Flint 3 2.4Ghz and MLO Wifi messing with my home devices

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Using 4.8.1, 2.4Ghz Wifi seems really unstable on this device.
I have a lot of Xiaomi Home smart devices and some of them (primarly Mi 360° Home Security Camera 2K Pro and Mi Smart LED Bulbs) randomly dissconnetc/reconnect continuosly:

Mon Jul 28 12:29:19 2025 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA 60:7e:a4:eb:8e:a3 IEEE 802.11: disassociated
Mon Jul 28 12:29:20 2025 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA 60:7e:a4:eb:8e:a3 IEEE 802.11: authenticated
Mon Jul 28 12:29:21 2025 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA 60:7e:a4:eb:8e:a3 IEEE 802.11: authenticated
Mon Jul 28 12:29:26 2025 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA 60:7e:a4:eb:8e:a3 IEEE 802.11: authenticated
Mon Jul 28 12:29:26 2025 kern.err kernel: [ 3765.975297] wlan: [0:E:ANY] ieee80211_recv_asreq: ieee80211_recv_asreq: assoc req from dms not-supported sta :60:7e:a4:eb:8e:a3
Mon Jul 28 12:29:26 2025 kern.err kernel: [ 3765.975297]
Mon Jul 28 12:29:26 2025 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA 60:7e:a4:eb:8e:a3 IEEE 802.11: associated (aid 4)
Mon Jul 28 12:29:26 2025 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA 60:7e:a4:eb:8e:a3 WPA: sending 1/4 msg of 4-Way Handshake
Mon Jul 28 12:29:26 2025 kern.err kernel: [ 3765.987933] wlan: [7398:I:ANY] wlan_cfg80211_change_station: Ignore set station for ap vlan wlan0
Mon Jul 28 12:29:26 2025 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA 60:7e:a4:eb:8e:a3 WPA: received EAPOL-Key frame (2/4 Pairwise)
Mon Jul 28 12:29:26 2025 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA 60:7e:a4:eb:8e:a3 WPA: sending 3/4 msg of 4-Way Handshake
Mon Jul 28 12:29:26 2025 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA 60:7e:a4:eb:8e:a3 WPA: received EAPOL-Key frame (4/4 Pairwise)
Mon Jul 28 12:29:26 2025 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA 60:7e:a4:eb:8e:a3 RADIUS: starting accounting session 9E1D9BB50897AAAC
Mon Jul 28 12:29:26 2025 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA 60:7e:a4:eb:8e:a3 WPA: pairwise key handshake completed (RSN)
Mon Jul 28 12:29:47 2025 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA 60:7e:a4:eb:8e:a3 IEEE 802.11: disassociated
Mon Jul 28 12:29:53 2025 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA 60:7e:a4:eb:8e:a3 IEEE 802.11: authenticated
Mon Jul 28 12:29:54 2025 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA 60:7e:a4:eb:8e:a3 IEEE 802.11: authenticated
Mon Jul 28 12:29:54 2025 kern.err kernel: [ 3794.258269] wlan: [0:E:ANY] ieee80211_recv_asreq: ieee80211_recv_asreq: assoc req from dms not-supported sta :60:7e:a4:eb:8e:a3
Mon Jul 28 12:29:54 2025 kern.err kernel: [ 3794.258269]
Mon Jul 28 12:29:55 2025 kern.err kernel: [ 3795.229827] wlan: [0:E:ANY] ieee80211_recv_asreq: ieee80211_recv_asreq: assoc req from dms not-supported sta :60:7e:a4:eb:8e:a3
Mon Jul 28 12:29:55 2025 kern.err kernel: [ 3795.229827]
Mon Jul 28 12:29:55 2025 kern.err kernel: [ 3795.326172] wlan: [0:E:ANY] ieee80211_recv_asreq: ieee80211_recv_asreq: assoc req from dms not-supported sta :60:7e:a4:eb:8e:a3
Mon Jul 28 12:29:55 2025 kern.err kernel: [ 3795.326172]
Mon Jul 28 12:29:55 2025 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA 60:7e:a4:eb:8e:a3 IEEE 802.11: associated (aid 4)
Mon Jul 28 12:29:55 2025 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA 60:7e:a4:eb:8e:a3 WPA: sending 1/4 msg of 4-Way Handshake
Mon Jul 28 12:29:55 2025 kern.err kernel: [ 3795.333788] wlan: [7398:I:ANY] wlan_cfg80211_change_station: Ignore set station for ap vlan wlan0
Mon Jul 28 12:29:55 2025 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA 60:7e:a4:eb:8e:a3 WPA: received EAPOL-Key frame (2/4 Pairwise)
Mon Jul 28 12:29:55 2025 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA 60:7e:a4:eb:8e:a3 WPA: sending 3/4 msg of 4-Way Handshake
Mon Jul 28 12:29:55 2025 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA 60:7e:a4:eb:8e:a3 WPA: received EAPOL-Key frame (4/4 Pairwise)
Mon Jul 28 12:29:55 2025 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA 60:7e:a4:eb:8e:a3 RADIUS: starting accounting session 9918B583C298CAEE
Mon Jul 28 12:29:55 2025 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA 60:7e:a4:eb:8e:a3 WPA: pairwise key handshake completed (RSN)
Mon Jul 28 12:30:28 2025 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA 60:7e:a4:eb:8e:a3 IEEE 802.11: disassociated
