NETGEAR is aware of a growing number of phone and online scams. To learn how to stay safe click here.
Forum Discussion
Nighthawk RAX80 wifi issue with specific domains
I'm having trouble accessing a limited number of completely regular websites over wi-fi. They work fine when using the Ethernet port. I've tried turning off the EAX80 extender, tried resetting everyt...
You have the RAX80 and the EAX80?
What modem/gateway are they connected to?
have you noticed a difference if they're connected to one versus the other?
Yes, correct.
They are connected through the ISP:s router, but that has been bridged by them on request and puts all traffic directly through to the RAX. Since these sites are perfectly reachable over the Ethernet ports of the RAX, there shouldn't be an issue with the ISP:s equipment, though. I can't tell what model that equipment is, really.
Does it matter if you're connected to the router or the extender when trying to access them over wireless?
do you have IPv6 enabled?
If you look at your gateways label, it should have a model. Reason I ask is half the time the isp's gateway is poorly coded junk and their bridge/passthrough mode doesn't always work the best.
No I hadn't tried to enable IPv6, I can try that later. I've tried to turn off the extender without any different behaviour. But I mean still, as the sites are accessible through the RAX's ethernet port, it's clear that they pass through the ISP equipment. Somehow they are stuck when sent over the wi-fi antenna instead of throught the ethernet port, and as far as I know, this only affects two sites that I visit fairly regularly.