Network toggles on and off, wifi connection is unstable (Archer AX55)

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Network toggles on and off, wifi connection is unstable (Archer AX55)
Network toggles on and off, wifi connection is unstable (Archer AX55)
2024-03-22 05:21:40 - last edited 2024-03-25 06:37:00
Model: Archer AX55  
Hardware Version: V1
Firmware Version: 1.2.6 Build 20231130 rel.36135(5553)

https://community.tp-link.com/en/home/forum/topic/611844

Found the above thread, I'm getting similar log messages minus any ack messages. My Android device and my laptop both have spotty connections over wifi. Hardwire connections I have not noticed an issue, though I cannot definitively say I haven't seen any issues.

 

I'm not a networking guy, just know the very basics as a software engineer, so I'm reasonably technical. I've attached the logs below, unsure why we'd have so many messages around Led controllers but not having any ACK messages around DHCPC sounds concerning?

 

2024-03-21 22:44:23 DHCPC INFO [16959] send select request with options(cliid=01/a8:42:a1:01:e2:19:;)
2024-03-21 21:52:52 Led Controller INFO [1153] Start to run WAN1_ON
2024-03-21 21:52:52 Led Controller INFO [1153] Start to run WAN0_OFF
2024-03-21 21:52:52 Led Controller INFO [1153] Start to run LAN_ON
2024-03-21 21:52:37 Led Controller INFO [1153] Start to run WAN1_OFF
2024-03-21 21:52:37 Led Controller INFO [1153] Start to run WAN0_ON
2024-03-21 21:52:37 Led Controller INFO [1153] Start to run LAN_ON
2024-03-21 21:44:22 DHCPC INFO [16959] send select request with options(cliid=01/a8:42:a1:01:e2:19:;)
2024-03-21 21:42:20 Led Controller INFO [1153] Start to run WAN1_ON
2024-03-21 21:42:20 Led Controller INFO [1153] Start to run WAN0_OFF
2024-03-21 21:42:20 Led Controller INFO [1153] Start to run LAN_ON
2024-03-21 21:42:05 Led Controller INFO [1153] Start to run WAN1_OFF
2024-03-21 21:42:05 Led Controller INFO [1153] Start to run WAN0_ON
2024-03-21 21:42:05 Led Controller INFO [1153] Start to run LAN_ON
2024-03-21 21:05:58 Led Controller INFO [1153] Start to run WAN1_ON
2024-03-21 21:05:58 Led Controller INFO [1153] Start to run WAN0_OFF
2024-03-21 21:05:58 Led Controller INFO [1153] Start to run LAN_ON
2024-03-21 21:05:43 Led Controller INFO [1153] Start to run WAN1_OFF
2024-03-21 21:05:43 Led Controller INFO [1153] Start to run WAN0_ON
2024-03-21 21:05:43 Led Controller INFO [1153] Start to run LAN_ON
2024-03-21 20:58:27 Led Controller INFO [1153] Start to run WAN1_ON
2024-03-21 20:58:27 Led Controller INFO [1153] Start to run WAN0_OFF
2024-03-21 20:58:27 Led Controller INFO [1153] Start to run LAN_ON
2024-03-21 20:58:12 Led Controller INFO [1153] Start to run WAN1_OFF
2024-03-21 20:58:12 Led Controller INFO [1153] Start to run WAN0_ON
2024-03-21 20:58:12 Led Controller INFO [1153] Start to run LAN_ON
2024-03-21 19:44:19 DHCPC INFO [16959] send select request with options(cliid=01/a8:42:a1:01:e2:19:;)
2024-03-21 19:37:56 Led Controller INFO [1153] Start to run WAN1_ON
2024-03-21 19:37:55 Led Controller INFO [1153] Start to run WAN0_OFF
2024-03-21 19:37:55 Led Controller INFO [1153] Start to run LAN_ON
2024-03-21 19:37:25 Led Controller INFO [1153] Start to run WAN1_OFF
2024-03-21 19:37:25 Led Controller INFO [1153] Start to run WAN0_ON
2024-03-21 19:37:25 Led Controller INFO [1153] Start to run LAN_ON
2024-03-21 19:27:39 Led Controller INFO [1153] Start to run WAN1_ON
2024-03-21 19:27:39 Led Controller INFO [1153] Start to run WAN0_OFF
2024-03-21 19:27:39 Led Controller INFO [1153] Start to run LAN_ON
2024-03-21 19:27:24 Led Controller INFO [1153] Start to run WAN1_OFF
2024-03-21 19:27:24 Led Controller INFO [1153] Start to run WAN0_ON
2024-03-21 19:27:24 Led Controller INFO [1153] Start to run LAN_ON
2024-03-21 18:33:43 Led Controller INFO [1153] Start to run WAN1_ON
2024-03-21 18:33:43 Led Controller INFO [1153] Start to run WAN0_OFF
2024-03-21 18:33:43 Led Controller INFO [1153] Start to run LAN_ON
2024-03-21 18:33:28 Led Controller INFO [1153] Start to run WAN1_OFF
2024-03-21 18:33:28 Led Controller INFO [1153] Start to run WAN0_ON
2024-03-21 18:33:28 Led Controller INFO [1153] Start to run LAN_ON
2024-03-21 15:44:12 DHCPC INFO [16959] send select request with options(cliid=01/a8:42:a1:01:e2:19:;)
2024-03-21 07:44:00 DHCPC INFO [16959] send select request with options(cliid=01/a8:42:a1:01:e2:19:;)

 

That is all the logs have for today.

 

What information can I provide to help make this easier to diagnose?

 

The router is connected to a fiber modem via ethernet in the WAN port, and serves wifi for the home. There is a second router in AP mode, and supposedly DHCP is disabled on it when set to AP mode (https://community.netgear.com/t5/Nighthawk-with-WiFi-6-AX-and/two-routers-RAX35-amp-R7850/m-p/2213233/highlight/true#M25679).

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Re:Network toggles on and off, wifi connection is unstable (Archer AX55)-Solution
2024-03-24 02:04:05 - last edited 2024-03-25 06:37:00

Changing the router to point the DNS to 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 instead of dynamically getting it from the ISP seems to have resolved it.

 

 

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Re:Network toggles on and off, wifi connection is unstable (Archer AX55)-Solution
2024-03-24 02:04:05 - last edited 2024-03-25 06:37:00

Changing the router to point the DNS to 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 instead of dynamically getting it from the ISP seems to have resolved it.

 

 

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Re:Network toggles on and off, wifi connection is unstable (Archer AX55)
2024-03-25 06:37:24

  @EclipseJTB 

 

Thank you very much for the update, glad to hear that you've resolved the problem.

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