I have Chateau 12 Mikrotik router with latest ROS 7.1 beta2, which I am using as access point. I setup 2 WiFis - one for 2.4Ghz and the other one for 5Ghz. Since I have no point to use 2.4Ghz for now, I only use 5Ghz WiFi only. I don't know if this issue happens with 2.4Ghz. Main router is Mikrotik RB4011iGS+RM running latest stable version of routerOS 6.*.*.
Devices like laptops or smartphones are constantly being moved, therefore they disconnect and reconnect as they get away from Wi-Fi and get close again, but at some point some random device is no longer connecting to the Wi-Fi anymore. Android devices show "Obtaining IP address" and then "Configuration failed". Not sure about laptops, but most importantly - it happens to randomly "selected" device which no longer able to connect to Wi-Fi. All other devices work as expected without any issues. It's just happens to a random device.
Workaround/Temporary Fix
In order to fix it, one can:
- Reboot router (it does not fix itself at all). Didn't try experimenting with wireless interface resets or similar kind of thing.
- Temporarily switch to 2.4Ghz until router is rebooted.
What I suspect
Something is wrong with Mikrotik WiFi drivers on "Chateau 12" or the way devices get configuration via WiFi. Something directly related to WiFi...
At home I have "Mikrotik RB4011iGS+RM" router and Netgear R7800 with OpenWRT acting as access point only. This setup is rock stable.
Now I have "Mikrotik RB4011iGS+RM" working as router and "Mikrotik Chateau 12" as access point only. And this setup is causing this issue...
Logs
Logs look like this:
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[admin@Mikrotik Chateau 12] > /interface wireless export hide-sensitive
# nov/28/2020 17:47:48 by RouterOS 7.1beta2
# software id = FHFK-T2KF
#
# model = RBD53G-5HacD2HnD
# serial number = C8CA0C1B7905
/interface wireless security-profiles
add authentication-types=wpa-psk,wpa2-psk eap-methods="" group-ciphers=tkip,aes-ccm mode=dynamic-keys name="my home" supplicant-identity="" unicast-ciphers=tkip,aes-ccm
/interface wireless
set [ find default-name=wlan2 ] band=5ghz-a/n/ac channel-width=20/40/80mhz-XXXX country="united states" disabled=no frequency=auto mode=ap-bridge name=wlan-corona security-profile="my home" ssid=Corona wireless-protocol=802.11 wmm-support=enabled wps-mode=disabled
set [ find default-name=wlan1 ] band=2ghz-b/g/n channel-width=20/40mhz-XX country="united states" disabled=no frequency=auto mode=ap-bridge name=wlan-ebola security-profile="my home" ssid=Ebola wireless-protocol=802.11 wmm-support=enabled wps-mode=disabled
