWRT 21.02.5 the problem is gone. I want to make sure I'm not crazy and would like to test this on my WAX206 as well, but I have no build environment for tinkering and testing/retesting.

Does any one of you have a WAX206 and a pfSense or OPNsense router as main dhcp/dns/gateway?

frollic · February 23, 2023, 10:07am

pretty sure the RTL WAN chip wasn't supported by the Linux version used in 21.02.

xNUTx · February 23, 2023, 10:27am

I don't mind testing it with a newer version of the kernel, as long as it gets configured pretty much the same way as it would have for the 5.4 kernel, including the defaults throughout as if it is a 5.4 kernel getting built.

The thing is, I suspect it is a kernel setting causing this behavior, not a kernel feature or an OpenWRT package as such. I have NO idea if it would even be possible to mingle the 21.02.5 OpenWRT version with a 5.10 kernel though. Again, I do not have any experiencing building images, I have no clue if what am asking is even a remote posibility.

xNUTx · February 23, 2023, 12:00pm

Adding this link here, as I am really not the only one affected, but I do need to find a solution (whatever that may be, except replacing the pfSense appliance).

github.com/openwrt/openwrt

ARP/broadcast issues for wireless clients on Mediatek-based routers using OpenWrt as dumb AP in pfSense/OPNsense firewall setups on 22.03.3 release, present since OpenWrt 22.03.0-rc2

opened 01:42PM - 05 Feb 23 UTC

AmiSapphire

bug

### Describe the bug In OpenWRT 23.03.3, though the issue has been present si…nce OpenWrt 22.03.0-rc2, if a Mediatek-based unit is set up as a dumb AP using [this guide](https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/network/wifi/dumbap) and is connected to a pfSense or OPNsense firewall to serve wireless Internet, wireless clients cannot reliably connect to the Internet unless a static ARP entry is added to the client. (That is not exactly possible on Android or iOS devices.) Wired connectivity is fine (generally, see Quirks in Additional info). OpenWrt 22.03.0-rc1 functions fine and is reliable for these units. Non-Mediatek routers running OpenWrt 22.03.3 work fine with the same setup. ### OpenWrt version OpenWrt 22.03.3 ### OpenWrt target/subtarget mediatek/mt7622 ### Device Linksys E8450 (UBI) ### Image kind Official downloaded image ### Steps to reproduce #### Example Setup Hardware running OPNsense version: 23.1_6 (though 21.1.9 was last run) Wireless router in question: Linksys E8450, Belkin RT3200 Comparison router test: Linksys WRT54G-TM (though any non-Mediatek-based router will do) example pfSense/OPNsense firewall IP is 192.168.1.1 -- #### OpenWrt Setup Note: Wireless radios, unsurprisingly, should be enabled first. WAN interface should also be deleted. Navigate to Network > Interfaces; edit - General Settings tab IPv4 address is 192.168.1.5 (or any unused static IPv4 address) save and apply IPv4 Netmask is 255.255.255.0 IPv4 Gateway is 192.168.1.1 Navigate to Network > Interfaces; edit - Advanced Settings tab Use default gateway is - checked Custom DNS settings is 192.168.1.1 Delegate IPv6 prefixes is - unchecked IPv6 assignment length is - disabled Navigate to Network > Interfaces; edit - DHCP Server tab, General Setup sub-tab Ignore Interface is - checked Navigate to Network > Interfaces; edit - DHCP Server tab, Advanced Settings sub-tab Dynamic DHCP is - unchecked Navigate to Network > Interfaces; edit - DHCP Server tab, IPv6 settings sub-tab Designated master is - unchecked RA-Service is - disabled DHCPv6-Service is - disabled services disabled and stopped: dnsmasq, firewall, odhcpd Plug router in to pfSense/OPNsense firewall's LAN or LAN bridge Connect to dumb AP using wireless client ### Actual behaviour Symptoms: - No wireless client can ping the pfSense/OPNsense firewall until they have the firewall's ARP entry. They, however, can ping other devices in the network. - Using Wireshark while connected to the router reveals a flood of ARP requests for the firewall from such clients. - pfSense/OPNsense firewall has received the ARP request, but the clients connected to the OpenWrt router have not received the firewall's response. - Windows 10/11 clients cannot establish IPv4 connectivity unless a static ARP entry is added through Windows Powershell. - Linux-based clients can connect, but will not connect to the Internet immediately, usually around five minutes. - Android devices vary: one connects then disconnects ad-nauseum until they receive an ARP response, another connects but no Internet connectivity until they may receive an ARP response. ### Expected behaviour A proper wireless connection to the Internet, just like in 22.03.0-rc1. ### Additional info Quirks: - Mediatek-based routers sometimes seem to exhibit a few minutes (rarely up to ten minutes) delay in connecting to the Internet themselves, though wired devices connected on the router from the OPNsense firewall [ Basically: pf/OPN <-> E8450 <-> WiredPC ] are perfectly fine. This does not happen on 22.03.0-rc1. - If DHCP is still enabled on the dumb AP and the gateway and DNS are empty, the wireless client may receive the OpenWrt router's IP address as Gateway and DNS and will connect to the Internet much sooner than when DHCP is disabled on the dumb AP. Forum thread on forum.openwrt.org - [Unable to connect to outside internet with Dumb AP coniguration](https://forum.openwrt.org/t/unable-to-connect-to-outside-internet-with-dumb-ap-coniguration/147483) ### Diffconfig _No response_ ### Terms - [X] I am reporting an issue for OpenWrt, not an unsupported fork.

