Deco BE65 and iPhone 17 Pro MLO troubles
Deco BE65 and iPhone 17 Pro MLO troubles
Just bought a new iPhone 17 Pro, I was so happy, but then the problems started
The problem I'm experiencing is that communication with MLO enabled doesn't work properly on the iPhone 17 Pro, it keeps dropping the connection as long as I have MLO enabled
It;s switching on and off, and the connection is not stable
This problem does not occur when switch off MLO and leave 6GHz channel enabled
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I received a beta firmware from support (Aaron) and this has solved the disconnection problems for me
THANK YOU TP-Link SUPPORT
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Ik heb exact hetzelfde probleem met mijn iPhone 17.
Zodra MLO is ingeschakeld op de Deco BE65 (firmware 1.2.0_250718), begint de verbinding constant weg te vallen, alsof de iPhone continu tussen de MLO-links probeert te wisselen.
In de Deco-logs zie je dan veel meldingen zoals “wds delete”, “ioctl failed”, “interface not found” en andere MLO-gerelateerde errors.
Wanneer ik MLO uitschakel en enkel het gecombineerde 2.4/5/6 GHz-netwerk gebruik, is de verbinding volledig stabiel. Geen drops, geen reconnects, alles werkt goed — alleen laadt sommige content wat trager, wat waarschijnlijk normaal is zonder MLO.
Het lijkt dus duidelijk een compatibiliteitsprobleem te zijn tussen:
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de iPhone 17 Wi-Fi stack (iOS 26.x),
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en de MLO-implementatie van de BE65.
Hopelijk kan TP-Link dit snel oplossen in een nieuwe firmware-update.
Voor een systeem in deze prijsklasse verwacht ik eerlijk gezegd dat MLO gewoon correct werkt — anders had ik net zo goed een Wi-Fi 6-systeem kunnen kopen.
Tot die tijd werkt de workaround MLO uit + 6 GHz aan gelukkig wel iets wat stabiel.
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Hello @TobyTheCat @Gino-S
Thank you both for reporting this abnormal or unexpected behavior of your iPhone 17 or 17 Pro working with our Deco BE65 V2.
When the MLO network is enabled on the Deco BE65 V2, which wireless network does your iPhone 17 or 17 Pro connect to? Is it connected to the MLO Network or the combined 2.4/5/6 GHz network?
@TobyTheCat, is your iPhone 17 Pro also running the latest iOS 26?
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Thanks for getting back.
To help assist and streamline the identification of the behavior, we'll forward your case to the TP-Link support engineers, who will contact you with your registered email address later. Please keep an eye on your email inbox for a follow-up.
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Hi Kevin,
Yes, when MLO is enabled on the Deco BE65 V2, my iPhone 17 is connected to the MLO network, not the combined 2.4/5/6 GHz network.
When MLO is on, the iPhone 17 constantly disconnects and reconnects. In the Deco logs I can see repeated errors such as:
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wds delete
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send ioctl failed
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interface not found
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continuous MLO roaming switches
When I disable MLO and keep 2.4/5/6 GHz enabled as one combined network, everything is stable and there are no more disconnects.
My iPhone 17 Pro is running the latest iOS 26.1 i also tried ios 26.2 puplic beta 2 but its nor resolsving the problem.
This looks like a compatibility issue between iPhone 17 Wi-Fi (iOS 26) and the BE65 MLO implementation.
Hope this helps.
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Thank you for all the details as well.
I will go ahead and escalate your case to our support engineers via email then. Please check your email inbox for a follow-up.
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I received a beta firmware from support (Aaron) and this has solved the disconnection problems for me
THANK YOU TP-Link SUPPORT
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Hi @Kevin_Z
Thanks for your reply.
I did receive an email from TP-Link Support earlier regarding this issue, but I accidentally deleted it and I’m no longer able to reply or recover it.
Could you please resend my case details or reopen the support ticket so that I can be contacted again?
I saw that @TobyTheCat received a beta firmware that solved the exact same Deco BE65 V2 MLO issue.
I’m using the same hardware and firmware version (Deco BE65 V2 – 1.2.0_250718) and would really like to test that firmware as well.
If possible, @TobyTheCat , maybe you could also send me the beta firmware (via PM) in the meantime?
Thank you very much for your help!
Gino
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The exact same thing happens in V1 as well but V1 BE65 are long forgotten...
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Gino-S wrote
Hi @Kevin_Z
Thanks for your reply.
I did receive an email from TP-Link Support earlier regarding this issue, but I accidentally deleted it and I’m no longer able to reply or recover it.
Could you please resend my case details or reopen the support ticket so that I can be contacted again?
I saw that @TobyTheCat received a beta firmware that solved the exact same Deco BE65 V2 MLO issue.
I’m using the same hardware and firmware version (Deco BE65 V2 – 1.2.0_250718) and would really like to test that firmware as well.
If possible, @TobyTheCat , maybe you could also send me the beta firmware (via PM) in the meantime?
Thank you very much for your help!
Gino
@Gino-S Sure. We will send you an email again with the beta firmware.
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