Wifi/Internet Disconnection spikes TL-WR1043N/ND v2

[thelordabdo]

I am using Gargoyle 1.10.0 , Sometimes I got a Disconnection spikes ( usually for few second ) and I can feel that this is happening many times a day for all of my devices , I have captured the log at the moment of the disconnection now (about 5 seconds of disconnection ) :

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Thu Oct 24 02:26:27 2019 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA dc:85:de:e4:a2:fb IEEE 802.11: authenticated
Thu Oct 24 02:26:27 2019 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA dc:85:de:e4:a2:fb IEEE 802.11: associated (aid 2)
Thu Oct 24 02:26:27 2019 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA dc:85:de:e4:a2:fb RADIUS: starting accounting session EFE9566181978ED4
Thu Oct 24 02:26:27 2019 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA dc:85:de:e4:a2:fb WPA: pairwise key handshake completed (RSN)
Thu Oct 24 02:26:27 2019 daemon.info dnsmasq-dhcp[2304]: DHCPREQUEST(br-lan) 192.168.0.50 dc:85:de:e4:a2:fb 
Thu Oct 24 02:26:27 2019 daemon.info dnsmasq-dhcp[2304]: DHCPACK(br-lan) 192.168.0.50 dc:85:de:e4:a2:fb Abdo_Asus_Wireless

and if I go back at the log I can see that this is happening so many times at a very short interval :

