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Mjohnson4580
Mar 15, 2020Tutor
Rax120 Reset
I have a Rax 120 that is running .118 firmware. Last night it just rebooted and reset itself all by itself. Has this happened to anyone else running this firmware?
Mjohnson4580
Mar 15, 2020Tutor
Yeah it completely reset to factory defaults. No I did not reset after updating.
Mjohnson4580
Mar 15, 2020Tutor
I have it on in uninterrupted power supply that's why it's weird.
- NewfiedroolMar 15, 2020Virtuoso
I would reset using the rear pin method and setup from new. Don't use a saved config when setting it up.
make notes beforehand of any WiFi names and passwords so when you set it up it's the same as before so your devices all connect.
if it happens again or becomes frequent I would be thinking it's a possible hardware issue but try a reset first.
- FelizComidasMar 17, 2020Guide
I had the same exact issue, been scouring the internet for people with similar issues. I couldn't connect to wifi, opened up nighthawk app and was prompted to do a setup. Was continually having issue of rebooting, but now every time I reboot, it gets factory reset - if I turn off then on, it prompts to setup again (and resets to default name of NETGEARXX). With working remote, I've had to switch back to my old airport extreme for stability currently and trying to mess with the RAX120 when I have time. About to give up on it though, I'm not sure what to do.
Ever since I got the RAX120 in October, the internet speed would be fine for about a day (getting the full 1 gig down), and then it would drop to 20 mbps, and if I restarted, would go back up to gig. That was already completely annoying to begin with (having smarthub, etc hooked up to something you have to reboot once a day), but these new issues are making me re-think the nighthawk router alltogether, it's currently basically useless since every restart results in a factory reset.- welchyboyMar 18, 2020StarI am in the same boat as you guys...It did help me to reboot from the web vs the app...it wasnt factory resetting after a reboot from the web. However it still loses wifi connection every few hours. A reboot fixes it but doesn't last long. I upgraded to 118 and still no luck. I have no special settings...its all pretty much default. Anyone have luck in fixing this?
- FelizComidasMar 18, 2020Guide
welchyboy wrote:
I am in the same boat as you guys...It did help me to reboot from the web vs the app...it wasnt factory resetting after a reboot from the web. However it still loses wifi connection every few hours. A reboot fixes it but doesn't last long. I upgraded to 118 and still no luck. I have no special settings...its all pretty much default. Anyone have luck in fixing this?
I updated to the hot fix maybe 4 hours ago, internet and wifi has been up since, but not sure if it will factory resent again if it's rebooted...really hoping not. Will update either way if it continues to work or run into more issues.Has anyone else had the issue with internet speeds drastically dropping after a day or so, and then jumping back up once the router is rebooted? (not a modem problem).