RT AX89X DFS Debug Message

[oldguy]

My Setup

• 2 * RT AX89X Mesh network
• connected with 10G wired Ethernet Back haul
• Wireless smart connect enabled
• Both units running 3.0.0.4.386.47191 firmware

I have been seeing some strange disconnects with Wifi devices connected to 5G band, I have seen disconnects in the system log for a couple of devices due to a weak signal, one indicating an RSSI of -58dbm.
I have been changing the 5G disconnect from the default of -70dbm through settings of -55dbm in 5dbm increments back to -70dbm, when I came across this entry in the system log below.

I have sent feedback to ASUS, and will share any feedback

In the mean time any idea what this and if this might be a cause of the disconnects I have been experiencing.

I will look to disable DFS and see if I can disable and monitor the log files

Thanks in advance for any feedback

System Log

May 20 10:53:35 kernel: [52352.805623] wlan: [0:I:dfs] WLAN_DEBUG_DFS_ALWAYS : dfs_process_cac_completion: 136: cac expired, chan 5500 cur time 52052
May 20 10:53:35 kernel: [52352.805783] wlan: [0:E:FILS discovery] wlan_fd_set_valid_fd_period: 607: Invalid FD Interval : 0. Valid range is 20 - 100ms.
May 20 10:53:35 kernel: [52352.805783] FD Interval should be a factor of BI.
May 20 10:53:35 kernel: [52352.805783] Disabling FD
May 20 10:53:35 kernel: [52352.815704] wlan: [0:E:FILS discovery] wlan_fd_set_valid_fd_period: 607: Invalid FD Interval : 0. Valid range is 20 - 100ms.
May 20 10:53:35 kernel: [52352.815704] FD Interval should be a factor of BI.
May 20 10:53:35 kernel: [52352.815704] Disabling FD
May 20 10:53:35 kernel: [52352.833935] wlan: [0:I:ANY] vdev[1]: Mgt Rate:6000(kbps)
May 20 10:53:35 kernel: [52352.852289] wlan: [0:I:ANY] ol_ath_vap_set_param: 1334: Now supported MCAST RATE is 6000(kbps) and rate code: 0x10000003
May 20 10:53:35 kernel: [52352.857870] wlan: [0:I:ANY] ieee80211_dfs_deliver_event: dfs CAC_COMPLETED event delivered on chan freq 5500.
May 20 10:53:35 kernel: [52352.868697] wlan: [0:I:ANY] ieee80211_dfs_deliver_event: dfs CAC_COMPLETED event delivered on chan freq 5520.
May 20 10:53:35 kernel: [52352.878503] wlan: [0:I:ANY] ieee80211_dfs_deliver_event: dfs CAC_COMPLETED event delivered on chan freq 5540.
May 20 10:53:35 kernel: [52352.888401] wlan: [0:I:ANY] ieee80211_dfs_deliver_event: dfs CAC_COMPLETED event delivered on chan freq 5560.

 

[danceedance]

I have those logs which are standard DFS logs. I do not have disconnect problems with an uptime of almost a month since updating the last firmware.
Can you disable the use of smart connect and set the bands manually?

 

[Tech Junky]

Well when it comes to signals the lower the number = better

DFS can't be disabled but, you can pick non-DFS channels manually.

Normally your drop off point for wireless clients to change AP's / SSID's would be int he -90 territory and it works fine. Of course s stronger signal usually means you get better speeds as well.

 

[oldguy]

Well when it comes to signals the lower the number = better

DFS can't be disabled but, you can pick non-DFS channels manually.

Normally your drop off point for wireless clients to change AP's / SSID's would be int he -90 territory and it works fine. Of course s stronger signal usually means you get better speeds as well.

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With Smartconnect enabled all of the channels are auto selected, with no option to fix the channels
the issue may be the devices switching between the two mesh nodes as I have seen that in the logs, hence the experiment to change the RSSI levels.
I have used a similar app that you are showing on my Shield Tablet to figure out where the weak spots in my WiFi coverage are.
I did wonder if some of my issues might be heat related, so I will be tracking ambient temperatures around each mesh node

 

[oldguy]

I have those logs which are standard DFS logs. I do not have disconnect problems with an uptime of almost a month since updating the last firmware.
Can you disable the use of smart connect and set the bands manually?

This has just started to happen after the last firmware upgrade, I did not reset each unit to its factory default and reconfigure the units.
In the past I have seen uptimes of 40 to 50 days, at which point I see issues with my Wemo smart switches and apple home which show as not connected, there are however no issues with the tablets or phones.
I have also seen a strange issues with my Mac, which just didn’t stay connected after an software upgrade, which seems to be related to the software, as Wifi seems to be a real issue on Apple laptops
One other thing to note is that I have also disabled WiFi 6 as there some strange things happening with devices that cleared up when it was disabled.

next actions for me are to set to factory default, and rebuild the mesh system. I also plan to disable smart switch connect to see if that is causing any issues given that I do see some devices that should be on 5G connected on 2G bands as noted by @Tech Junky in his response

The other element in the mix is my ISP, Spectrum which seems to be a little flaky at the minute given we have had a number of minor outages. However this should not affect my connection to the access points just no connection to the external web sites