AEBS Internet Connection Randomly Dropping

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AEBS Internet Connection Randomly Dropping

I've been having problems with my AEBS with wireless-N (2nd generation) running the latest firmware, 7.6.4, ever since I restored it to factory settings a couple of days ago and set it up with the default 10.0.1.x addresses instead of the 192.168.1.x I used before.

Here is what the log says. First off, why can't the new AirPort Utility access the logs?! A feature that did NOT need to be removed. 😠 I got them using a Snow Leopard machine:

Nov 19 14:16:36	Severity:7	Public address reported as 71.189.109.67 to 10.0.1.3:5353
Nov 19 14:30:57	Severity:5	Rotated CCMP group key.
Nov 19 14:31:04	Severity:3	Request with unrecognized version 2
Nov 19 14:31:04	Severity:5	Binding added for udp, 71.189.109.67:54475 to 10.0.1.3:16402 with lifetime 7200
Nov 19 14:31:04	Severity:5	Clock synchronized to network time server time.apple.com (adjusted -1 seconds).
Nov 19 14:32:09	Severity:3	Request with unrecognized version 2
Nov 19 14:32:09	Severity:5	Binding added for udp, 71.189.109.67:54475 to 10.0.1.3:16402 with lifetime 7200
Nov 19 14:32:09	Severity:7	Public address reported as 71.189.109.67 to 10.0.1.3:5353
Nov 19 14:41:30	Severity:7	Public address reported as 71.189.109.67 to 10.0.1.18:5353
Nov 19 14:41:30	Severity:5	Binding added for udp, 71.189.109.67:32768 to 10.0.1.18:4500 with lifetime 7200
Nov 19 14:41:30	Severity:5	Binding added for udp, 71.189.109.67:32769 to 10.0.1.18:5353 with lifetime 7200
Nov 19 14:41:36	Severity:7	Public address reported as 71.189.109.67 to 10.0.1.18:5353
Nov 19 14:41:36	Severity:5	Binding added for udp, 71.189.109.67:32768 to 10.0.1.18:4500 with lifetime 7200
Nov 19 14:41:36	Severity:5	Binding added for udp, 71.189.109.67:32769 to 10.0.1.18:5353 with lifetime 7200
Nov 19 14:47:09	Severity:7	Public address reported as 71.189.109.67 to 10.0.1.3:5353
Nov 19 14:52:23	Severity:5	Internet configuration leased [IPv4] -- host <71.189.109.67/255.255.255.0> gateway <71.189.109.1> dns <68.238.64.12 68.238.128.12> wins <> lease <7200> domain <>
Nov 19 15:02:09	Severity:7	Public address reported as 71.189.109.67 to 10.0.1.3:5353
Nov 19 15:17:09	Severity:7	Public address reported as 71.189.109.67 to 10.0.1.3:5353
Nov 19 15:25:24	Severity:5	Binding added for udp, 71.189.109.67:51698 to 10.0.1.9:51698 with lifetime 3600
Nov 19 15:25:24	Severity:5	Binding added for tcp, 71.189.109.67:51698 to 10.0.1.9:51698 with lifetime 3600
Nov 19 15:30:57	Severity:5	Rotated CCMP group key.
Nov 19 15:31:04	Severity:5	Clock synchronized to network time server time.apple.com (adjusted +0 seconds).
Nov 19 15:32:09	Severity:3	Request with unrecognized version 2
Nov 19 15:32:09	Severity:5	Binding added for udp, 71.189.109.67:54475 to 10.0.1.3:16402 with lifetime 7200
Nov 19 15:32:09	Severity:7	Public address reported as 71.189.109.67 to 10.0.1.3:5353
Nov 19 15:44:14	Severity:5	Internet configuration leased [IPv4] -- host <71.189.109.67/255.255.255.0> gateway <71.189.109.1> dns <68.238.64.12 68.238.128.12> wins <> lease <7200> domain <>
Nov 19 15:47:10	Severity:7	Public address reported as 71.189.109.67 to 10.0.1.3:5353
Nov 19 15:57:49	Severity:5	Binding added for udp, 71.189.109.67:51698 to 10.0.1.9:51698 with lifetime 3600
Nov 19 15:57:49	Severity:5	Binding added for tcp, 71.189.109.67:51698 to 10.0.1.9:51698 with lifetime 3600
Nov 19 16:02:10	Severity:7	Public address reported as 71.189.109.67 to 10.0.1.3:5353
Nov 19 16:16:42	Severity:7	Public address reported as 71.189.109.67 to 10.0.1.26:5353
Nov 19 16:16:42	Severity:5	Binding added for udp, 71.189.109.67:55552 to 10.0.1.26:16402 with lifetime 3600
Nov 19 16:17:11	Severity:7	Public address reported as 71.189.109.67 to 10.0.1.3:5353
Nov 19 16:19:40	Severity:7	Public address reported as 71.189.109.67 to 10.0.1.5:5353
Nov 19 16:19:40	Severity:5	Binding added for udp, 71.189.109.67:50256 to 10.0.1.5:16402 with lifetime 7200
