New - RAX200 Firmware Version 1.0.6.138 Released

Did you factory reset the router and setup from scratch after loading v.138? 

Hows is the wifi settings and advanced settings configured? 

Is Armor, SPC or Traffic Meter enabled? 

What channels are you using? 

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Maike13 wrote:

I don't see any way of reporting firmware bugs so I thought I'd post this here in the hope that someone from Netgear sees it and passes it on to whoever develops the firmware.

 

My RAX200 router recently automatically updated to Firmware Version 1.0.6.138 and this resulted in a huge drop in wi-fi speed on my laptop.  I reverted it to the previous Firmware Version 1.0.5.132 and my speeds instantly went back to where they were before.

 

The update didn't make any difference if I connected the laptop directly to the RAX200 LAN port, only wi-fi was affected

 

Speeds with Firmware Version 1.0.6.138          -          53 Mb/s download and 77 Mb/s upload (Ookla Speed Test)

Speeds with Firmware Version 1.0.5.132         -          473 Mb/s download and 669 Mb/s upload.

Speeds hardwired to an RAX200 LAN port        -        937 Mb/s download and 943 Mb/s upload.

(We have 1Gb/s asynchronous fiber optic internet)

 

I have a slightly unusual setup, as I am using a 2019 16" MacBook Pro in dual boot mode, so I can either boot into macOS Monterey or Windows 10.  Since Macbooks of this age use Intel hardware, they are really just like any other Windows PC and can run Windows natively given the right hardware drivers.  Apple provides these drivers in a package they call Boot Camp.  This is not the same as running Windows in a virtual environment like Parallels or VMWare, which slows performance.  When booted into Windows it runs just like it would on any other Intel based PC.

 

The firmware update only affects the wi-fi speed in Windows, wi-fi speed in macOS Monterey is not affected.  Both OS's are fully updated.

 

I experienced this problem previously with two other routers. the RAX120, which I exchanged for the RAX200 for this very reason, and the Amazon eero Pro 6, which our daughter has.  At the time I thought this was because both those routers use Qualcomm chip sets, but perhaps it was a similar firmware issue.

 

I suspect the Apple provided Windows wi-fi driver may be part of the problem too.

 

Anyway, for now I have turned auto updating off and will stick with Firmware Version 1.0.5.132

 

 

 

 

 

 

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