Latest Archer A8 firmware breaks completly the router
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Issue summary:
After updating to latest firmware release, a lot of problems showed up, having to even factory reset. Resetting(2 times) did not solve the problem, maybe even making the issue persist by loosing the stable configurations.
Hardware Version: TP-LINK Archer A8 1.0
Firmware Version: 1.11.0 Build 220425 Rel.43193n(4555)
General Settings:
- LAN IP changed from default 192.168.0.1 to 192.168.1.1
- Internet via PPPoE
- 2 OneMesh devices linked to the router
- SmartConnect enabled
- Transmit Power: high
- WPS turned OFF
- Port Forwaring
Bugs:
1. [URGENT] No internet routing(only local) even if the router has access to ISP internet:
Local IP's are assigned to devices, they will connect to the router but only locally, the router won't router internet to these devices. However, sometimes the router will route internet but not always, having to disconnect and even reboot the router several times for some devices to get internet access.
The devices that had got luck to get internet will still get internet if not disconnected, while other devices may not get internet when connecting after disconnected.
2. [URGENT] DHCP server address reservation binding won't work:
Setting up a mac address and IP address won't take effect, resulting DHCP will ignore the address reservation and assign a random available IP.
Setting up a server with port forwarding won't work since the server will likely get a different IP everytime something like rebooting happens and fixed IPs can lead to IPs conflict.
3. Increased wait time from "TP-Link ID" setting:
Accidentally clicking on "TP-Link ID" button will force the user to wait until TP-Link ID setting page loads, sometimes taking up to 20 seconds, without giving the user a chance to click away.
4. The "VIEW CONNECTED DEVICES" for DHCP Server Add reservation entry won't show every connected device, unlike "Network Map > Clients"
5. Not getting the hostnames:
The router won't get all the hostnames, 80% of devices being labeled "Unknown". Editing is possible through "Network Map > Clients > DEVICE - Edit button" but it shouldn't be like this and if the address changes, the edited lable will dissappear.
6. [IMPORTANT] Trying to setup the router from LAN won't work at all:
Trying to setup Archer A8 via LAN from 192.168.0.1(this is the default for this specific router) won't route to any existent page. You have to connect to WIFI WLAN to be able to access 192.168.0.1 in order to setup your router
*The [URGENT] and [IMPORTANT] tags represent that bug as a main critical feature
FEATURE REQUEST: A button/link integrated in the router webpage leading to a place where to file bug reports
This update can't be reverted, not only that the firmware update description describes that but I've also tried doing that.
Screenshot for bug 4:
This represents that not all IP's are listed here, take example 192.168.1.54 with mac 00-16-d4-c1-05-bc which appears in the first photo with connected devices but this one not
EDIT: 192.168.1.55 is here because meanwhile it connected, not because it doesn't exists in Network Map>Clients
Regards @Kevin_Z,
The router is connected to internet via PPPoE, ISP is DIGI RCS&RDS NET RO, the LAN IP was changed from 192.168.0.x to 192.168.1.x in LAN settings by me because that's how I am used to work with since my old router:
This is the Archer A8 is my main router, connected with internet from my fiber-link MODEM. The A8 is in the "Router Mode" since my fiber MODEM is just a way to access from my ISP to my router via fiber-link, you would actually still need to connect with PPoE credentials:
The internet IP is always the same since the internet was contracted as legal person(company).
The other "routers" are 2 TP-Link extenders, a AC750 RE205 3.0 and AC1200 RE305 3.0, which are connected via OneMesh as wireless mode, since it's the best approach because the ethernet ports are only half-duplex. They are set to get DHCP from the main router, which the router should also reserve a DHCP for each device. All devices have fixed mac addresses, not random ones, so they won't change their mac.(I even made a table for all devices, their MAC and assigned IPs that worked in the old firmware.
The router was already factory reset 3 times since the update, tho the third time was reset from physical button and it seems to be better?! All the devices are finally able to have internet access now(however this time I have not connected the extenders and I've not reserved any DHCP IP)
I have a new minor bug where the router displays a device as 5G instead of 2.4G.
My intercom tablet doesn't have a 5Ghz module, it can only connect to 2.4Ghz, however it displays 5G:
But this is not breaking too much, it's just so the TP-Link employes are aware of this issue