omeg · February 23, 2023, 1:22pm

At present I am running Opnsense on an hp t620 plus with a solarflare 7122 card as main router with dhcp/dns/vlans/etc assignments coming from there. I have an icx7250 as my main switch (lots of vlans and some poe). I've been running an Xiaomi Redmi AX6S for ~10 months as my wireless ap. It uses the mt7622 cpu as the wax206. I've been using SNAPSHOT r19787-e3e9eb31a2 (5.15.45) for a while now on and I've never seen this issue like this. I did not follow the dumb ap guide, I turned off the firewall, dhcp, and dns services and just plugged into lan. I left the Wan interface as is, it's just down.

I'm planning swap in the wax206 now that 2.5gb is working properly. I have been testing it with a laptop and android phone and have not seen this issue either.

MOST2K2 · February 23, 2023, 9:32pm

Strange i did an attended Upgrade not the first time but after Reboot it was the netgear Firmware.
Any other here with the same problem?

giuliomagnifico · February 24, 2023, 5:52am

Weird I got this error when I try to compile the latest master

make[3]: Leaving directory '/home/opc/wax206/openwrt/feeds/luci/modules/luci-base'
time: package/feeds/luci/luci-base/host-compile#1.38#0.20#1.86
make[2]: Leaving directory '/home/opc/wax206/openwrt'
make[1]: *** [package/Makefile:110: /home/opc/wax206/openwrt/staging_dir/target-aarch64_cortex-a53_musl/stamp/.package_compile] Error 2
make[1]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
 make[4] scripts/config/conf
make[2]: Leaving directory '/home/opc/wax206/openwrt'
make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/opc/wax206/openwrt'
make: *** [/home/opc/wax206/openwrt/include/toplevel.mk:231: world] Error 2

Wiz · February 24, 2023, 7:26am

Thanks for sharing this as well as to @Amadeus for the PR.

Be advised though that I've noticed a drop in speeds despite a 2.5G link being active - see attached screenie. Same 2.5G port on the WAX206 was used, just switched around the ports on the switch (GS110emx). Link was auto negotiated in both tests and no anomalies with ports 1 to 4 on the 206 were noticed.

So the retry count is high and speeds drop in half with a 2.5G link active when compared to a 1G active link!

