[Official Release] AiMesh Firmware v3.0.0.4.384.20308 for All Supported Products

[Ken Atkinson]

App Devices/device/Bandwidth (greyed) shows 100 Mbps up and down for all devices... this is meaningless, imo.

BTW, I have a Dell Latitude Win10 Pro with an Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265 adapter. I had to enable Network Connection/network/Wireless Properties/'Look for other wireless networks while connected to this network' to fix this client's band steering. It then immediately switched from 2.4 (n 150 Mbps) to 5.0 (ac 866 Mbps). Same SSID on both bands.

The WiFi client is not always right!

OE

Yes , just highlighting it if not been mentioned before , hopefully arthur adds to his list of thing to fix , wouldn't imagine this would be a difficult one...

 

[OzarkEdge]

It's also been said that hiding your SSID is actually less secure.

https://www.howtogeek.com/howto/286...hiding-your-wireless-ssid-really-more-secure/

Thanks for the tip. I only want to hide SSIDs because they look dumb... especially my neighbors'.

As I see it, it is only less secure in that it can reveal what network your device is willing to connect to, perhaps setting you up to be fooled into connecting to an impostor network.

OE

 

[mlippold]

Interesting idea but I don't see a way to set a fixed IP on my android phone. Might not work it you have other wifi networks you use. Even on a laptop it would need to be configurable for each SSID.

You could always try LAN > DHCP Server (tab) > Turn on "Manual Assignment" and then add an entry with the MAC address of your device and assign it a specific IP.

 

[RandomName23]

Thanks for the tip. I only want to hide SSIDs because they look dumb... especially my neighbors'.

OE

Just change your SSID to (.)(.)

Thanks for the tip on the wireless adapter settings. Mine also had some config properties I could set to have it prefer 5g.

 

[RandomName23]

You could always try LAN > DHCP Server (tab) > Turn on "Manual Assignment" and then add an entry with the MAC address of your device and assign it a specific IP.

Don’t try it with this option because it will still be making a DHCP request, that is what we are trying to avoid.

 

[mlippold]

Don’t try it with this option because it will still be making a DHCP request, that is what we are trying to avoid.

No, what you are trying to do is for it not to lease a different IP address. Which this would achieve.

You are still going to be swapping to a different wireless connection, there is no way to avoid that. The question of "does this immediately invalidate a DHCP lease" is a valid question I guess but with no way to force a static IP on the device you may as well see if this does anything.

 

[Ronald Schwerer]

Does this work on your Android based device?

If you go to wifi settings you can hold down on your connected ssid/network name and set dhcp to static.

No, it opens a dialogue that lets you do some things but not set a fixed IP.

 

[visortgw]

Interesting. It allows me to set a static IP on my SAMSUNG Galaxy S8+ (VZW).

 

[Ronald Schwerer]

You could always try LAN > DHCP Server (tab) > Turn on "Manual Assignment" and then add an entry with the MAC address of your device and assign it a specific IP.

Thanks. I already have my most-used devices set this way. This isn't really a big issue for me since I don't use VOIP on my phone nor walk around streaming video. I had to turn off RA on 2.4Ghz due to having some non-mobil smart devices with marginal signals on my Guest SSID (to keep them isolated).

 

[OzarkEdge]

"If it moves, wireless; if it doesn't, wire it." -unknown

Setting a static IP on a wireless client will fix it to a network but it won't fix that network... imo.

The mobiles here are Android Nexus 5x and 7... they are roaming and band steering well... with a little help from AiMesh.

OE

 

[RandomName23]

No, what you are trying to do is for it not to lease a different IP address. Which this would achieve.

You are still going to be swapping to a different wireless connection, there is no way to avoid that. The question of "does this immediately invalidate a DHCP lease" is a valid question I guess but with no way to force a static IP on the device you may as well see if this does anything.

No I don’t want a DHCP request made period for the test.

 

[mlippold]

No I don’t want a DHCP request made period for the test.

