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RAX120 V2 Constant Random Reboots
The router reboots frequently sometimes every 30 minutes. I have noticed that the router reboots under heavy system load of +50% on the processor. The only way I have been able to drastically lesse...
- Installed beta firmware 1.2.3.33 on it and then turn fan on in debug.htm. Just check mark it , don’t click on apply.
And bought a cool pad from amazon $10 . 4 days in a row no restart and router works perfect.
Laptop Cooling Pad，ESGAMING Laptop Cooling Stand Laptop Cooler 10-15.6 Inch 2 USB Ports 2 Fans with Blue LEDs https://a.co/d/dXVVnxw
Have you tried enabling the internal fan?
Also beta is here for any V2s:
r3fl3ct wrote:
Same problem here V1.2.3.28.
sounds like we need to push for A Class-Action lawsuit!
I made this suggestion. You can set it to "always on" in the router debug page at 192.168.1.1/debug.htm . I also placed the router on top of this affordable fan/stand which I purchased on Amazon quite cheap.
https://a.c0/d/o4W1cCa
This combination has vastly improved the situation. This router gets very hot and has a heat dissipation issue which forces it to do a protective reboot when it gets too hot.
Something like this would work as well:
I keep a laptop cooler under any router I put online. Been doing this since 2012.
We've made NG aware of these recent heat posts. Hopefully NG will fix this in FW though.
- Laptop cooling fans are not very powerful nor do they have speed control as the one I posted does. It also holds the router above the surface which a laptop stand does not. You must also enable the exhaust fan on top to "always on" as I stated. I'm at over 2 weeks without a reboot now using this method.
I only posted a sample laptop cooler. Most any laptop cooler will work fine if one needs it.
The one I have does have speed control and sets the router off the surface. Router does NOT have to be off the surface of the laptop cooler as well. There is plenty of air flow. Also you don't need high speeds for additional air flow, just some additional is all that needed. Based on size of fan as well, a larger fan liked the one I link here carries plenty of air flow at low speeds. Nearly silent as well.
This is the one I currently have for about 5 years after my first cheapy I got from Walmart, fan blades busted on it:
This has adjustable back legs too if needed.
How mine is deployed:
- I mean off the surface of the stand itself. The fan I posted has feet that actually hold the router above the surface of the fan itself rather then touching an actual platform which creates more dissipation and a buffer zone of space between the fan and router.
Either will work. Ive had zero issues with laptop coolers.
Just as long as there is air flow.