[Betterkeks]

Thank you 😀.

[Betterkeks]

Router: Linksys WRT3200ACM
Firmware: DD-WRT v3.0-r44251

If you need help to set it up, let me know.

There are later versions of firmware, and moving to a later (but stable) version has been on my todo list for a while. However, please note that EARLIER versions exhibited the same behaviour for WMM and OpenSprinkler, so newer versions are likely (but not certain) to require the same workaround.

The ESP8266/WMM interplay is also discussed here and there on the DD-WRT forums.

[Betterkeks]

I had the exact same problem. I followed the advice of others also experiencing that exact same problem and created a virtual Wi-Fi network with Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) DISABLED. I created a virtual Wi-Fi network because disabling WMM really isn’t what you ordinarily want to do.

When I then bought some LIFX smart lightbulbs a little later, they ALSO kept dropping off, UNTIL I moved them onto the WMM-disabled Wi-Fi network.

I wonder if OpenSprinkler and the LIFX bulbs use the same chip.

@Ray, if you are interested let me know and I’ll share with you my exact router details and the firmware it’s running. If I enable WMM then boom problem reappears, if I disable it then voila the problem is gone.

Regards,
Stephan.

[Betterkeks]

I would also like to use this feature. I too am in Perth, Western Australia and just had to manually disable reticulation programs on two sites, which I have to re-enable in three months’ time. I know it’s just twice a year, but zero times a year would be awesome.

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