RAX50 AX 5400 fails on 5G

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This RAX50 has been a nightmare on the 5Gig as it constantly drops. I had it set to smart which selected 2.4 or 5 GHz depends on the device but that was no good either. But now I notice that the 2,4 Gig is always up without issue. only -5G constantly drops and is unusable. All devices drop not just one. FW: V1.0.11.112-2.0.77. I rebooted it a dozen times, did the factory reset, and reloaded the FW but no change. Killed AX and other coexistence 20/40 but no change. Macbook networkQuality fails, and speedtest keeps saying no internet.&nbsp; I mean when on 5G it fails to connect to 192.168.1.1 most of the time and if it does for a minute it fails after 5 mins.&nbsp;

khalilkhalil · Answer

Can you share the location I can get older FW for this router? The downloads location only has the one from June 2022 which I am using, as well as release notes for older FW but not the FW itself.

khalilkhalil · Answer

bought Mar 26 2022 for $230+ from Amazon. It is over 3 months but this thing has not worked right.&nbsp;

plemans · Answer

Did you try downgrading the firmware? (a version or 2 )

plemans · Answer

Nighthawk RAX50 | WiFi 6 Router | NETGEAR Support
click on downloads.&nbsp;
then click on +view previous versions
I just checked and it opened fine for me. There's a download button.&nbsp;
If its not showing, try a different browser.&nbsp;

khalilkhalil · Answer

Indeed it was there.. I went to 1.0.10.110 and no improvement. Only 5Gig is bad. Connects for a few minutes then dies then connects real slow then dies. The 2Gig is solid. I tried disabling AX and changed the DNS to google's but no change.&nbsp;

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RAX50 AX 5400 fails on 5G

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