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[FurryNutz]

 

[FurryNutz]

Any progress on this? 

Ok, my Extender is at FW 1.01, so I guess I need to go through a rigorous testing process....upgrade Extender & see if stable with Router 1.11, then upgrade Router to 1.20.  At least, I can now down-grade the router successfully if it doesn't work!!

I'll work on this over the next few days and let you know the results.

[mikeduncan177]

Ever since I "downgraded" FW on the DIR890L to version 1.11, I have not seen the problem.

I have upgraded the DAP-1860 Extender's FW to 1.04 and have not seen the issue.

I don't plan on doing any other testing, since my WiFi network is now good enough around the whole house.

[FurryNutz]

I'll pass this on to D-Link for review.
Thanks for updating.

[GreenBay42]

The 1.20 firmware on the 890L did fix Wi-Fi security issues so maybe it is buggy with the extender. I can request a test with the techs.

[FurryNutz]

Would be good to know if this is reproducible. 

[mikeduncan177]

The 1.20 firmware on the 890L did fix Wi-Fi security issues so maybe it is buggy with the extender. I can request a test with the techs.

GreenBay42, I really would appreciate you requesting further testing on this. I really don't want to run my DIR-890L Router on insecure firmware. When I reported this issue over 6 months ago, it was very reproducible!!

[FurryNutz]

FYI, the older version of FW is not insecure, unless you run the 890L in AP mode. Its safe in router mode. I'm sure D-Link is working on testing and will get something planned for a fix as soon as possible. Please be patient.

[GreenBay42]

The DIR-890L was NOT affected by the KRACK issue, BUT the 1.20 firmware fixed a bunch of exploits.

[GreenBay42]

Mike, have you tried the 1.21 BETA firmware for the 890L?  I understand if you do not want to try since the crash recovery process on the 890L is less than fun.

I have a 1860 and will test tonight at home (with the 890L). I will let you know my results tomorrow.

[GreenBay42]

I ran the 1860 (firmware 1.04) for 9 hours last night connected to my 890L (1.20 firmware) and did not receive any drops. I connected a camera and my phone (android) to the extender over night. It is currently at home with 2 mydlink cameras connected (they always send traffic to the mydlink servers so I will get notified if they drop during the day). 

[mikeduncan177]

Sounds like I should try upgrading my 890L Router to 1.20 and see if I see my original problem again.  I was using FW 1.01 in the 1860 when I saw this problem originally, so maybe that was the issue.

Will let you know.

[GreenBay42]

Yes definitely update the 1860 to 1.04. This includes the KRACK security fix where 1.02 did not.

[mikeduncan177]

I updated the Router (DIR-890L) to FW 1.20B01 last night.

So far I am not seeing any issues with client iPhone connected to WiFi through the Expander (DAP-1860), which has been at FW 1.04 for sometime, since I wanted to correct for the KRACK exploit.

When I first reported the issue, the Expander was at FW 1.01. 

I will monitor over the next few days and if I don't see any more issues, we can consider this closed out.

[FurryNutz]