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CM1200 to Rax200 WAN aggregation slows down (requires reboot)
I have a CM1200 modem and RAX200 Router with WAN agreggation (2Gig). My internet speeds slow down to 25Mb after approx 24 hours. Rebooting the router fixes the issue for another 24 hours and then the...
Seems lots of us at having the same issue -- I have RAX120 (firmware v1.0.1.122) with CM1200 Modem -- WAN Aggregation works great (up to always near 1200 mbps) for half day to day, and then top download speed goes to 18 mbps -- Reboot the RAX120 and speed goes back up again, only to repeat.
Personally I don't buy the idea that its in Cable Modem firmware -- if that was so, a reboot of the Cable Modem should resolve the issue (and it doesn't) -- tp link Archer C5400X seems to be the only WAN Aggregation Router I can find that doesn't have this issue.
nEo717 wrote:Seems lots of us at having the same issue -- I have RAX120 (firmware v1.0.1.122) with CM1200 Modem -- WAN Aggregation works great (up to always near 1200 mbps) for half day to day, and then top download speed goes to 18 mbps -- Reboot the RAX120 and speed goes back up again, only to repeat.
Personally I don't buy the idea that its in Cable Modem firmware -- if that was so, a reboot of the Cable Modem should resolve the issue (and it doesn't) -- tp link Archer C5400X seems to be the only WAN Aggregation Router I can find that doesn't have this issue.But a reboot of the modem does work. I can reboot either the modem or the router and it will fix (no need for both). I put my modem on a smart switch and have it power cycle the modem to address this issue (its timer based since I have no way to automate detection of the drop yet).
Just a reminder, simply unplugging and replugging in one of the Ethernet cables also fixes the issue. Still annoying, but slightly faster.
Reboot of the CM1200 works sometimes I've found, but not always -- Which being LAG related issue, breaking LAG will cause router to re-connect -- Another example, tp link router works with CM1200 (LAG doesn't break), however SB8600 Modem with RAX120 Router, LAG still breaks once or twice each day.
@nEo717 wrote:
Seems lots of us at having the same issue -- I have RAX120 (firmware v1.0.1.122) with CM1200 Modem -- WAN Aggregation works great (up to always near 1200 mbps) for half day to day, and then top download speed goes to 18 mbps -- Reboot the RAX120 and speed goes back up again, only to repeat.
Personally I don't buy the idea that its in Cable Modem firmware -- if that was so, a reboot of the Cable Modem should resolve the issue (and it doesn't) -- tp link Archer C5400X seems to be the only WAN Aggregation Router I can find that doesn't have this issue.-------
But a reboot of the modem does work. I can reboot either the modem or the router and it will fix (no need for both). I put my modem on a smart switch and have it power cycle the modem to address this issue (its timer based since I have no way to automate detection of the drop yet).
After 11 or 12 days of rebooting router, router wins, I turned WAN LAG off -- Though I didn't but RAX120 for WiFi so going return it and give MikroTiK Routers a try -- Price is excellent and feature set that looks strong with what appears as many happy customers.
I've now had my setup in place for a little over 3 months. I've got the RAX200 and CM1200. The LAN Aggregation slowness is very easy to recreate and I've seen so many people here reporting the same thing. Is Netgear doing anything at all to work on a fix? I'm in IT and if our software had such a fundamental flaw we would be working on a patch ASAP to resolve the issue. Not sure why its taking so long. I feel like I'm going to soon see that the "fix" is to buy the newest Netgear router and modem combo and this will just be left to be a problem for anyone that bought these in perpituity. Considering the fact that the LAN aggregation was a big selling point for me and it just flat doesn't work (without a daily reboot) borders on false advertising.
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Netgear engineer department is terrible. In a recent release their notes said ALL known issues have been fix! Right. Can you believe that? You would of thought they would of stress tested this feature before they release it. You would also think they would of fixed by now. I personally didn't buy rax120 for this feature only I just needed a new router because my old one would need to be rebooted often. Hence it was on its way out. I wanted I router that was good for a large house. I was also hoping the LAN aggregate would give me some extra speed but it didn't.
I should of purchased Asus GT-AX11000 wi-fi 6 but I heard it was buggy.