Yikes. That sounds like a "fun" problem. Sorry, bro.
You say it seems to be a DNS problem. Why do you think that?
There are info screens on iPhones and Androids that will show you IP address & DNS settings, though they are often difficult to find. My Android will happily set DNS1 & 2 to 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 if you don't specify. Do you block devices that want to use their own DNS settings?
On Tue, Feb 9, 2016 at 4:21 PM, Mike Copeland mike@ggisoft.com wrote:
Anyone else having problems with WIFI WAPs starting to refuse connections to iPhones?
I manage several building networks that have WAP devices, and I've started getting complaints in the last couple of months about "my cellphone won't connect." It seems that the connection happens, but the data won't route. From what I can tell it's a DNS issue. (The WAP is on an isolated network with a DHCP server that provides an IP, gateway, and DNS settings when connected.)
I've Googled this and read for hours, and I have found some "fixs" that didn't work when tried. Mostly it's iPhone 6's but a couple of Android phones, too. No idea what flavor of Android.
It is happening with both Cisco WAPs (Aironets) and Netgear. And once a device connects, it's happy happy to come and go, reconnecting as needed.
Any WIFI gurus in the crowd?
Thanks!
Mike Copeland
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