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maxducy
Aspirant
Dec 23, 2020

RAX40 Firmware 1.0.3.88 Dropping Packets

I recently updated my RAX40 to the latest firmware and one of my PC that connects to the 5GHz channel keep losing packets. I tried factory reset, doesn't fix the problem. But if I connect to the 2.4 ...
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maxducy
Aspirant
Dec 30, 2020
With 10.0.83 and 10.0.64, yes. But I can't find a dowload link to 83 at all. With 64 the router freaks out everytime when my Yeelight smart lightbulbs tried to connect to it.
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Eagle-Two
Apprentice
Dec 30, 2020

Have you tried disabling AX?

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    maxducy
    Aspirant
    Jan 02, 2021

    Nope, still dropping packets.

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      maxducy
      Aspirant
      Jan 19, 2021

      Tried factory reset once again today, still having the issue.

       

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        grog123
        Aspirant
        Jan 31, 2021

        I've been having the same issue but with multiple routers, are you sure it's not the wifi card in your laptop or its driver? For reference, my laptop is a cheap HP ef1003ca with a realtek RTL8822CE.