Can someone confirm my findings?

Thanks
W.

patient0 · February 24, 2023, 7:42am

I did a test in router mode some days ago and was able to get line speed.

To test it again:

What OpenWrt revision/commit did you work with?
WAX206 In AP or Router mode?
The WAN port is the only one connected/with a route to the iperf3 server?

Wiz · February 24, 2023, 8:02am

I'm suspecting it could be an intel (mac pro) vs mediatek (wax206) not playing nice and all but there's a switch in between..

To answer your questions:

Latest / master, pulled a couple of hours ago and compiled with the same patch you worked with here
Client bridge mode - AP (Asus) > WAX206 with relayd > Switch (Netgear) > MP (Intel) running iperf3
(Tried testing the 2.5G wan port with the snapshot release but couldn't get an active link not even 1G
Correct, no other devices other than the switch is connected to the wax.

I also tried fiddling around with the switch's settings to see if it was perhaps some odd setting enabled - nothing!

Hmmm... Just tried switching around iperf3 (now running in server mode on the wax206 with an active 2.5G link)

Screen Shot 2023-02-24 at 11.59.55 AM

Strange!

In addition, I also tried taking the mac out of the equation and tested with my synology nas (iperf3 running in server mode on the nas) - the speeds are normal but notice the high retry counts

root@Bridge:~# iperf3 -c 10.10.10.10
Connecting to host 10.10.10.10, port 5201
[  5] local 10.10.10.252 port 35142 connected to 10.10.10.10 port 5201
[ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bitrate         Retr  Cwnd
[  5]   0.00-1.00   sec   112 MBytes   944 Mbits/sec  617    165 KBytes
[  5]   1.00-2.00   sec   112 MBytes   940 Mbits/sec  512    130 KBytes
[  5]   2.00-3.00   sec   111 MBytes   934 Mbits/sec  506    139 KBytes
[  5]   3.00-4.00   sec   112 MBytes   939 Mbits/sec  584    100 KBytes
[  5]   4.00-5.00   sec   112 MBytes   938 Mbits/sec  638    109 KBytes
[  5]   5.00-6.00   sec   112 MBytes   938 Mbits/sec  513    143 KBytes
[  5]   6.00-7.00   sec   112 MBytes   940 Mbits/sec  666    132 KBytes
[  5]   7.00-8.00   sec   111 MBytes   935 Mbits/sec  703    136 KBytes
[  5]   8.00-9.00   sec   112 MBytes   938 Mbits/sec  469    156 KBytes
[  5]   9.00-10.00  sec   112 MBytes   939 Mbits/sec  578    137 KBytes
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
[ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bitrate         Retr
[  5]   0.00-10.00  sec  1.09 GBytes   939 Mbits/sec  5786             sender
[  5]   0.00-10.00  sec  1.09 GBytes   938 Mbits/sec                  receiver

iperf Done.
root@Bridge:~# ^C

0 retries and normal speeds were reported when iperf3 is running in server mode on the wax206 and/or the wax's WAN port is connected to a 1G port on the switch. So the issue seems to be with a 2.5G > 2.5G negotiated link and with iperf3 running in server mode anywhere but on the wax unit.

Both the mac and synology nas are connected to the switch via LACP/Lags.

patient0 · February 24, 2023, 8:46am

Have to you tried with 2 or 4 streams (iperf3 -P 2 ... | iperf3 -P4 ...)? Is LACP meddling with the traffic?