Nov 19 16:29:29	Severity:5	Binding dropped for udp to 10.0.1.5:16402
Nov 19 16:30:00	Severity:5	Binding added for udp, 71.189.109.67:32768 to 10.0.1.18:4500 with lifetime 7200
Nov 19 16:30:00	Severity:5	Binding added for udp, 71.189.109.67:32769 to 10.0.1.18:5353 with lifetime 7200
Nov 19 16:30:57	Severity:5	Rotated CCMP group key.
Nov 19 16:31:06	Severity:5	Clock synchronized to network time server time.apple.com (adjusted -2 seconds).
Nov 19 16:31:41	Severity:7	Public address reported as 71.189.109.67 to 10.0.1.26:5353
Nov 19 16:32:08	Severity:3	Request with unrecognized version 2
Nov 19 16:32:08	Severity:5	Binding added for udp, 71.189.109.67:54475 to 10.0.1.3:16402 with lifetime 7200
Nov 19 16:32:09	Severity:7	Public address reported as 71.189.109.67 to 10.0.1.3:5353
Nov 19 16:35:24	Severity:5	Internet configuration leased [IPv4] -- host <71.189.109.67/255.255.255.0> gateway <71.189.109.1> dns <68.238.64.12 68.238.128.12> wins <> lease <7200> domain <>
Nov 19 16:46:40	Severity:7	Public address reported as 71.189.109.67 to 10.0.1.26:5353
Nov 19 16:46:40	Severity:5	Binding added for udp, 71.189.109.67:55552 to 10.0.1.26:16402 with lifetime 3600
Nov 19 16:50:12	Severity:7	Public address reported as 71.189.109.67 to 10.0.1.18:5353
Nov 19 16:50:12	Severity:5	Binding added for udp, 71.189.109.67:32768 to 10.0.1.18:4500 with lifetime 7200
Nov 19 16:50:12	Severity:5	Binding added for udp, 71.189.109.67:32769 to 10.0.1.18:5353 with lifetime 7200
Nov 19 16:57:50	Severity:5	Binding expired for udp to 10.0.1.9:51698
Nov 19 16:57:50	Severity:5	Binding expired for tcp to 10.0.1.9:51698
Nov 19 17:01:40	Severity:7	Public address reported as 71.189.109.67 to 10.0.1.26:5353
Nov 19 17:02:09	Severity:7	Public address reported as 71.189.109.67 to 10.0.1.3:5353
Nov 19 17:05:12	Severity:7	Public address reported as 71.189.109.67 to 10.0.1.18:5353
Nov 19 17:17:09	Severity:7	Public address reported as 71.189.109.67 to 10.0.1.3:5353
Nov 19 17:20:12	Severity:7	Public address reported as 71.189.109.67 to 10.0.1.18:5353
Nov 19 17:23:05	Severity:5	Connection accepted from [::ffff:10.0.1.2]:60559.
Nov 19 17:23:11	Severity:5	Connection accepted from [::ffff:10.0.1.2]:60562.
Nov 19 17:23:11	Severity:5	Connection accepted from [::ffff:10.0.1.2]:60563.
Nov 19 17:28:13	Severity:5	Internet configuration leased [IPv4] -- host <71.189.109.67/255.255.255.0> gateway <71.189.109.1> dns <68.238.64.12 68.238.128.12> wins <> lease <7200> domain <>
Nov 19 17:30:57	Severity:5	Rotated CCMP group key.
Nov 19 17:31:06	Severity:5	Clock synchronized to network time server time.apple.com (adjusted +0 seconds).
Nov 19 17:32:08	Severity:3	Request with unrecognized version 2
Nov 19 17:32:08	Severity:5	Binding added for udp, 71.189.109.67:54475 to 10.0.1.3:16402 with lifetime 7200
Nov 19 17:32:10	Severity:7	Public address reported as 71.189.109.67 to 10.0.1.3:5353
Nov 19 17:32:53	Severity:5	Connection accepted from [fe80::21d:4fff:fe48:fbc5%bridge0]:57197.
Nov 19 17:32:53	Severity:5	Connection accepted from ::ffff:10.0.1.3/57205.
Nov 19 17:32:54	Severity:5	Connection accepted from [fe80::21d:4fff:fe48:fbc5%bridge0]:57248.
Nov 19 17:32:54	Severity:5	Connection accepted from [::ffff:10.0.1.3]:57266.
Nov 19 17:32:54	Severity:5	Connection accepted from [fe80::21d:4fff:fe48:fbc5%bridge0]:57267.
Nov 19 17:32:54	Severity:5	Connection accepted from ::ffff:10.0.1.3/57272.
Nov 19 17:33:00	Severity:5	Connection accepted from [::ffff:10.0.1.2]:60600.
Nov 19 17:33:05	Severity:5	Binding added for udp, 71.189.109.67:55552 to 10.0.1.26:16402 with lifetime 3600
Nov 19 17:33:06	Severity:5	Connection accepted from [::ffff:10.0.1.2]:60603.
Nov 19 17:33:06	Severity:5	Connection accepted from [::ffff:10.0.1.2]:60604.
Nov 19 17:33:12	Severity:7	Public address reported as 71.189.109.67 to 10.0.1.26:5353
Nov 19 17:33:12	Severity:5	Binding added for udp, 71.189.109.67:55552 to 10.0.1.26:16402 with lifetime 3600

