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RAX120 Router Random Disconnects
Hey everyone, I know that I'm not the only one with problems on the Nighthawk WiFi 6 devices, but thought I'd post my most recent headache. My hardware consists of a Motorola MB8600 DOCS 3.1 modem w/...
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There are certian apps and site that no longer seem to let me connect on WiFi since I got this router. It is highly disappointing.
I have finally figured out the issue I am facing. In the advanced tab under WAN setup I checked the box to disable port scan and DoS protection. I then checked the logs to make sure nothing was being added. I tried to log into Pokemon Go and it worked without issue.
I enabled it and it still seemed to work without issue.
I restarted the router, and started to have the similar issue. Once I disabled the Port Scan and DoS protection things worked again. I have it enabled, and I see things in the logs. So I am presuming it is working. I think the Scanner is over zealous. My chrome cast audio is doing Dos Attack: IP Spoofing. The Chrome cast audio only streams music, so I have no idea why its reporting this. Along with my brand new Google Nest Mini, Google home, and all of my chrome casts. IT would be nice if the Logs included a Destination. Then a simple fix would be if there was a way to allow it.
So I am not sure which issue is causing the problem but it is horrible, that a router this expensive has these issues. I had the R7000 before this and it was awsome. As it aged I did install DD-WRT. Now all I want is the R7000 back with DD-WRT.
So right now my options are disabled the Protection and then hope when I enable it, it is really working as expected, or not have the router work as expected.
If support would like to talk about it I would be more than happy to go over it.
(Side note why does it take such a long time to restart)
I also went from R7000 to RAX120, before everything was perfect, now it's a disappointment. I changed to switch to Wifi6, but the result, given the expense, is unsatisfactory. In all this, seeing that none of Netgear intervenes in this discussion to support a solution leaves me dumbfounded.