Have to reset WIFI every Night

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rimai
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Re: Have to reset WIFI every Night

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This board or any knockoffs https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoBoardEthernet
I do believe it is a route compatibility issue somewhere though.
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Thanks Roberto,

I am 100% certain this is a problem with the router that Verizon supplies. I have tried setting up an air port express wired to the verizon router and it did the same thing (LOST-AP error). However, when I setup the airport and do not connect it to the verizon router it works fine... I can access the RA through the new network but obviously don't have internet/portal access. <---- Really strange! I suspected it was something going on with DHCP but I assigned a static route, ip, etc... and that made no difference. I do have a large number of wifi connected devices in my house (~30-40) but the router says I have a full 256 ip's to distribute... I have tried the various authentication mechanisms that the Wifly supports with no luck either...

I'm disappointed that I can't get the internet access to work but I won't give up that easy.

-LeoD
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Ok, well here is an update:

I reworked all the settings on the "new" verizon router. I disabled WEP and added WPA2 authentication. Reprogrammed my WIFI adapter and after the 2nd or 3rd attempt, it finally came back with an 192.168.1.11:2000 address. Previously it connecting to the Wifi (I could see it in the verizon router config) but was reporting its address was 0.0.0.0:2000 on the Wifi setup program.

So far, i have not lost any connection. Fingers are crossed!
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spoke too soon. it went offline at about 1:30 for no reason. what do i need to add the ethernet adapter. this is ridiculous what a waste of money this thing is.

OK.. so I am updating this again. Came home to find the Power bar had tripped the breaker. What is the max wattage of heater that can run on this thing. I have a pair of 300w's running.
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Are you able to try with another router?
The max wattage is 1000w.
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rimai wrote:Are you able to try with another router?
The max wattage is 1000w.

thanks for the info Rimai,

As of now, the wifi has not disconnected again. I did see condensation inside one of the 300w heaters so i removed it from the system. So far so good! Guess I should get a larger quality heater and test.
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@oneboss302 this is great news. I have already added WPA2 to my config but I did not disable WEP. I wonder if that is the 'secret sauce' I will try it this evening and post back here with the results. Great find!

-LeoD
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oftheangels wrote:@oneboss302 this is great news. I have already added WPA2 to my config but I did not disable WEP. I wonder if that is the 'secret sauce' I will try it this evening and post back here with the results. Great find!

-LeoD

Hoping you were able to make the change and keep the connection alive now. Mine is flawless now.
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oneboss302 wrote:
oftheangels wrote:@oneboss302 this is great news. I have already added WPA2 to my config but I did not disable WEP. I wonder if that is the 'secret sauce' I will try it this evening and post back here with the results. Great find!

-LeoD

Hoping you were able to make the change and keep the connection alive now. Mine is flawless now.

Well, that lasted a few days but now offline again. I am looking to move to the Ethernet shield now. this wifi adapter is not working out. VERY DISAPPOINTED.
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Any ideas? This is what I get with tera Term. it connected to the wireless without issue and then disconnected.
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How far are you from router?
Were you able to try with another router too?
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Not able to connect with another router either. Now the issue is i downgraded the firmware to 4.0 but something happened and i can no longer communicate with Teraterm or the GUI wifi setup. Read online that I need to "toggle GPIO9" to reset the module.. I kinda get it... but not 100% sure
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There is a pin hole on the side of the unit.
Use a paper clip to push the button through the hole. That is connected to the GPIO that is used for factory reset.
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OK. tried that. Still not connecting. Do I need to hold it in for any period of time? I ready it is supposed to be toggled 5x. I am assuming push it 5x??
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If I'm not mistaken. it is 8 or 10 times. I can't remember.
But I think you need to hold it pressed when you power it up.
I need to read the datasheet/manual for the chip to recall how to do it.
Have tera term opened when you connect to the USB-TTL cable and you will see the status of what is going on.
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You are correct. 5 times.
Here is the instructions on the manual:
Set GPIO9 high on power up to arm the factory reset function. Then
toggle GPIO9 five (5) times, which restores the configuration to the factory reset.
GPIO9 is sampled at about 1 Hz; therefore, if you are using a CPU to generate the
signal, make sure that GPIO9 transitions (high to low or low to high) are at least 1
second long.
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You sir are the MAN!! worked like a charm. Holding it down and then toggling it 8 times. (might have been 10) but what ever. Back to firmware 1.06
what firmware do you recommend I use?
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Use the latest.
Update with command ftp u.
You must be connected to wifi though.
So, this is the minimal for the update.
Connect at 9600 baud. Factory reset brings it back to 9600 baud.

Code: Select all

set w s WIFI_SSID
set w p WIFI_PWD
save
reboot

ftp u
This should update firmware to latest version.
Roberto.
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Thx. i will test this more tomorrow. Very much appreciated.
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so I connected another router to my Verizon router. I gave it an IP address of 192.168.1.2. I have it plugged into a network port and NOT the Wan port. I can access the admin page (192.168.1.2) from any PC on my network. I disabled DHCP. I have the SSID a different name than my Actiontec router.

I can easily connect to the new wifi network. it is using Mixed WPA1 & WPA2 with AES and TKIP encryption. Green flashy light!!!!!

40 seconds later... WHAM, back to blue and green lights. WTF!

disconnect the cable and plug it back in, and right back connected. then terminates a little while later.
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So, here is another thing I'd like to know.
Disconnect this router from your verizon router.
Enable DHCP.
Change encryption to WPA2 with AES encryption instead of mixed.
You should have two separate wifi networks now. One with verizon and one with the new router.
Both independent of each other.
Connect wifi attachment to new router.
Does it loose connection too?
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Well, before I do that, I finally got it to stay connected. I changed the encryption from AES and TKIP to just AES. For not, it is stable. Fingers (and toes) crossed!
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Going on 12 hours now and still a stable connection!
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Been up and running issue free since I added the additional router. Looks like the verizon router was the culprit after all.

Case closed. :) :lol:
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oneboss302 wrote:Been up and running issue free since I added the additional router. Looks like the verizon router was the culprit after all.

Case closed. :) :lol:
awesome! glad to hear.

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Case reopened? LOL it dropped offline last night again. Where do I turn now?
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Re: Have to reset WIFI every Night

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I think the answer is not telling us it's working lol :) Maybe now that you've got the encryption good and the router is ruled out, to try the firmware update again?
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