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Can we get a stable/working firmware for the rax 120
I am running the hot fix firmware currently..... and some of the functions don't work !!!! Along with the nighthawk app that my devices don't show up.... when am I going to have a working netgear...
Update !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Firmware V1.0.1.108 is out ..... go update !!!!!
I am running it as of 11/26/19 and its working .........
I hope this is a fix for all of us ... I can not find it on line ...but if you get the nighthawk app ...it will find the update ...
Let me know how it works for you ...
Thanks
Are you able to view the release notes for the update through the nighthawk app?
Do they document any fixes for the kinds of issues that are being reported?
There was already a firmware update for the RAX80 a few weeks ago but it addressed only some localization issues rather than any of the connection problems people are experiencing.
Do they document any fixes for the kinds of issues that are being reported?
There was already a firmware update for the RAX80 a few weeks ago but it addressed only some localization issues rather than any of the connection problems people are experiencing.
This is indeed an new firmware update. The latest Beta version was v1.0.1.100. This new version is v1.0.1.108, and it appears to work. I just upgraded to this latest firmware with no issues. All of my devices connected and, for now, can run at the rated speed (~230Mbps down) provided by my ISP.
As a really nice bonus, the devices now show up in the device list in the Nighthawk app. Previously I could see my devices via the Web GUI.
So Netgear may (I said MAY) have gotten this right. Only time (and additional work with the settings) will tell. I'm sure there are other issues we will grip about. But I'm hoping that these core fundamental issues have all been addressed.
I was just 2 days away from returning my RAX120 to Best Buy for a full refund.
No release notes via the Nighthawk app from what I can tell. Strange... You'd think Netgear would make this available so folks can decide whether to upgrade or not.
PigletRider wrote:This is indeed an new firmware update. The latest Beta version was v1.0.1.100. This new version is v1.0.1.108, and it appears to work. I just upgraded to this latest firmware with no issues. All of my devices connected and, for now, can run at the rated speed (~230Mbps down) provided by my ISP.
As a really nice bonus, the devices now show up in the device list in the Nighthawk app. Previously I could see my devices via the Web GUI.
So Netgear may (I said MAY) have gotten this right. Only time (and additional work with the settings) will tell. I'm sure there are other issues we will grip about. But I'm hoping that these core fundamental issues have all been addressed.
I was just 2 days away from returning my RAX120 to Best Buy for a full refund.
Hmmm.... It's been 2 weeks with no serious issues. Perhaps this version of the firmware actually fixed something. (FYI... I never did a factory reset. I just upgraded via the iOS app.)
So, for those still struggling with issues on the v1.0.1.108 firmware for your RAX120, I'm letting you know it "appears" to be fine for me. I'm just one data point. I've also not twiddled any settings. I did separate my 2GHz and 5GHz SSIDs. I see no point in using "Smart Connect."
Things may change, drastically, once I decide to configure this router towards my best interests and needs, something I've been hesitant to do since I bought it. A shame... an A-list top-of-the-line router, and I can't play with any of the sexy features for fear it will stop doing the router basics, like maintaining speed and device connections.
Sigh...
I have most of the features turned on, OFDMA etc and its stable, the only issues I have is QoS destroys upsteam stability and gives a graph that looks like a rotary saw plade on LSD where as with QoS off I get A or B and a nice rising graph with no 346milisecond spikes! This is on both DSL reports and Thinkbroadband. Also after about 26 hours the Known Dos and port scan logs stop but the rest like DHCP lease and router logins work. This is not using the app, as I dont want to use an app and have no need for an app, i always connect my router via Ethernet to my iMac and no way do I want remote management on, I trust Netgears app as much as thier firmware having the latest version of miniupnd not the decalde old one they keep patching in binary on all thier other routers (yes every one of Netgears routers has a ten yeal old pice of code that is potentially dangerous) So I turn UPnP off.