My setup is simpler but all I can do for now: Intel NUC 8i7 > MikroTik CSS610 > WAX206

Test 1:

WAX206 in AP mode
iperf3 server running on the NUC 8i7 with a 10Gbit SONNET TB3 adapter
Both the NUC and WAX206 are connected to 10Gbit SFPs, NUC by fiber and WAX206 by RJ-45 adapter
WAX WAN in 2.5G mode

root@OpenWrt:~# iperf3 -c 192.168.169.11 -p 10555
Connecting to host 192.168.169.11, port 10555
[  5] local 192.168.169.81 port 53428 connected to 192.168.169.11 port 10555
[ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bitrate         Retr  Cwnd
[  5]   0.00-1.00   sec   282 MBytes  2.37 Gbits/sec    0    981 KBytes
[  5]   1.00-2.00   sec   279 MBytes  2.34 Gbits/sec    0   1.00 MBytes
[  5]   2.00-3.00   sec   280 MBytes  2.35 Gbits/sec    0   1.06 MBytes
[  5]   3.00-4.00   sec   280 MBytes  2.35 Gbits/sec    0   1.06 MBytes
[  5]   4.00-5.00   sec   280 MBytes  2.35 Gbits/sec    0   1.11 MBytes
[  5]   5.00-6.00   sec   280 MBytes  2.35 Gbits/sec    0   1.11 MBytes
[  5]   6.00-7.00   sec   280 MBytes  2.35 Gbits/sec    0   1.11 MBytes
[  5]   7.00-8.00   sec   280 MBytes  2.35 Gbits/sec    0   1.11 MBytes
[  5]   8.00-9.00   sec   280 MBytes  2.35 Gbits/sec    0   1.11 MBytes
[  5]   9.00-10.00  sec   277 MBytes  2.33 Gbits/sec    0   1.24 MBytes
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
[ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bitrate         Retr
[  5]   0.00-10.00  sec  2.73 GBytes  2.35 Gbits/sec    0             sender
[  5]   0.00-10.05  sec  2.73 GBytes  2.33 Gbits/sec                  receiver

iperf Done.

Test 2:

as above but WAX206 connected to a 1G port on the MikroTik

root@OpenWrt:~# iperf3 -c 192.168.169.11 -p 10555
Connecting to host 192.168.169.11, port 10555
[  5] local 192.168.169.81 port 47018 connected to 192.168.169.11 port 10555
[ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bitrate         Retr  Cwnd
[  5]   0.00-1.00   sec   114 MBytes   954 Mbits/sec    0    580 KBytes
[  5]   1.00-2.00   sec   113 MBytes   944 Mbits/sec    0    580 KBytes
[  5]   2.00-3.00   sec   112 MBytes   940 Mbits/sec    0    608 KBytes
[  5]   3.00-4.00   sec   112 MBytes   939 Mbits/sec    0    608 KBytes
[  5]   4.00-5.00   sec   113 MBytes   945 Mbits/sec    0    608 KBytes
[  5]   5.00-6.00   sec   112 MBytes   940 Mbits/sec    0    747 KBytes
[  5]   6.00-7.00   sec   112 MBytes   940 Mbits/sec    0    747 KBytes
[  5]   7.00-8.00   sec   113 MBytes   945 Mbits/sec    0    747 KBytes
[  5]   8.00-9.00   sec   112 MBytes   938 Mbits/sec    0    747 KBytes
[  5]   9.00-10.00  sec   113 MBytes   944 Mbits/sec    0    747 KBytes
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
[ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bitrate         Retr
[  5]   0.00-10.00  sec  1.10 GBytes   943 Mbits/sec    0             sender
[  5]   0.00-10.05  sec  1.10 GBytes   937 Mbits/sec                  receiver

iperf Done.

Test 3:

replace the NUC 8i7 with a MacbookPro 2018, connected via 1G using a TB3 hub, to the MikroTik

