[SOLVED] Asus Router Not Recognising WiFi Password

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From time to time my Asus RT-AC88U AC3100 will not let you log in with the WiFi SSID of my main network, reports incorrect password (even though it's correct) However you can log in to my guest network with its password to go online?

In the system, I also have 2 'Mesh routers' Asus RT-AC67U AC1900, that create two (cabled) Wifi access points.

Normally a power cycle of the main AC88 will get things up and running again and the main wifi network can be connected to , however currently the issue is that I can connect via the Mesh AC67 AP's, but not the main AC88? Also the other issue this time is that I am unable to connect to items on my home network while away from home using port forwarding, IP camera, servers, AC88 admin etc.

Anyone else have similar issues?

Also apart from the above I have noticed from time to time while on my AC88 home page the number of Mesh devices can change 0,2,1,2,2,2,1,1,2 etc. every 30 sec or so.....


Steve
 
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This is one of the reasons I hate any form of link aggregation. The method used to choose the path the data takes tends to cause issues to appear to be random. It tends to be very hard unless you suspect a issue with the port bonding to test and force traffic over one link or the other.

I have spent so much time chasing strange errors like this. Problem is you reset a port and the problem goes away for a while and you don't even suspect it was a port aggregation issue. I would see things like some file transfers would run slow because it was running on the link that was having issues. I would rerun the test which used different port numbers and it would move to the other link and not have problems. Took a long time to see...
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Several devices missing below from different switch connections???

0.3 AiMesh
0.250 Solo 2 Sat Box
0.23 Netgear (But goes through this for main PC and also 0.24 24 port switch that can be seen)
0.25 Netgear


Code: 
C:\WINDOWS\system32>arp -a

Interface: 169.254.198.51 --- 0xd
  Internet Address      Physical Address      Type
  169.254.255.255       ff-ff-ff-ff-ff-ff     static
  224.0.0.22            01-00-5e-00-00-16     static
  224.0.0.251           01-00-5e-00-00-fb     static
  224.0.0.252           01-00-5e-00-00-fc     static
  239.192.152.143       01-00-5e-40-98-8f     static
  239.255.255.250       01-00-5e-7f-ff-fa     static
  255.255.255.255       ff-ff-ff-ff-ff-ff     static

Interface: 192.168.0.101 --- 0x20
  Internet Address      Physical Address      Type
  192.168.0.1           04-92-26-6c-02-00     dynamic
  192.168.0.2           4c-ed-fb-c2-e8-f0     dynamic
  192.168.0.4           00-18-84-2d-55-96     dynamic
  192.168.0.5           5c-7d-5e-ec-df-5b     dynamic
  192.168.0.21          74-0a-bc-03-1a-e7     dynamic
  192.168.0.22          74-0a-bc-20-2c-2a     dynamic
  192.168.0.24          c4-3d-c7-86-97-86     dynamic
  192.168.0.50          38-81-d7-11-ad-54     dynamic
  192.168.0.52          30-8d-99-af-8b-1f     dynamic
  192.168.0.81          00-80-45-53-c3-c2     dynamic
  192.168.0.82          bc-ad-28-1e-b3-1f     dynamic
  192.168.0.88          00-0f-fc-24-fd-7f     dynamic
  192.168.0.91          4c-bd-8f-fe-5f-c1     dynamic
  192.168.0.92          b4-a3-82-52-1a-d1     dynamic
  192.168.0.93          b4-a3-82-52-18-87     dynamic
  192.168.0.95          c8-df-84-49-ff-dc     dynamic
  192.168.0.99          00-0e-53-ec-e3-92     dynamic
  192.168.0.115         7c-61-66-89-28-2c     dynamic
  192.168.0.121         68-54-fd-6d-4b-f5     dynamic
  192.168.0.122         ac-63-be-c9-89-24     dynamic
  192.168.0.146         ec-fa-bc-3a-cf-65     dynamic
  192.168.0.163         38-94-ed-16-47-b1     dynamic
  192.168.0.165         00-24-be-9a-90-75     dynamic
  192.168.0.166         ec-08-6b-66-2b-78     dynamic
  192.168.0.175         74-d6-37-99-52-75     dynamic
  192.168.0.197         48-e1-e9-13-0b-71     dynamic
  192.168.0.221         00-d0-2d-f6-c7-68     dynamic
  192.168.0.234         00-9c-02-ab-e2-e9     dynamic
  192.168.0.235         00-9c-02-ab-e2-37     dynamic
  192.168.0.236         00-9c-02-ab-e2-e9     dynamic
  192.168.0.240         00-1d-ec-0a-c9-51     dynamic
  192.168.0.245         00-23-24-ab-4b-83     dynamic
  192.168.0.251         e8-39-35-2c-9e-88     dynamic
  192.168.0.252         e8-39-35-2c-a0-58     dynamic
  192.168.0.255         ff-ff-ff-ff-ff-ff     static
  224.0.0.251           01-00-5e-00-00-fb     static
  224.0.0.252           01-00-5e-00-00-fc     static
  239.192.152.143       01-00-5e-40-98-8f     static
  239.255.255.250       01-00-5e-7f-ff-fa     static

C:\WINDOWS\system32>
 
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Found one of my unraid servers that has Ethernet connections with one at 100 not 1000, also shown on 24 port router with orange not green LED (Showing all as 1000 on unraid seerver). Plulled plug and replaced and it came back green at 1000Mbit THEN some other wired devices came back and I could connect to, also home wifi working.