Of course, but since he couldn't statically assign it what choice would he have? Why wouldn't you want to at least try something?

Do you have proof that switching between radios/AI Mesh nodes invalidates the DHCP lease that the device currently has? I wouldn't think that it would. It should be fairly easy to see in System Log -> DHCP Leases ... then look for the IP address that is manually being assigned based on the client MAC address and look at the "Expires" column.

 

[Ronald Schwerer]

"If it moves, wireless; if it doesn't, wire it." -unknown

Setting a static IP on a wireless client will fix it to a network but it won't fix that network... imo.

The mobiles here are Android Nexus 5x and 7... they are roaming and band steering well... with a little help from AiMesh.

OE

I thought is was 'If it moves, salute it. If it doesn't move, pick it up. If you can't pick it up, paint it.'

But back on topic. Many smart devices don't give you a choice. Thermostats, camera, controllers.... And I'm glad they're wireless so at least I can isolate them to my guest SSID.

 

[RandomName23]

Of course, but since he couldn't statically assign it what choice would he have? Why wouldn't you want to at least try something?

Do you have proof that switching between radios/AI Mesh nodes invalidates the DHCP lease that the device currently has? I wouldn't think that it would. It should be fairly easy to see in System Log -> DHCP Leases ... then look for the IP address that is manually being assigned based on the client MAC address and look at the "Expires" column.

Of course not. Just trying to help troubleshoot. My thought is that the devices disconnect and the client goes through a whole connection process. So just trying to see if eliminating the DHCP request helps. Process of elimination my friend.

 

[mlippold]

I thought is was 'If it moves, salute it. If it doesn't move, pick it up. If you can't pick it up, paint it.'

Having flashbacks hurrying up and waiting.

 

[Ronald Schwerer]

With 10 days up time on my AC66U B1 I have noticed the RAM usage is creeping up. 52% used initially and 57% now. Single router no mesh. Any feeling if this is normal or RAM use will hit a limit?

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Next time you see it creeping up, go to System Log/General Log and click Clear at the bottom. Should get you back some. I rebooted mine this AM when I noticed it was over 60%. Afterwards it stayed @ 50% for a while. 4 hrs later it was @ 53%. Clearing the log got it back to 51%

 

[visortgw]

Next time you see it creeping up, go to System Log/General Log and click Clear at the bottom. Should get you back some. I rebooted mine this AM when I noticed it was over 60%. Afterwards it stayed @ 50% for a while. 4 4hrs later it was @ 53%. Clearing the log got it back to 51%

Not sure why you're concerned with 60% RAM utilization. My RT-AC68U typically runs about 90% (with two USB drives connected) without any issues.

 

[bbunge]

Next time you see it creeping up, go to System Log/General Log and click Clear at the bottom. Should get you back some. I rebooted mine this AM when I noticed it was over 60%. Afterwards it stayed @ 50% for a while. 4 4hrs later it was @ 53%. Clearing the log got it back to 51%

Sorry, did not work. 57% before clearing log 57% after.

 

[Ronald Schwerer]

Not sure why you're concerned with 60% RAM utilization. My RT-AC68U typically runs about 90% (with two USB drives connected) without any issues.

I wasn't all that concerned except I usually run in the low 50's (with two USB drives) and was wondering if there could be a memory leak introduced in newer firmware. I'll just keep an eye on it. On servers I don't like to see a high % of resources consumed for long periods. I used to write Linux embedded software and if I saw 90% of any resource consumed for an extended period I'd be concerned.

 

[RandomName23]

For anyone who has clients that disconnect when using RA and it takes a few seconds to connect again I'm curious what would happen if you used a static IP address (assuming you are using DHCP). So if you set the IP address directly on your device is the time that it is disconnected less or the same?

Also, anyone using an Android device that has issues with RA turned on, does it help at all if you turn on under Developer Options the option "Allow Wifi Roaming Scans"