Can't connect to mixed-mode network with RCM6650W

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I’m currently experiencing this issue right now using a NETGEAR R7000 running in mixed mode(WPA-PSK [TKIP] + WPA2-PSK [AES])

RCM6650W is unable to connect using TKIP or AES.. nothing seems to work. I have no problem connecting when the router network is set exclusively to AES, or no security (open).

There were issues with this last year with a hotfix implemented:

I am running DynC 10.72C, and the hotfix does exist in my version.

Update:

I have had a little bit of success connecting to my mixed mode network since creating this topic, here’s the results:

What works:

Auth: WPA_PSK
Encr: TKIP

Auth: WPA_PSK
Encr: ANY

Auth: ANY
Encr: TKIP

Auth: ANY
Encr: CCMP

What doesn’t work:

Auth: WPA_PSK
Encr: CCMP

If I’m going for a WPA2 [AES] connection, then using ANY + CCMP should get me there..

but it does seem a bit odd that I can’t just specify WPA_PSK + CCMP to achieve the same result

Thanks

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Are you following this warning from ifconfig() documentation?


     If connecting to an access point configured for "WPA mixed mode", you must
     enable TKIP and CCMP (IFPARAM_WIFI_ENCR_TKIP | IFPARAM_WIFI_ENCR_CCMP) in
     order to use CCMP encryption.  This is because mixed mode networks use
     TKIP for broadcast messages, and either TKIP or CCMP (depending on the
     client's settings) for unicast messages.