Mon Jul 28 12:30:28 2025 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA 60:7e:a4:eb:8e:a3 IEEE 802.11: authenticated
Mon Jul 28 12:30:29 2025 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA 60:7e:a4:eb:8e:a3 IEEE 802.11: authenticated
Mon Jul 28 12:30:34 2025 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA 60:7e:a4:eb:8e:a3 IEEE 802.11: authenticated
Mon Jul 28 12:30:34 2025 kern.err kernel: [ 3833.834018] wlan: [0:E:ANY] ieee80211_recv_asreq: ieee80211_recv_asreq: assoc req from dms not-supported sta :60:7e:a4:eb:8e:a3
Mon Jul 28 12:30:34 2025 kern.err kernel: [ 3833.834018]
Mon Jul 28 12:30:34 2025 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA 60:7e:a4:eb:8e:a3 IEEE 802.11: associated (aid 4)
Mon Jul 28 12:30:34 2025 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA 60:7e:a4:eb:8e:a3 WPA: sending 1/4 msg of 4-Way Handshake
Mon Jul 28 12:30:34 2025 kern.err kernel: [ 3833.838912] wlan: [7398:I:ANY] wlan_cfg80211_change_station: Ignore set station for ap vlan wlan0
Mon Jul 28 12:30:34 2025 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA 60:7e:a4:eb:8e:a3 WPA: received EAPOL-Key frame (2/4 Pairwise)
Mon Jul 28 12:30:34 2025 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA 60:7e:a4:eb:8e:a3 WPA: sending 3/4 msg of 4-Way Handshake
Mon Jul 28 12:30:34 2025 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA 60:7e:a4:eb:8e:a3 WPA: received EAPOL-Key frame (4/4 Pairwise)
Mon Jul 28 12:30:34 2025 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA 60:7e:a4:eb:8e:a3 RADIUS: starting accounting session 22A7C94B094EEE07
Mon Jul 28 12:30:34 2025 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA 60:7e:a4:eb:8e:a3 WPA: pairwise key handshake completed (RSN)
Mon Jul 28 12:31:01 2025 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA 60:7e:a4:eb:8e:a3 IEEE 802.11: disassociated
Mon Jul 28 12:31:08 2025 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA 60:7e:a4:eb:8e:a3 IEEE 802.11: authenticated
Mon Jul 28 12:31:08 2025 kern.err kernel: [ 3868.138862] wlan: [0:E:ANY] ieee80211_recv_asreq: ieee80211_recv_asreq: assoc req from dms not-supported sta :60:7e:a4:eb:8e:a3
Mon Jul 28 12:31:08 2025 kern.err kernel: [ 3868.138862]
Mon Jul 28 12:31:09 2025 kern.err kernel: [ 3869.098833] wlan: [0:E:ANY] ieee80211_recv_asreq: ieee80211_recv_asreq: assoc req from dms not-supported sta :60:7e:a4:eb:8e:a3
Mon Jul 28 12:31:09 2025 kern.err kernel: [ 3869.098833]
Mon Jul 28 12:31:10 2025 kern.err kernel: [ 3870.079700] wlan: [0:E:ANY] ieee80211_recv_asreq: ieee80211_recv_asreq: assoc req from dms not-supported sta :60:7e:a4:eb:8e:a3
Mon Jul 28 12:31:10 2025 kern.err kernel: [ 3870.079700]
Mon Jul 28 12:31:16 2025 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA 60:7e:a4:eb:8e:a3 IEEE 802.11: disassociated
Mon Jul 28 12:31:22 2025 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA 60:7e:a4:eb:8e:a3 IEEE 802.11: authenticated
Mon Jul 28 12:31:22 2025 kern.err kernel: [ 3881.782113] wlan: [0:E:ANY] ieee80211_recv_asreq: ieee80211_recv_asreq: assoc req from dms not-supported sta :60:7e:a4:eb:8e:a3
Mon Jul 28 12:31:22 2025 kern.err kernel: [ 3881.782113]
Mon Jul 28 12:31:22 2025 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA 60:7e:a4:eb:8e:a3 IEEE 802.11: associated (aid 4)
Mon Jul 28 12:31:22 2025 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA 60:7e:a4:eb:8e:a3 WPA: sending 1/4 msg of 4-Way Handshake
Mon Jul 28 12:31:22 2025 kern.err kernel: [ 3881.787076] wlan: [7398:I:ANY] wlan_cfg80211_change_station: Ignore set station for ap vlan wlan0
Mon Jul 28 12:31:22 2025 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA 60:7e:a4:eb:8e:a3 WPA: sending 1/4 msg of 4-Way Handshake
Mon Jul 28 12:31:22 2025 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA 60:7e:a4:eb:8e:a3 WPA: received EAPOL-Key frame (2/4 Pairwise)
Mon Jul 28 12:31:22 2025 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA 60:7e:a4:eb:8e:a3 WPA: sending 3/4 msg of 4-Way Handshake
Mon Jul 28 12:31:22 2025 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA 60:7e:a4:eb:8e:a3 WPA: received EAPOL-Key frame (4/4 Pairwise)
Mon Jul 28 12:31:22 2025 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA 60:7e:a4:eb:8e:a3 RADIUS: starting accounting session A81C33265550700E
Mon Jul 28 12:31:22 2025 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA 60:7e:a4:eb:8e:a3 WPA: pairwise key handshake completed (RSN)