What the hell happened I dont know.

Internet access stateDevice TypeClient NameClient IP addressIP MethodClients MAC AddressInterfaceTx RateRx Rate
Allow Internet accessFon Technology S.L.Fon Technology S L192.168.0.4Static IP00:18:84:2D:55:96Wired--
Allow Internet accessSonos BridgeSonosZB192.168.0.10MAC-IP Binding78:28:CA:74:20:54Wired--
Allow Internet accessLinksys RouterSonos Deb Room192.168.0.12MAC-IP Binding94:9F:3E:19:9C:64Wired
54​
24​
Allow Internet accessSonos Inc.Sonos Dining Room192.168.0.13MAC-IP Binding00:0E:58🇨🇦B9:76Wired
54​
24​
Allow Internet accessSonos Speaker/ASonos Living Room192.168.0.14MAC-IP Binding00:0E:58🇨🇦B9:6EWired
54​
24​
Allow Internet accessSonos Inc.Sonos Abbie Room192.168.0.15MAC-IP Binding00:0E:58🇨🇨F3:1CWired
54​
24​
Allow Internet accessSonos Inc.Sonos Kitchen192.168.0.16MAC-IP Binding94:9F:3E:FC:EE:B0Wired
54​
24​
Allow Internet accessSonos Inc.Sonos Studio Right192.168.0.17MAC-IP Binding5C:AA:FD:51:C8:90Wired
48​
24​
Allow Internet accessSonos Inc.Sonos Studio Left192.168.0.18MAC-IP Binding00:0E:58:7D:37:08Wired
36​
12​
Allow Internet accessLightwaveRF Technology LtdLightwaveRF Technology Ltd192.168.0.21MAC-IP Binding74:0A:BC:03:1A:E7Wired--
Allow Internet accessLightwaveRF Technology LtdLightwaveRF Technology Ltd192.168.0.22MAC-IP Binding74:0A:BC:20:2C:2AWired--
Allow Internet accessNETGEARNETGEAR192.168.0.24MAC-IP BindingC4:3D:C7:86:97:86Wired--
Allow Internet accessHewlett PackardLaserJetProM252dw Deb Printer192.168.0.52MAC-IP Binding30:8D:99🇦🇫8B:1FWired--
Allow Internet accessHangzhou Hikvision Digital TechHangzhou Hikvision Digital Tech192.168.0.82Static IPBC🇦🇩28:1E:B3:1FWired--
Allow Internet accessMerit Li-Lin Ent.Merit Li-Lin Ent192.168.0.88Static IP00:0F:FC:24:FD:7FWired--
Allow Internet accessHangzhou Hikvision Digital TechHangzhou Hikvision Digital Tech192.168.0.91Static IP4C🇧🇩8F:FE:5F:C1Wired--
Allow Internet accessHangzhou Hikvision Digital TechHangzhou Hikvision Digital Tech192.168.0.92Static IPB4:A3:82:52:1A:D1Wired--
Allow Internet accessHangzhou Hikvision Digital TechHangzhou Hikvision Digital Tech192.168.0.93Static IPB4:A3:82:52:18:87Wired--
Allow Internet accessAV TECH CORPORATIONAV TECH CORPORATION192.168.0.99Static IP00:0E:53🇪🇨E3:92Wired--
Allow Internet accessWindowsGIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO LTD192.168.0.101Static IP1C:6F:65:3D:E8:D6Wired--
Allow Internet accessTP-LINKTP-LINK192.168.0.166Static IPEC:08:6B:66:2B:78Wired--
Allow Internet accessShenzhen Lianrui Electronics CounRAID Blue192.168.0.234MAC-IP Binding00:9C:02🆎E2:E9Wired--
Allow Internet accessHewlett PackardunRAID Black192.168.0.235Static IP00:9C:02🆎E2:37Wired--
Allow Internet accessShenzhen Lianrui Electronics CoShenzhen Lianrui Electronics Co192.168.0.236Static IP6C:B3:11:1C:B1:9AWired--
Allow Internet accessMarusysVu+ Solo 4K192.168.0.240MAC-IP Binding00:1D:EC:0A:C9:51Wired--
Allow Internet accessWindowsSR-Server-10192.168.0.245MAC-IP Binding00:23:24🆎4B:83Wired--
Allow Internet accessMarusysVu+ Solo 2192.168.0.250MAC-IP Binding00:1D:EC:08:E2:03Wired--
Allow Internet accessWindowsSR-Server-01192.168.0.251MAC-IP BindingE8:39:35:2C:9E:88Wired--
Allow Internet accessWindowsSR-Server-02192.168.0.252MAC-IP BindingE8:39:35:2C:A0:58Wired--
Allow Internet accessLoading manufacturer..Bresser Weather Station192.168.0.50MAC-IP Binding38:81:D7:11:AD:542.4 GHz--
Allow Internet accessRing Video DoorRing Front Doorbell192.168.0.95MAC-IP BindingC8:DF:84:49:FF:DC2.4 GHz
65​
2​
Allow Internet accessTexas InstrumentsTexas Instruments - Ring192.168.0.96MAC-IP Binding44🇪🇦D8:F3:C7:F82.4 GHz
65​
6​
Allow Internet accessAmazon Echo DotEcho Dot Living Room192.168.0.121MAC-IP Binding68:54:FD:6D:4B:F52.4 GHz
72.2​
24​
Allow Internet accessAmazon Echo DotGuest Room Echo Dot192.168.0.122MAC-IP BindingAC:63:BE:C9:89:242.4 GHz
0​
6​
Allow Internet accessNintendo Switch48:A5:E7:C1:82:71192.168.0.142Automatic IP48:A5:E7:C1:82:712.4 GHz
39​
24​
Allow Internet accessEspressif Inc.Sensibo Sky 65 cf 3a bc fa ec192.168.0.146Automatic IPEC:FA:BC:3A:CF:652.4 GHz
0​
Allow Internet accessSamsungSamsung192.168.0.156Automatic IPFC:F1:36:B1:AF:422.4 GHz
144.4​
144.4​
Allow Internet accessApple Watch/iPaAbbies-iPad192.168.0.162Automatic IP4C:6B:E8💿79:5D2.4 GHz
130​
1​
Allow Internet accessSamsung Galaxy Samsung-Galaxy-S7192.168.0.169Automatic IP2C:0E:3D:A1:55:C62.4 GHz
96.1​
96.1​
Allow Internet accessLinuxEcho Show Studio192.168.0.175Automatic IP74:D6:37:99:52:752.4 GHz
0​
Allow Internet accessApple Watch/iPaAbbiesApleWatch192.168.0.176Automatic IP90:81:2A:2A:28:382.4 GHz
72.2​
11​
Allow Internet accessAmazon Echo Dotamazon-140482ee0192.168.0.178Automatic IPB4:7C:9C:2A:28:0E2.4 GHz
0​
24​
Allow Internet accessLoading manufacturer..Meross_Smart_Hub192.168.0.197Automatic IP48:E1:E9:13:0B:712.4 GHz
1​
1​
Allow Internet accessAmazon Fire TVFirestick 4k Front Room192.168.0.115MAC-IP Binding7C:61:66:89:28:2C5 GHz
780​
6​
Allow Internet accessSamsung Galaxy Galaxy-S9192.168.0.173Automatic IP9E:52:96:B4:D5:125 GHz
526.5​
520​
Allow Internet accessAppleDeborahs-iMac192.168.0.174Automatic IP58:40:4E🇪🇦82:345 GHz
1​
6​
 
