Have to reset WIFI every Night

[oneboss302]

Any idea why I have to unplug and reset my Wifi adapter each night? It's likeit loses connectivity and just unplugging it and plugging back in resets it. quite annoying.

[rimai]

When did you get this unit?
Has it always been like this since you got it?

[oneboss302]

Thanks Rimai,

I got the unit in Feb of 2014. Just started happening recently.

[rimai]

Did you change router or setting in it?

[oneboss302]

the first time it disconnected it would not reconnect with a reboot (unplugging it) even after i restarted the router. I had to reprogram it with the WIFi tool.

[oftheangels]

When it disconnects does the second light flash blue? This is what happens to mine.

-LeoD

[skehole]

Mine doesn't do that every night, but every once in a while I have to unplug the wifi module from the head unit and plug it back in. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad it's an easy fix but it is frustrating!

[oneboss302]

When it disconnects does the second light flash blue? This is what happens to mine.

-LeoD

Yes, that is exactly what happens.

[fit]

I get something like this too. I get a situation, perhaps once per day. Perhaps more or less often, where the blue light blinks. I think the only way to recover is to remove power from the WiFi adapter. Rebooting the router has no effect.

Here are two things I need to investigate I think.

I am very new. And I set up my controller with the wizard, durin which it asked me to input an IP adresses. But my internet for some reason did not work. So I ran the WiFi wizard. So as a result, at the end of my scetch the IP is listed as one thing, but the wifi wizard programmed something slightly differently into my WiFi adapter. I guess this could be the cause that it does not recover?

Also, it seems to happen more or only when I am home and messing around with the portal online and also accessing via 3g on my phone.

[tmoore103]

I'm having this exact same issue. The wifi attachment will occasionally stop working and the blue lights will start blinking until I disconnect and reconnect it. I did change to a netgear router but I'm not sure if that would have anything to do with the issue. I didn't have the issue with my old router, when the the router was working. I'll be anxiously following this thread and really appreciative of any tips that come up.

[fit]

This thread addresses this same issue. The fix there works for most, but not all people.
http://forum.reefangel.com/viewtopic.ph ... 1&start=70

[tmoore103]

Thanks! I really appreciate the link.

[oftheangels]

My issue turned out to be my verizon router (not the wifi module). I never did figure out why this was happening but when it happens I would get an AP-LOST message and the blue light would start flashing. I tried a ton of different settings to no avail... I did stop the blue light from flashing (and the error by using "set linkmon 0" however it would loose it's ip connection and never reconnect.

The only solution I found was to use an additional wifi router (in my case an airport express) along with my verizon router. Essentially I have two wifi networks in my house now (one from verizion router and one from apple router). It makes port forwarding a bit tricky but it works...

-LeoD

-LeoD

[lnevo]

You probably could have reserved the reservation and/or made it static. Sounds like it was having DHCP issues.

[oftheangels]

Tried that as well... turned off dhcp and it still looses connection to the router just the same.. Eventually I gave up out of frustration.

[oneboss302]

Still having this issue. I had Verizon replace my router and everything. I am getting very frustrated now. it connects for a little bit and then starts blinking blue. Really starting to regret my decision to get this over the Apex. What should I do next?

[oftheangels]

Yup, I tried the same thing (had Verizon replace my router) No go.

What I am doing now is running the wifi attachment in 'Soft AP' mode. This creates another wifi network (I called mine 'reef'). When I want to use the ReefAngel App (iPhone) I switch networks and fire up the app. Everything works this way but obviously I can not access my controller from the Portal.

I also thought about switching to the Apex but I really like the ReefAngel and am a big proponent of open source. One option I am investigating is hooking up a wired ethernet adaptor in place of the wifi and using a wifi bridge like the airport or tp-link to bridge wired to wireless. If I get anywhere with this route I will let you know.


-LeoD

[fit]

I have messed around with the Linkmon also. Set it to 0, 30, 3000. I do not experience any changes in bad behavior, except for when I set it to 0 and it lost connection I believe stayed with the green LED flashing instead of the usual Blue flashing to tell that I am disconnected.

I did install the Macro that Rimai asked me to install, and there seemed to be no change except perhaps that I notice that the WiFi adapter DOES eventually reconnect on it's own, but its not acceptable behavior. Perhaps the connection lasts for a few minutes or a day, connection drops for perhaps a few minutes or a day while the Blue LED flashes, and then re-connection on its own occurs.

I can always reconnect immediately by rebooting the controller or even just unplugging the WiFi adapter from the controller.

I also tried autoconn setting, but that seems to make no difference.

I did try different channels on the router and that did not help either. I did use my Android to try to find the least used channel in my apartment. I found two channels that seem relatively clear, but the airwaves are definitely crowded here and networks pop up all the time.

I am getting an external 3dB antenna tomorrow and will try that. $12 off Amazon. My signal strength using the Android app does seem pretty good though.

I have been advised that I can get this to work using a different router that passes through to my ATT router/modem. I have a linksys router that I can use if the antenna does not work out.

[rimai]

Can you try that old router and let us know?
Make sure to set to WPA2-PSK with AES encryption.
I've heard of a couple people that had issues with wpa1 or mixed.

[rimai]

The arduino Ethernet board can be used as direct replacement of WiFi attachment.
You just need to upload the code to the board.

[rimai]

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

[rimai]

This is the code: http://forum.reefangel.com/viewtopic.ph ... de&start=0

[oftheangels]

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

[oneboss302]

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!

[oneboss302]

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.

[rimai]

Are you able to try with another router?
The max wattage is 1000w.

[oneboss302]

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.

[oftheangels]

@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

[oneboss302]

@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.

[oneboss302]

@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.