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Alpha_K
Tutor
Mar 25, 2021

RAX200 2.5Gbps Multi-Gig port throttling?

I am posting here because my warranty support expired, and I have to cough up $90 to ask Netgear for help. Seriously bogus on a product that I spent a fortune on.   I purchased the RAX200 router an...
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plemans
Guru - Experienced User
Mar 26, 2021

I haven't ran into the 2.5g port being throttled but i have ran into issues with the wan port aggregation not function properly. 

I've got an RAX200 that I tried connected to a cm1100 and a arris sb8200. It was hit or miss whether wan port aggregation worked properly. 

 

Are you using any traffic monitoring, qos, access control, or parental controls? 

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Alpha_K
Tutor
Mar 26, 2021

Nope, all of that is turned off. I tried the previous three versions, and it did not solve the problem. Getting close to RMA the device, but I'm not sure how I feel about that.

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    dayjob
    Guide
    Mar 27, 2021
    Yea there was another major thread about 6 months ago related to this router and any link aggregation enabled and using a modem for xfinity. It causes some issues and even if it begins fast, it will throttle way below normal and remain stuck until a full power cycle. No firmware for modem nor router solved the issues. Just cannot use link aggregation for internet period.

    Also there is another unsolved thread where using anything other than an unshielded ethernet cable between the router and another device can cause random disconnects or throttling. Cat7/8 or anything saying it's shielded is a problem. There is one trick which helps if you only have shielded cables, and that is to use a female to female cat5/6 connector to break the shielding connection.

    Good luck. (If I find previous posts I will update with links)