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Wed Oct 23 23:08:45 2019 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA dc:85:de:e4:a2:fb IEEE 802.11: authenticated
Wed Oct 23 23:08:45 2019 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA dc:85:de:e4:a2:fb IEEE 802.11: associated (aid 2)
Wed Oct 23 23:08:45 2019 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA dc:85:de:e4:a2:fb RADIUS: starting accounting session EFE9566181978ED4
Wed Oct 23 23:08:45 2019 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA dc:85:de:e4:a2:fb WPA: pairwise key handshake completed (RSN)
Wed Oct 23 23:08:45 2019 daemon.info dnsmasq-dhcp[2304]: DHCPREQUEST(br-lan) 192.168.0.50 dc:85:de:e4:a2:fb 
Wed Oct 23 23:08:45 2019 daemon.info dnsmasq-dhcp[2304]: DHCPACK(br-lan) 192.168.0.50 dc:85:de:e4:a2:fb Abdo_Asus_Wireless
Wed Oct 23 23:13:07 2019 daemon.err uhttpd[1472]: sh: write error: Broken pipe
Wed Oct 23 23:13:07 2019 daemon.err uhttpd[1472]: sh: write error: Broken pipe
Wed Oct 23 23:13:07 2019 daemon.err uhttpd[1472]: sh: write error: Broken pipe
Wed Oct 23 23:13:07 2019 daemon.err uhttpd[1472]: sh: write error: Broken pipe
Wed Oct 23 23:13:07 2019 daemon.err uhttpd[1472]: sh: write error: Broken pipe
Wed Oct 23 23:13:07 2019 daemon.err uhttpd[1472]: sh: write error: Broken pipe
Wed Oct 23 23:13:07 2019 daemon.err uhttpd[1472]: sh: write error: Broken pipe
Wed Oct 23 23:13:07 2019 daemon.err uhttpd[1472]: sh: write error: Broken pipe
Wed Oct 23 23:13:07 2019 daemon.err uhttpd[1472]: sh: write error: Broken pipe
Wed Oct 23 23:13:07 2019 daemon.err uhttpd[1472]: sh: write error: Broken pipe
Wed Oct 23 23:13:07 2019 daemon.err uhttpd[1472]: sh: write error: Broken pipe
Wed Oct 23 23:13:07 2019 daemon.err uhttpd[1472]: sh: write error: Broken pipe
Wed Oct 23 23:13:07 2019 daemon.err uhttpd[1472]: sh: write error: Broken pipe
Thu Oct 24 00:15:09 2019 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA dc:85:de:e4:a2:fb IEEE 802.11: authenticated
Thu Oct 24 00:15:09 2019 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA dc:85:de:e4:a2:fb IEEE 802.11: associated (aid 2)
Thu Oct 24 00:15:09 2019 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA dc:85:de:e4:a2:fb RADIUS: starting accounting session EFE9566181978ED4
Thu Oct 24 00:15:09 2019 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA dc:85:de:e4:a2:fb WPA: pairwise key handshake completed (RSN)
Thu Oct 24 00:15:09 2019 daemon.info dnsmasq-dhcp[2304]: DHCPREQUEST(br-lan) 192.168.0.50 dc:85:de:e4:a2:fb 
Thu Oct 24 00:15:09 2019 daemon.info dnsmasq-dhcp[2304]: DHCPACK(br-lan) 192.168.0.50 dc:85:de:e4:a2:fb Abdo_Asus_Wireless
Thu Oct 24 00:33:05 2019 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA dc:85:de:e4:a2:fb IEEE 802.11: authenticated
Thu Oct 24 00:33:05 2019 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA dc:85:de:e4:a2:fb IEEE 802.11: associated (aid 2)
Thu Oct 24 00:33:05 2019 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA dc:85:de:e4:a2:fb RADIUS: starting accounting session EFE9566181978ED4
Thu Oct 24 00:33:05 2019 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA dc:85:de:e4:a2:fb WPA: pairwise key handshake completed (RSN)
Thu Oct 24 00:33:05 2019 daemon.info dnsmasq-dhcp[2304]: DHCPREQUEST(br-lan) 192.168.0.50 dc:85:de:e4:a2:fb 
Thu Oct 24 00:33:05 2019 daemon.info dnsmasq-dhcp[2304]: DHCPACK(br-lan) 192.168.0.50 dc:85:de:e4:a2:fb Abdo_Asus_Wireless
Thu Oct 24 00:49:30 2019 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA dc:85:de:e4:a2:fb IEEE 802.11: authenticated
Thu Oct 24 00:49:30 2019 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA dc:85:de:e4:a2:fb IEEE 802.11: associated (aid 2)
Thu Oct 24 00:49:30 2019 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA dc:85:de:e4:a2:fb RADIUS: starting accounting session EFE9566181978ED4
Thu Oct 24 00:49:30 2019 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA dc:85:de:e4:a2:fb WPA: pairwise key handshake completed (RSN)
Thu Oct 24 00:49:31 2019 daemon.info dnsmasq-dhcp[2304]: DHCPREQUEST(br-lan) 192.168.0.50 dc:85:de:e4:a2:fb 
Thu Oct 24 00:49:31 2019 daemon.info dnsmasq-dhcp[2304]: DHCPACK(br-lan) 192.168.0.50 dc:85:de:e4:a2:fb Abdo_Asus_Wireless
Thu Oct 24 01:03:26 2019 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA dc:85:de:e4:a2:fb IEEE 802.11: authenticated
Thu Oct 24 01:03:26 2019 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA dc:85:de:e4:a2:fb IEEE 802.11: associated (aid 2)
Thu Oct 24 01:03:26 2019 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA dc:85:de:e4:a2:fb RADIUS: starting accounting session EFE9566181978ED4
Thu Oct 24 01:03:26 2019 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA dc:85:de:e4:a2:fb WPA: pairwise key handshake completed (RSN)
Thu Oct 24 01:03:26 2019 daemon.info dnsmasq-dhcp[2304]: DHCPREQUEST(br-lan) 192.168.0.50 dc:85:de:e4:a2:fb 
Thu Oct 24 01:03:26 2019 daemon.info dnsmasq-dhcp[2304]: DHCPACK(br-lan) 192.168.0.50 dc:85:de:e4:a2:fb Abdo_Asus_Wireless
Thu Oct 24 02:26:27 2019 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA dc:85:de:e4:a2:fb IEEE 802.11: authenticated
Thu Oct 24 02:26:27 2019 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA dc:85:de:e4:a2:fb IEEE 802.11: associated (aid 2)
Thu Oct 24 02:26:27 2019 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA dc:85:de:e4:a2:fb RADIUS: starting accounting session EFE9566181978ED4
Thu Oct 24 02:26:27 2019 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA dc:85:de:e4:a2:fb WPA: pairwise key handshake completed (RSN)
Thu Oct 24 02:26:27 2019 daemon.info dnsmasq-dhcp[2304]: DHCPREQUEST(br-lan) 192.168.0.50 dc:85:de:e4:a2:fb 
Thu Oct 24 02:26:27 2019 daemon.info dnsmasq-dhcp[2304]: DHCPACK(br-lan) 192.168.0.50 dc:85:de:e4:a2:fb Abdo_Asus_Wireless

