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RAX35 Router miscellaneous Issues
I’ve had this router less than 2 weeks and have had some problems for the past few days. Keep in mind I’m just jotting down observations so I’m probably going to jump around a bit. And I’m going to...
I've also been having this same WiFi speed issue with my RAX35 router.
I went through all kinds of troubleshooting, changing settings (including disabling implicit beamforming, AX mode, manually selecting channels, changing to short preamble), re-flashing firmware, factory default, etc. Eventually I worked with Netgear and sent my original router that was purchased in December in for an RMA.
When I first got the new model, I was finally able to get the internet speed wirelessly that I was getting when testing directly at the modem, 300 down / 20 up.
I've had this replacement for two weeks and I'm seeing the same problems creep in. I'm back to100-120 on 5G, 30-40 on 2.4, and my wired clients are still testing at 300.
I'm frustrated because I'm realizing why I was able to get this on sale for $99. It's just NOT a performer in line with what I've come to expect from the Nighthawk brand of products. I'm past the point of being able to return it, so I'm stuck with it for now. Unless a firmware update comes out to fix the speed issues, I will be replacing this as soon as I am able and I will NOT be buying Netgear again.
I haven’t had any issues for quite some time now. I’m beginning to think that my own impatience was part of my frustration because every time I made a change and rebooted, it took quite a bit of time before full speed was recognized.
One thing that made a big difference for me is that someone suggested I should reset to factory settings after the firmware update and then reconfigure everything from scratch. I did this and things seemed to go more smoothly. I’ve never done this on other routers but in this case it helped.
Now that I have identified some of this router’s ‘quirks’, I can definitely tell that its faster and reaches further than our old 5ghz router. In fact, I’ve decided to get another one for the camp