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SkieStrife
Aug 19, 2019Aspirant
Nighthawk AX12 RAX120 Drops Internet When PS4 Goes Online via Ethernet
Can someone explain to me why this $400 router suddenly drops its WAN shortly after my PS4 Pro connects to the internet via Ethernet? EVERY device thats attached to the router will suddenly lose its ...
Christian_R
Aug 26, 2019NETGEAR Employee Retired
This may sound silly, but have you tried switching out the ethernet cable that is connected to the PS4 and router.
~Christian
Snipe263
Aug 26, 2019Aspirant
I had the same issue as OP. As soon as I turned on my PS4(5ghz) all other WiFi clients stopped working. Downgrading router firmware fixed it. I just manually uploaded the new firmware and then reset the router. So far so good and I disabled auto update.
- SkieStrifeAug 28, 2019Aspirant
Snipe263 wrote:
I had the same issue as OP. As soon as I turned on my PS4(5ghz) all other WiFi clients stopped working. Downgrading router firmware fixed it. I just manually uploaded the new firmware and then reset the router. So far so good and I disabled auto update.Haven't tried downgrading to a previous firmware yet. I'll give that a shot when I can.
- Christian_RAug 28, 2019NETGEAR Employee Retired
SkiStrife - Please update the thread when you get a chance to perform what Snipe263 suggested. Curious to know how things have turned out.
~Christian