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Nuddenly no 5ghz?
I had my router (RAX43) for a few years now and it's worked fine on both 2.4 and 5ghz up until a few days ago. none of my devices were able to connect unless I specifically set the 5ghz to a low channel and low speed. is my router failing?
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yuujh wrote:
none of my devices were able to connect unless I specifically set the 5ghz to a low channel and low speed.
Local interference?
Tried any other diagnosis?
Then the usual boilerplate questions to eliminate some of the more common issues that crop up here.
What firmware version do you have on the device?
A number is more useful than "the latest". There may be newer versions, or "hot fixes", that do not show up if you check for new firmware with an app or in the browser interface.
If there is one it might also help if you told people the make and model number of the modem/gateway/ONT that connects this router to the Internet. Is it, by any chance, also a router, with a set of LAN ports on the back?
I ask because a lot of people turn up here trying to put a router behind a modem that is also a router. That can complicate troubleshooting.
Just another user with time on their hands.
What happens if you have it on "full speed"?
Keep in mind the full 160hz channel width uses DFS channels. You might have a new radar/weather station in your area that causes instability in those channels.
