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derekcannady
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Dec 23, 2021
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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...
  • UnKnOwN-SiA's avatar
    UnKnOwN-SiA
    Jun 11, 2022
    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.

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betterfaster
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Feb 01, 2023

I'm back to comment more after switching from Xfinity 200Mbps to Sonic 10Gbps.

 

Serial: 6JY

Hardware Version: RAX120v2
Firmware Version: V1.2.8.40

 

Xfinity 200Mbps + ARRIS SB6190 (using the Internet WAN ethernet port)

I ran NordVPN for about 1hour on my main PC pulling 2-3 Mbps. The router would reboot 5-10 times over 60 minutes, sometimes back to back reboots.

 

Sonic 10Gbps + Adtran SDX662v (using the Multi Gig 5G ethernet port)

I ran speedtests on speedtest.net and fast.com and noticed that fast.com causes the router to reboot about halfway through the upload test. Happens almost every time I run a test. I ran NordVPN for 30min or so pulling 2Mbps without issue. But up/down 400Mbps seems to guarantee a reboot.