hAP ac2: wlan1 as client loses network?

RouterOS General
1

I'm using my hAP ac2 as a wifi extender: wlan1 in station mode, connects to my Android phone AP (Samsung).

It works, but 1 per 10 times, network is lost:

  • Wlan1 interface is up and running state
  • wlan1 has active ip lease
  • Hap can't ping anything (neither by ip nor by address)

Escape is: disable wlan1 and re-enable wlan1: immediately OK.

What can be the problem, and what would worth trying?

OS is 7.19.3

Thank you!

2

Do you Nat twice ? The Phones Internet Sharing "acts" like a router, and your hAP also a router if you don't disable the Nat ?
Sorry for not using the correct network vocabulary.

3

Yes, phone NATs the traffic, and MTik also NATs the traffic. :slight_smile:

4

You might try updating RouterOS . . . I've been doing a similar thing (station and ap on the same radio - you don't mention if you are using virts on one radio or both) and it's been solid with 7.22.x

5

Thank you! Yes, I'm using wlan1 for station and wlan3 for ap. Wlan3 is the slave for wlan1.

So thanks the tip, will try it right now!

6

Hi, what drivers are installed on Mikrotik: wireless or wifi-qcom-ac?

7

Hi, I am using the wireless driver.

Moreover: I have several Station Connect Rule with a preset SSID and configured security profile.

In my current location, there are 3 APs, only 1 has configured Station Connect Rule. Other 2 APs are "enemy", ie I have no info nor password to them.

But my observation is Mtik first loses the correct SSID, then it is jumping between other 2 "enemy" APs.

In case I manually set SSID for the wlan1 IF, it seems working fine.

These observations are on version 7.23.