New - RAX35/38/40/42/43/45/50 Firmware Version 1.0.12.120 Released

19gr69 wrote:
Firmware version v1.0.12.120 has issues especially slowing down the wifi internet speeds.Netgear must release a new firmware version.I’m talking about the rax50.For a long time they didn’t release a new firmware update version.

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I just spent another 3 hours or so playing around with my router. It managed to fix some WiFi speeds from the broken Firmware Version v1.0.12.120.

Im not sure if ALL the steps are necessary, but this is what I did. All the efforts were done without it connected to the Modem or switch, to prevent an AUTO UPDATE.

1. On FW v1.0.12.120 I did a hard factory reset by pressing the button. I waited for it to start up.,then I powered down and rebooted.

2. I then flashed the router with Firmware version V1.0.11.112. I rebooted the router. I then did a factory reset by pressing the button. I waited for it to start. Powered it down for 30 seconds, and then rebooted it.

3. I then tested it. I still had slow speeds and the error of the Gust 5GHz accessing the private 5GHz WiFi was still there.

4. I then flashed the router with Firmware version V1.0.10.110_2.0.75. I rebooted the router, and then I did another factory reset by pressing the button. I waited for it to start. I powered it off for 30 seconds and then powered it on.

5. I configured the router manually with a web browser. I turned OFF the AUTO UPDATE! Rebooted the router, and checked all the settings.

(note: I noticed that the WiFi had problems with devices connecting to it. Devices would end up with the Same IP Address, even though they were on different channels. A Guest 2.4GHz device would show up on the Guest 2.4GHz WiFi but it had the same IP Address as another device on the Private 5GHz channel. I would disconnect the device, reconnect it again, and it would do it again. I rebooted and the same thing would happen with different devices.)

6. I saved the settings to disk.

7. I then reflashed the router with firmware version V1.0.11.112 again. I did NOT do a factory reset, but I did do a reboot right after uploading the firmware.

8. I checked the settings, and everything was saved with the Firmware update. So I saved the settings to disk.

9. I tested the connection of the WiFi devices for a while. Rebooting, disconnecting the devices, reconnecting, etc... Everything seemed to be working. EXCEPT the Guest 5GHz WiFi still shows up as the Private 5GHz WiFi in the access control screen.

10. I powered down the modem/switch waited 30 seconds and then restarted it.

11. I powered down the router, connected it to the modem/switch, and then restarted the router.

I did some speed testing. My ISP has 500Mb UP and 500Mb DOWN. With my phone on the 2.4Ghz WiFi, I used to get around 90 up and 90 down. Now it is at 20 UP and 45 Down. with my phone on 5GHz WiFi, I used to get 300 MB up and 300 Mb down. Now it is around 200 UP and 300 down. NOTE: with the FW v1.0.12.120. my speeds were only 50 up and 50 down on the 5GHz WiFi.

I hope this helps people with slow WiFi speeds.