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NordicBastrd
Apprentice
Mar 23, 2020

RAX120 Speed drops from 600-700 Mbps to 6 Mbps when using 802.11ax

So I have an issue where if I use any network adapter that has 802.11ax the speeds will just randomly drop from normal 600-700 Mbps to around 6 Mbps and in reality it really isn't even that as almost nothing works, whereas at 6 Mbps it should just be slow.  Now I have about 20 other devices connected on the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz band and none of those seem to have the same issue but I have two devices that have 802.11ax network adapter cards using the Intel AX200 chipset (as that is pretty much the only available chipset for 802.11ax network adapter cards).  Both of these cards will have the speed dropping issue.  If I change to 802.11ac the speed dropping issues occur less frequently, but does still happen.  If I actually set the cards to use 802.11ax the speed will drop in 15-20 minutes at the most.  

 

The fact that it still happens even on 802.11ac makes me think it is an incompability with the AX200 chipset, but seeing as those are the only devices available with 802.11ax that pretty much means the Netgear RAX120 has an incompability with 802.11ax in general.  Anyone have any ideas about this?  I've heard tell there is a non-public beta firmware available to try which I suppose I'm willing to give a shot.  I am currently using the 1.0.1.118 firmware and was previouisly using the 1.0.1.114 firmware which also had the issue.

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  • Oh one more thing, just disconnecting from the wifi and then reconnecting to the wifi will temporariliy fix the issue.  No router reboot or anything necessary.  

  • which drive is on the AX200? the older drivers had issues. 

    go to intel and download the most recent for the AX200. 

    Also, try a factory reset and manual reinstall of the RAX200. don't install from a backup. 

    I've got the RAX200 and the AX200 and my speed/connections are currently fine. running windows 10

    • NordicBastrd's avatar
      NordicBastrd
      Apprentice

      Yeah, my drivers for the AX200 are the latest available:

      21.70.0.6

      I have not yet done a factory reset, that is a huge pain to get everything set back up.

      • plemans's avatar
        plemans
        Guru

        NordicBastrd wrote:

        Yeah, my drivers for the AX200 are the latest available:

        21.70.0.6

        I have not yet done a factory reset, that is a huge pain to get everything set back up.


        it is a pain to setup everything again. But the RAX devices were manufactured before the AX spec was even finalized. They've responded favorably to full factory resets and manual installs. Sadly, its kind of the price you pay to be on the forefront of technology.