New clients not in allow list are not detected by the router

n0frills · 2024-10-12T07:46:50.693Z

Hello everyone, I'm on 4.7 beta, and so far so good I love it because it solved my multiwan issues. Now I have noted this new bug:
In previous firmwares, whenever a new client (not yet added to the allow list) attempted to connect to the router, it would be visible in the client list where with an option to grant access. I have noted that in 4.7 beta the new clients requesting access are not detected on both the desktop webui and app. In order, to add the new device, one has to add its mac address to the allow list first or disable the allow list altogether. After connecting the new device now appears in the client list. Is there a workaround to make the detection of new devices work again? Thanks in advance.

bruce · 2024-10-12T08:40:00.993Z

May I know what router model is?

Some models are handled directly from the wireless driver level and do not enter the Clients list, while some models are handled from the network level and the Client is displayed in the list, and button 'Access' is off.

n0frills · 2024-10-12T17:03:17.834Z

Sorry, it's the Flint 2. I think it handles on network level then because in 4.5 and 4.6 firmwares it showed the clients with access is off button.

bruce · 2024-10-14T07:23:59.369Z

Can be reproduced. This may be due to R&D updating the wireless driver. Will ask R&D to check.

n0frills · 2024-10-15T07:07:36.276Z

Okay, I appreciate the support: )

n0frills · 2024-10-31T14:08:02.540Z

Hi what is R&D?

admon · 2024-10-31T14:39:50.116Z

Research & Development
So the product owners, the advisors and the devs.

n0frills · 2024-10-31T16:09:53.044Z

I understand, thanks. I hope detection of unknown devices comes back. Tedious to manually key in mac ids and risky to disable allow list

mortneff · 2025-03-13T18:07:52.948Z

Similar not to hijack this thread.

Originally my Flint 2 allowed all clients access. Today I was playing with clients access control list and managed to mess up the entire deal and can't seem to safely remove it.

I think I was on the admin panel trying to find out what was wrong with the computer I booted that wasn't getting internet. Discovered eventually that I had manual ip address in computer.

So the question is how can I make all authenticated wifi clients able to access in the allowlist again? It started with a click in the client access control allowlist, blocklist.

Doubt there is a trail of changes is there to undo?

Considered removing acl from installed and returning it but that didn't sound best.

bruce · 2025-03-18T03:51:30.697Z

Hello,

There is no undo function for the time being.

mortneff:

Doubt there is a trail of changes is there to undo?

Generally if manually configure the black/white list, it will be added with new lines, the last line or few lines were added the last time, which may recall what the manually configured MAC are.

If configure the MAC error operation like add the managed PC to Admin panel on the blacklist, may need to try resetting the firmware.

mortneff · 2025-03-18T09:02:17.015Z

Thanks.
I did a small search in filesystem.
Didn't see anything.

bruce · 2025-03-24T07:49:15.618Z

mortneff:

I did a small search in filesystem.

How to search the files? What file does not anything?

mortneff · 2025-03-24T15:08:32.587Z

There are a few log files to look at in luci. Didn't look in var but main problem is I rebooted it before I looked for data.

Is there some persistent file that logs the system changes?

mortneff · 2025-03-27T14:41:01.478Z

gl-black_white_list.global.enable='1' seems to start it.

What is the default settings for this?

gl-black_white_list.global=global
gl-black_white_list.global.enable='1'
gl-black_white_list.global.mode='white'
gl-black_white_list.black=list
gl-black_white_list.white=list

mortneff · 2025-03-28T23:15:13.255Z

Guess I can start new thread.