NETGEAR is aware of a growing number of phone and online scams. To learn how to stay safe click here.

Forum Discussion

benotdes's avatar
benotdes
Aspirant
Jul 30, 2024

Intermittent issues with second 5Ghz band

Hi,

 

I've been experiencing intermittent issues with my RAX-70 second 5Ghz band. It seems the first 5Ghz band is more stable, however it's not as powerful as the second one. I was wondering if there is anything that I could do to fix the second 5Ghz band? I did restart the router several times. Sometimes it goes better after a restart, but then the issues come back.

 

For information, this router is only 2 years old.

 

Thanks!

4 Replies

Sort By
  • plemans's avatar
    plemans
    Guru
    Jul 30, 2024

    What channels do you have set for it? 

    You might set the 2nd channel speed down from "up to 4800mbps" to "up to 2400mbps". 

    In areas that have dfs channels (needed for 160hz wide channels), that can cause drops/instability. (its not supposed to but reality is different). 

    • benotdes's avatar
      benotdes
      Aspirant
      Jul 30, 2024
      Hi,

      Thanks for the information!

      I actually tried the channels 149, 153, 157 and 161 and I have the same issue with all four of them on the second 5 Ghz band.

      I also setup the maximum bandwidth as you recommended.

      Thanks again!
      • plemans's avatar
        plemans
        Guru
        Jul 30, 2024

        so you set it down to "up to 2400mbps"?

        Just checking. 

        Is it more stable?