It seems to be getting a new lease from the ISP every 45-60 minutes as normal, but what are all these "public address reported as" messages showing up so frequently? And all these "connection accepted from" ones. Should I be worried about those?

Update: 10.0.1.2 is a Mac Mini Server. It just lost connection for a moment. I just checked the log:

Nov 19 17:36:22	Severity:5	Connection accepted from [::ffff:10.0.1.2]:60619.
Nov 19 17:39:57	Severity:5	Connection accepted from [::ffff:10.0.1.2]:60637.
Nov 19 17:40:03	Severity:5	Connection accepted from [::ffff:10.0.1.2]:60640.
Nov 19 17:40:03	Severity:5	Connection accepted from [::ffff:10.0.1.2]:60641.

Posted on Nov 19, 2013 5:39 PM

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Answer 1

d00dbro Author

Level 1

63 points

Nov 19, 2013 6:02 PM in response to d00dbro

Forgot to say that NOTHING is connected wirelessly to the AEBS directly. All wired ethernet for the Macs, and the iPhones connect through a few AirPort Expresses that are connected with wired ethernet to the AEBS router.

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Answer 2

Dec 16, 2013 4:58 PM in response to d00dbro

I've had the 'network drop' issue with my Airport Extreme for the last 2 months. It reconnects when I pull the ethernet cable and plug it back in. I've tried downgrading the AE firmware, resetting to factory, etc. Nothing worked. I finally threw in the towel and created a script that monitors my network connectivity and restarts my interface if it senses it has dropped:

##############

#!/bin/ksh

while true

do

yup=`ping -c1 -t2 www.google.com|grep from`

if [[ -n $yup ]]

then echo "Internet is connected!"

else

ifconfig en0 down; ifconfig en0 up

echo "Down at `date +%m%d%Y%H%M%S`">>./dropped.out

fi

sleep 5

clear

done

###############

I know its a workaround, but its saving me the headache of constantly pulling my cable and putting it back in!

Good luck!

-Mike Gray

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Answer 3

d00dbro Author

Level 1

63 points

Dec 17, 2013 4:18 PM in response to mikengray

Nice. Do you have the same AEBS, the one with draft-N, or is this a problem on other models? Since my last reply, I've ditched the AEBS for the horrible ActionTec router, which actually hasn't been bad lately (other than blocking VPN and being hard to configure like always).

The AEBS seemed to work better when it was left off for a long period of time. I noticed that the max operating temperature for it is only 95˚F. Perhaps it was overheating? The room that it's in gets quite hot and probably passes that temperature, but I don't yet have a thermometer to check.

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