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Internet slow-down after two weeks
Model Version - Nighthawk AX8 WIFI 6 (or RAX80, quite unsure as to whether it would differ in name) Firmware Version - V1.0.1.58_1.0.24 (current most up-to-date) Enviroment - 10-15 devices/computer...
I have discovered on my RAX80 with GIG internet through Spectrum on 1.0.1.56 and 1.0.1.58 I would get half of the speed I am supposed to on download via wireless 5G / wired. The remedy to this problem is to reboot the router sometimes have to do it 2-3 times in a row to regain full speeds. The internet speed slow down usually happens whenever the router decides to reboot itself happens more with 1.0.1.58 then 1.0.1.56. I am running 1.0.1.56 as 1.0.1.58 has difficulty maintaining connections.
Make sure you have no access controls set up. I found if I wanted to block new devices from connecting it would instantly slow down my speed. The only way to recover is to toggle QOS or the other remedy is to reset the router to defaults by erasing all settings in the GUI and set up as new and do not activate any access controls.
I have not tried 1.0.1.40 yet but supposedly this is the more stable version. 1.0.1.56 has been stable for me for the most part. While with 1.0.1.58 it seems I get faster speeds over wireless 5G.
I tried the options you gave me, changing firmware to 1.0.1.56, rebooting the router 3 times, ensuring that I have no access controls set up, erasing the settings in the GUI and not activating any access controls. Sadly, no progression was made, it would still go down to 10mbps or lower. It is quite odd, at first it had reached 170mbps for about 5 seconds after the first restart. After that, no matter the restart it would not go back up to 170mpbs. I have never experienced any network cutoffs during the two weeks of owning this device, and still have not. After every 5-15 minutes I have noticed from several speed test, the speed will go from 5mbps to 170mbps and remain at that high note for 5-10seconds. After that it just plummets, both 2.4 and 5g remain at a low point. Again, I have heard of people saying that their routers would disconnect or reboot, but I have never had that happen to me, the speeds just remain at a low. Quite the problem that I cannot find a solution to.