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RAX40 - New Firmware has ruined it
This router has worked great for the past few months since I got it. 2 days ago I updated the firmware and a bunch of wireless devices fell off the network (about 30 out of 40). I've been rebooting...
Same thing happened to me when upgrading to V1.0.3.62_1.0.1. Several devices failed to connect. Power cycling didn't help. Had to downgrade my firmware and power cycle to get everything to reconnect.
At this point, just about every other firmware update has introduced new, breaking changes. I've never been so disappointed in a router. Netgear needs to improved their QA testing and standards, because this product is embarrassing will likely be my last Netgear router.
I've got the RAX35 and have had similar issues from day one. Network doesn't stay up for much longer than 24 hours some days. Exactly as the above user has described. Might have internet all day, wake up the next morning to limited or no connectivity. Enabling or Disabling AX hasn't done a thing. So we can rule that out.
I might look into a 3rd party firmware as after factory resets, updating firmware, using a cooling fan (maybe it was overheating)... nothing works. It's annoying that this thing can't outperform the uptime of the POS router AT&T gave me to start with.