Hello,
I am slightly following up on a previous thread (having been away for a while I'm back to work at this Netgear R6250 router) Update gone Wrong?:
After the update I'm having some annoying problems.
So this is what I did:
1: Setting DHCP pool:
"Interfaces-LAN-Edit-DHCP server":
set "start 192.168.0.20" "limit 280".
All leases are 192.168.1.x however (guess that's because the default gateway is in the 168.1.x range).
"Interfaces-LAN-Edit-General settings": IPv4 is set to 192.168.1.1, netmask 255.255.255.0.
Change to 192.168.0.2 (intended default gateway for this router).
"Apply & keep settings"
=> connectivity loss (cable) / establishes connecton w. DCHP lease but no access to router or WAN.
tracepath 192.168.0.2
"1?: [LOCALHOST] pmtu 1500"
2: Reset router!
192.168.1.1
is default again
set PW
set "Interfaces-LAN-Edit-DHCP server" start 192.168.0.20 limit 280
"Network-Wireless":
set access point name, ESSID, Network = LAN
set wireless security WPA/WPA2 mixed (WPA2/3 mixed would not connect my Android 10 J600 phone!)
enable wireless, mode:master
?? how do I add another wireless network w. WPA3 security for compatible devices?
If I setup another instance, they both turn to "disabled".
Next is
"Network-DHCP and DNS":
?? How do I manually renew leases?
Leases are obviously in the range of 192.168.1.x (as the default gateway seems to require the 168.1.x range as I was unable to change it.
Next:
Network-Firewall-Port Forwards:
add PFW
select NAS from DHCP lease list
external port 123 (as internal)
source = WAN, destination = LAN
?? NAS unreachable from outside but can be reached within LAN
3: And on top of this, with a working WLAN instance, I am experiencing frequent connectivity loss, it just drops out and takes minutes for the router to re-establish connectivity and it is really slow and choppy.
Often the network also completely disappears from the list of available networks on a clients machine.
Observation: This seems to happen under higher loads (video streaming e.g.), but that may also be a mis-guided focus.
Connect the LAN cable and it's all perfect. But why this change in behaviour?
I haven't had all these issues before the update, yet the previous version was a really old one- but it worked.
This is what often makes me very suspicious about updating my devices.
Am I the only one?