Internet problems with Mac randomizing

Internet problems with Mac randomizing

Internet problems with Mac randomizing
Internet problems with Mac randomizing
Tuesday - last edited Tuesday
Model: EAP650   SG2008P  
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Hi, 

 

i'm using OPNsense on a NUC with a SG2008P and 3 EAP650. 

 

Since i use the EAP650 access points All Devices which use randomized macs have a long connection time because for the first 10 to 15 seconds there is no internet. 

 

My Android Devices warn "no Internet connection" and asks if i want to stay connected anyways. My iPhones Just drop the connection and use mobile data. 

 

Before i used the EAPs i had a wifi Access Point (Fritz) on an untagged Port and there were absolutely no Problems, so i'm afraid that Omada is the problem here. 

 

I think it's not a DHCP issue because the devices get an IP instanly. If i disconnect and reconnect with the same Mac address, internet is instantly there.

 

Are there any settings to prevent this behavior? Switching to static MACs is not an option. 

 

Edit:

I think it hast to something with Ipv6 and Router Advertisment, because in my guest VLAN with public cloudflare dns, the connection works instantly too. 

 

Is there something that delays the Router advertisment? 

 

Here is my wifi config:

 

Thank you very much :) 

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Re:Internet problems with Mac randomizing
Wednesday

Hi  @luck3rhoch3 


   Did you configure portal authentication on this EAP? If yes:  
   Which authentication type was set (e.g., external RADIUS server, voucher)?  
   Please share a screenshot of the configuration.  


  When using randomized MAC, each MAC change triggers re-authentication.  This could explain a little about the delay.


Is the 15-second delay happening **every time** you try to connect, or only **occasionally**?  

 

You mentioned IPv6 maybe related, is that mean the network is using IPv6? And there is another IPv4 network having no issue?

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Re:Internet problems with Mac randomizing
Wednesday

  @Vincent-TP 

Clients in the Guest-Network have no problems because they get a fixed DNS i set up in OPNSense (public cloudflare DNS) because i didn't want guests to be able to do a name resolution over other VLANS.

 

I think the IPv6-Router Advertisement get's blocked or slowed down trough the EAPs, because with an Access Point in an untagged VLAN i have no problems.

 

Portal Authentication is off.

 

The Problem is persistent when connecting with a new MAC. As long as the MAC doesn't change, it's no problem anymore. Even switching between the phone MAC and the random MAC (that stays the same until i "forget" the network) makes no problems, after they have been connected at least once. After "forgetting" the wifi and reconnecting, my phone creates a new MAC and the delay is here again. 

 

 

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Re:Internet problems with Mac randomizing
Thursday

Hi  @luck3rhoch3 

 

What's the DNS settings for the problematic networks?

 

Just for a test, if you use the same OPNSense (public cloudflare DNS) for the network, will the issue persist?

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