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sloppybear's avatar
sloppybear
Initiate
Jun 03, 2020

RAX120 wifi clients slow down to a crawl, after resetting individual client -- speed is normal

I have had this router for several months now and have consistently had this issue. On my desktop, which has a wifi 6 adapter, the wifi speed will drop to basically <1 mbps a few times a day. This sp...
  • Lurksalot's avatar
    Lurksalot
    Apprentice
    Jun 08, 2020

    I am experiencing the same issue.

     

    Over the weekend I performed a second factor reset (pinhole method). I updated my
    Intel(R) Wi-Fi 6 (AX201 160MHz) adapter to version 21.90.3.2 - dated 5/4/2020 (see link below). I continue to have the same behavior as original poster where my speeds are slow but go back to normal after I disconnect/reconnect to my Smart Connect enabled RAX120 with FW 1.0.1.122.

     

    The Intel driver release notes has some interesting key issues addressed.

     

    https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/29520

     

    Releas notes
    https://downloadmirror.intel.com/29520/eng/ReleaseNotes_WiFi_21.90.3.pdf

    • sloppybear's avatar
      sloppybear
      Initiate
      Jun 09, 2020

      Yah, i've tried updating my wifi drivers, rolling them back, playing with power settings, the result is always the same. I even bought a different wifi adapter.

       

      Finally gave up and bought a new router by a different company. It worked out of the box, i get a stable 1 gigabit on wifi, and I didn't have to mess around with settings except to choose the 5ghz channel. Speed never drops, never have to disconnect/reconnect. Wish i did that a year ago.

       

      Now I have a $450 netgear router that i will hold onto to remind me to never buy netgear stuff again.