MBP (TB3 Hub) > MikroTik CSS610 > WAX206

root@OpenWrt:~# iperf3 -c 192.168.169.152 -p 10555
Connecting to host 192.168.169.152, port 10555
[  5] local 192.168.169.81 port 52362 connected to 192.168.169.152 port 10555
[ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bitrate         Retr  Cwnd
[  5]   0.00-1.00   sec   113 MBytes   947 Mbits/sec    0    488 KBytes
[  5]   1.00-2.00   sec   113 MBytes   943 Mbits/sec    0    515 KBytes
[  5]   2.00-3.00   sec   112 MBytes   937 Mbits/sec    0    515 KBytes
[  5]   3.00-4.00   sec   112 MBytes   942 Mbits/sec    0    570 KBytes
[  5]   4.00-5.00   sec   112 MBytes   936 Mbits/sec    0    570 KBytes
[  5]   5.00-6.00   sec   112 MBytes   939 Mbits/sec    0    570 KBytes
[  5]   6.00-7.00   sec   112 MBytes   941 Mbits/sec    0    570 KBytes
[  5]   7.00-8.00   sec   112 MBytes   941 Mbits/sec    0    570 KBytes
[  5]   8.00-9.00   sec   112 MBytes   936 Mbits/sec    0    570 KBytes
[  5]   9.00-10.00  sec   112 MBytes   941 Mbits/sec    0    570 KBytes
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
[ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bitrate         Retr
[  5]   0.00-10.00  sec  1.09 GBytes   940 Mbits/sec    0             sender
[  5]   0.00-10.01  sec  1.09 GBytes   939 Mbits/sec                  receiver

iperf Done.

Looks fine to me, I don't really know what to make of it.

Wiz · February 24, 2023, 9:36am

Thanks for carrying out these tests and sharing your results. I'll run additional tests and report back.

Do you mind sharing with me your .config? Any special general or kernel optimizations?

Cheers
W.

patient0 · February 24, 2023, 10:18am

I fired up my Synology DS920+ which is connected by LACP (Balance-TCP mode) to the MikroTik switch and ran iperf3 server from it, result in 1G line speed but lots of retries. That would suggest that LACP is causing an issue. And I would have expected more than 1G since the iperf3 clients where WAX206 2.5G port and the 10G NUC.

The internet answers for a query about "iperf3 lacp" with:

root@OpenWrt:~# iperf3 -c 192.168.169.20 -p 10777
Connecting to host 192.168.169.20, port 10777
[  5] local 192.168.169.81 port 47636 connected to 192.168.169.20 port 10777
[ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bitrate         Retr  Cwnd
[  5]   0.00-1.00   sec   112 MBytes   941 Mbits/sec  573   96.2 KBytes
[  5]   1.00-2.00   sec   111 MBytes   935 Mbits/sec  522    129 KBytes
[  5]   2.00-3.00   sec   112 MBytes   940 Mbits/sec  406    115 KBytes
[  5]   3.00-4.00   sec   111 MBytes   934 Mbits/sec  522    126 KBytes
[  5]   4.00-5.00   sec   112 MBytes   940 Mbits/sec  462    122 KBytes
[  5]   5.00-6.00   sec   111 MBytes   935 Mbits/sec  499    130 KBytes
[  5]   6.00-7.00   sec   112 MBytes   936 Mbits/sec  433    132 KBytes
[  5]   7.00-8.00   sec   112 MBytes   937 Mbits/sec  472    133 KBytes
[  5]   8.00-9.00   sec   112 MBytes   938 Mbits/sec  434    120 KBytes
[  5]   9.00-10.00  sec   112 MBytes   937 Mbits/sec  508    188 KBytes
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
[ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bitrate         Retr
[  5]   0.00-10.00  sec  1.09 GBytes   937 Mbits/sec  4831             sender
[  5]   0.00-10.00  sec  1.09 GBytes   937 Mbits/sec                  receiver

iperf Done.

