C7 Bridge Crashes when Windows 8.1 Client Connects

[BernieBone]

Problem: Archer C7 (running 1.7.2) configured as Wireless Bridge/Repeater freezes/crashes when new laptop running Windows 8 connects to it. Have to manually power cycle the router to normalize it, and also make sure the offending laptop does not try to connect to it again or else the same problem occurs immediately.

Androids, ipads, Macbooks, Win 7 PC/laptops have not caused any such problems with this bridge/repeater. This router has been working flawlessly for months until this Win 8 laptop entered the mix.

The same offending Windows 8 laptop can connect to the Gateway Archer C7 (running 1.7.1) in AP+WDS mode with NO problems.



Help! Has anyone else experienced this? How do I get this repeater to play nice with this Win 8 laptop?

[tapper]

Update to 1.8 and dont save settings. Then let us no how it is after the update.

[BernieBone]

Sorry for the delay in response. I applied the 1.8 update last night and reconfigured the wireless bridge with original settings, but the router immediately froze up again when the win8 laptop connected to it.

After rebooting, I arbitrarily decided to change the mode from "connect via client bridge" to "connect via WDS", and the Win8 laptop connected without incident. Problem fixed.

I'm not sure what the difference is between the two modes. If anyone cares to explain, please do.