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RAX20 - Certain Devices Taking Forever to Connect
I have had this RAX20 router for a few months now. It's gotten to the point where I have to reset it daily in order for my WiZ smart bulbs to connect in less than 5-10 minutes (not an exaggeration). ...
birdwing wrote:
.... my best guess is that the RAX20 router has serious issues with another device on the network handling the DHCP leases, but before going through the hassle of reconfiguring all my devices to use the router for DHCP
Sounds like a good guess. What happens if you let the router handle DHCP?
It may be a pain, but it is probably the only way of confirming your suspicions. Anything else is guesswork.
I do have traffic meter turned on, but I don't know how that would cause any issues (unless the CPU on this thing is such a potato that counting traffic overwhelms it).
You could turn off traffic meter, It is known to slow things down. And the RAX20 is hardly top of the range.
Using it with DHCP turned off could also be asking for trouble.
I am trying my hardest to keep DHCP off the router seeing as adguard is so much more convenient.
I will try turning off traffic meter and see if that helps.
In my opinion if the router is unable to function with DHCP off (having another DHCP server on the network) then Netgear either needs to fix their firmware or remove the ability to turn it off.
I will eventually try moving DHCP back to the router to confirm those suspicions, I just want to check all other avenues first... Seeing as that would be a PITA.
I will try turning off traffic meter and see if that helps.
In my opinion if the router is unable to function with DHCP off (having another DHCP server on the network) then Netgear either needs to fix their firmware or remove the ability to turn it off.
I will eventually try moving DHCP back to the router to confirm those suspicions, I just want to check all other avenues first... Seeing as that would be a PITA.