And here my config file, no special kernel setting. Only some additional packages like ethtool and vim-full and some more.

my dotconfig diff file

CONFIG_TARGET_mediatek=y
CONFIG_TARGET_mediatek_mt7622=y
CONFIG_TARGET_mediatek_mt7622_DEVICE_netgear_wax206=y
# CONFIG_FEED_routing is not set
# CONFIG_FEED_telephony is not set
CONFIG_PACKAGE_cgi-io=y
CONFIG_PACKAGE_ethtool=y
# CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-lib-crc-ccitt is not set
# CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-ppp is not set
CONFIG_PACKAGE_libevent2-core=y
CONFIG_PACKAGE_liblucihttp=y
CONFIG_PACKAGE_liblucihttp-ucode=y
CONFIG_PACKAGE_libncurses=y
CONFIG_PACKAGE_libpcap=y
CONFIG_PACKAGE_librt=y
CONFIG_PACKAGE_libsmartcols=y
CONFIG_PACKAGE_lscpu=y
CONFIG_PACKAGE_luci-app-firewall=y
CONFIG_PACKAGE_luci-app-opkg=y
CONFIG_PACKAGE_luci-base=y
CONFIG_PACKAGE_luci-light=y
CONFIG_PACKAGE_luci-mod-admin-full=y
CONFIG_PACKAGE_luci-mod-network=y
CONFIG_PACKAGE_luci-mod-status=y
CONFIG_PACKAGE_luci-mod-system=y
CONFIG_PACKAGE_luci-proto-ipv6=y
CONFIG_PACKAGE_luci-proto-ppp=y
CONFIG_PACKAGE_luci-ssl=y
CONFIG_PACKAGE_luci-theme-bootstrap=y
# CONFIG_PACKAGE_ppp is not set
CONFIG_PACKAGE_px5g-mbedtls=y
CONFIG_PACKAGE_rpcd=y
CONFIG_PACKAGE_rpcd-mod-file=y
CONFIG_PACKAGE_rpcd-mod-iwinfo=y
CONFIG_PACKAGE_rpcd-mod-luci=y
CONFIG_PACKAGE_rpcd-mod-rrdns=y
CONFIG_PACKAGE_rpcd-mod-ucode=y
CONFIG_PACKAGE_tcpdump=y
CONFIG_PACKAGE_terminfo=y
CONFIG_PACKAGE_ucode-mod-html=y
CONFIG_PACKAGE_ucode-mod-math=y
CONFIG_PACKAGE_uhttpd=y
CONFIG_PACKAGE_uhttpd-mod-ubus=y
CONFIG_PACKAGE_vim-full=y

xNUTx · February 24, 2023, 10:20am

I am running the latest SNAPSHOT build from the attended sysupgrade, I have DAWN working with 802.11k/v/r but for some reason the WAX206 does not show WPA3-SAE as security option, which my EX6120 does show.

Because of DAWN, wpad (full) is installed, so i can not install wpad-openssl or anything that colides with wpad... does anyone else miss the WPA3 option from the official SNAPSHOT builds?

Wiz · February 24, 2023, 11:25am

Appreciate your time and results, thanks!

Good to know about lacp and retransmissions in iperf3 which solves 1 part of the mystery ... thing is, I never had this halving of speeds nor retransmissions with the netgear firmware when I had it setup as a bridge.

The other part is the slowdown/halving and I'm suspecting it has something to do with the client bridge mode/setup under openwrt, specifically with relayd. With the netgear firmware, maxing out my 2.5G link caused a minor bump in CPU utilization while with openwrt and relayd under a client bridge setup, the usage was 80~85% for both cores at ~600Mbps which isn't good. This is regardless of whether I had it connected via 1G or 2.5G, but with 1G I had no halving of speeds (iperf3 or otherwise ie. internet usage).

You have your wax setup as AP which doesn't require relayd and aren't binding interfaces in your network except for the 920+ (I have the 918+, great boxes!)...

So what on earth is causing the 2.5G link to halve speeds when lacp is thrown into the mix?

To be continued . . .

Forgot to add: your .config is similar to mine which reminds of another anomaly I noticed - my wifi negotiated speeds are ~2032Mbps but the highest line speed I was able to record was 1.1Gbit ... is this normal?

Another test, this time all wireless AP (.253) <> WAX206 (.252) ... halving and retransmissions are occurring when wax is in client mode.