this is my Wireless settings :

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config wifi-device 'radio0'
	option type 'mac80211'
	option path 'platform/qca955x_wmac'
	option country 'JP3'
	option channel '13'
	option noscan '1'
	option hwmode '11g'
	option htmode 'HT40-'
	option txpower '24'

config wifi-iface 'ap_g'
	option device 'radio0'
	option mode 'ap'
	option network 'lan'
	option disassoc_low_ack '0'
        option wpa_strict_rekey '1'
        option wpa_group_rekey '86400'
	option wds '1'
	option ssid 'Abdo-Gargoyle'
	option encryption 'psk2'
	option key 'hidden'

For weeks I am trying to modify configuration using WinSCP , but this disconnections keep happening , any ideas ?

[Lantis]

Is this the only client that has this issue?
Also JP3 is not a valid country setting that I'm aware of.

[thelordabdo]

Is this the only client that has this issue?
Also JP3 is not a valid country setting that I'm aware of.

No , this was with my Laptop because its the only active device at this time interval , but I saw this happening before with my phone and many other family devices , they are all Complaining from disconnection spikes sometimes , its just hardly to notice because the recover takes just few seconds (sometimes alot more) .
For JP3 its for Japan Code , as I found this Country code has the most stable channel 13

[RomanHK]

Linux (OpenWrt - Gargoyle) does not support "JP3" (also "EU") see: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/ke ... ree/db.txt

Changing the country does not affect stability. Changing the country changes only the power, frequency range and 5GHz DFS.

Please observe the country's statutory performance and do not violate standards (eg IEEE 802.11n-2009)!

[RomanHK]

I assume frequent reconnections due to key reinstallation. Try deleting these rows:

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option wpa_strict_rekey '1'
option wpa_group_rekey '86400'

[ispyisail]

Are you trying to use a country that your not in?

[thelordabdo]

Linux (OpenWrt - Gargoyle) does not support "JP3" (also "EU") see:

Thank for the information , I have changed the country code to JP , but I am wondering if JP3 is not valid option , how could the Wifi worked all this time with a non valid country code , also I remember I could get the frequency list by running 'iw reg get' with the JP3 !

I have removed :

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option wpa_strict_rekey '1'
option wpa_group_rekey '86400'

to see if the disconnection problem would be fixed , although I have added these two lines one week ago while trying to fix stability problem as per some guides at openwrt forums .

[thelordabdo]

Are you trying to use a country that your not in?

Yes for many reasons :
first : at my country many of the routers and wifi devices are sold without my country code option .
second : although channel 13 is available for my country code , but the channels has a slightly different range for different country codes ( I am not very sure ) , so some of my devices cant see the wifi at all for some codes while other codes are working at the same channel .
Third : where I live most of the people are not using the country code or don't even know about it , and for the Wifi Authorities _ dont think they are exit here _ I don't think they even care about it .
The only authorities here I can imagine they may look for wifi frequencies are the National Security and the Military intelligence and they don't care about commercial frequences .

[ispyisail]

From my understanding the firmware has some smarts build it to detect where you actually live.

It then won't let you............

Lantis will have a better answer

[Lantis]

You're not supposed to use the wrong country code is the long and short of it.

Your Wi-Fi disconnections are likely not a Gargoyle only problem and exist in the upstream project.
You can try a later version for a hopeful fix, or try OpenWrt to see if if behaves better.