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Following on from my discovery (shown above) that of the two 1Gb links between my 8 Port Switch and my 24 Port Switch and one had dropped to 100Mb. When 'testing' from the 8 port switch (ports 3 > 23 and 4 >24)



Shows and open cable at 2Mtr (Patch cable to socket is 1Mtr but not a bad guess). Once unplugged and plugged back in then retested, the missing wired (Alarm panel) and the home network on the AC88U came back to life. I also sorted out port 6 later in the day. Port 7 is correct.

Port 3 > 23 and 4>24 now ok. The patch cables from the Cat 6 sockets are quite think Cat 7 and look like they may pull on the socket sometime, wonder if that what opened a core or two, causing speed to drop?


24 Port switch now shows correct two x 1Gb links on 23 and 24
 
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Conclusion (and question)

So looks like that was the issue, one of the bonded links not allowing devices to connect to the home network even with the AC88U factory reset. But as soon as that cable was removed and plugged back in so both were back at 1Gb again all was well.

So How and Why????
 
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This is one of the reasons I hate any form of link aggregation. The method used to choose the path the data takes tends to cause issues to appear to be random. It tends to be very hard unless you suspect a issue with the port bonding to test and force traffic over one link or the other.

I have spent so much time chasing strange errors like this. Problem is you reset a port and the problem goes away for a while and you don't even suspect it was a port aggregation issue. I would see things like some file transfers would run slow because it was running on the link that was having issues. I would rerun the test which used different port numbers and it would move to the other link and not have problems. Took a long time to see that the only difference was the random port numbers that were being chosen by the servers also affected the path the port aggregation picked.

10gig and faster ports have greatly reduced the need for port aggregations and all the hassles involved.
 
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