MLO also seems to not work well. My Xiaomi 14T Pro can connect to MLO Wifi but it can't use 6Ghz on MLO, it just stays on 2.4Ghz most of the times, sometimes jumping to 5Ghz.
Intrestingly, 6Ghz works just fine if I connect directly to it.
On my desktop I have an Asrock X670e Taichi wich is using Killer 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6E and it connects to 6Ghz when using MLO and seems to work just fine for now...

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Hi,

Regarding the iot devices, please try SSH to router and execute the following command to change the 2.4GHz WiFi mode to "11ng", and bring the iot devices connect again:

uci set wireless.wifi0.hwmode='11ng'
uci commit wireless
ubus call network reload

If no luck, please try to change to 2.4GHz Wi-Fi Security to OPEN (no password), and test again.

Registering the MLO, it may be that the MLO of some clients is not good.
We may optimize the compatibility of the router AP chip as much as possible, but it may also be necessary for mobile phone manufacturers to optimize the compatibility of mobile phone WiFi.

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Thanks

Already tried that, helped with the lights, not with the camera.

Registering the MLO, it may be that the MLO of some clients is not good.
We may optimize the compatibility of the router AP chip as much as possible, but it may also be necessary for mobile phone manufacturers to optimize the compatibility of mobile phone WiFi.

Well, I am seeing the same kind of behaviours across different devices...
Just played a bit with my nephew's Iphone 16 Pro and after abobut 3 hours of connection that also stopped using 6Ghz on MLO just like my Xiaomi 14t Pro and never jumped back.
Can't also stream to Chromecast using MLO and can't reach my managed switch control panel (or any other devices on my LAN).
And on top of that sometime the MLO connection just drops even if it show that it's connected. without any info in log.

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I can reproduce the issue with Chromecast not working when phone is on MLO. All of my Chromecast devices are on the separate 5GHz network (because most of them are unable to join MLO), and until I switch my phone to ANY other non-MLO wireless network, my phone will either not see the Chromecast-enabled devices or be stuck attempting to connect.

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  1. Can you connect your Xiaomi camera and LED device to the 5GHz band and see if it works properly?

  2. Please try deactivating the 2.4GHz band on the MLO WiFi and reconnecting your phone to the MLO WiFi to see if it negotiates to the 6GHz band. Also, enter the following command in the router's SSH backend to check the frequency band the client is connecting to the MLO WiFi.

wlanconfig mld0 list
  1. If you can't connect to the Chromecast and switch via MLO, can you try pinging the device's address while connected to the MLO WiFi?
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Your phone may be negotiating 6GHz when connecting to the MLO WiFi. You can run the following command to check the frequency band your phone is using when connecting to the MLO WiFi.

wlanconfig mld0 list

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Yeah, in the end I connected the camera to 5Ghz and now works fine.
The lights also works, they just flood my logs with

Fri Aug  1 12:43:36 2025 kern.err kernel: [  218.561333] wlan: [0:E:ANY] ieee80211_recv_asreq: ieee80211_recv_asreq: assoc req from dms not-supported sta :5c:XX:XX:XX:XX:0a

I've just resetted the router just to test everything in a fresh install without hardware acceleration, for now my Xiaomi 14T pro is connected to MLO and is using 6Ghz... Let's see how it goes.

Even in a fresh install, this issue persist. Can't reach my switch while on MLO. But yeah, I can ping it.

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I'm on the Galaxy S25 Ultra, so it should support Wifi7. It says operating band is 6Ghz. Phymode is IEEE80211_MODE_11BEA_EHT320

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Resetting my Flint 3, turning OFF hardware acceleration as the first thing, rebooting and THEN setting up my network indeed did the trick.
The router is online from 3 days and FINALLY everything is working like it should!
My Xiaomi 14T PRO is always using 6Ghz on MLO, I can finally reach the devices on my LAN when using MLO and I can even cast to Chromecast using MLO (and the quality of the casting is the best I've ever had, so quick and smooth!).
And best of all no more crashing with Wifi disappearing and the router becaming unaccessible.
So in the end it seems that Hardware acceleration was the cause of all my problems, but simply turning it off didn't worked with my previous settings (tried several times).

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Makes me wonder if there's a way to determine hardware acceleration through SSH/configs/any alternative means. Assuming HW Acceleration was the real issue here. I turned mine off first thing too when I got the Flint 3 because that's what I kept reading to do.

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Is your Chromecast device always connected to MLO WiFi? Or other single-frequency band WiFi?

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I have a Chromecast with Google TV connected to a Zyxel managed switch using an usb-ethernet adapter.