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RAX75 1.0.3.88 firmware broke HomeKit
I've been using my Nighthawk RAX75 (the Cosco version of the RAX80) for several months, configured with SmartConnect without any major issues with HomeKit. A few days ago almost all of my 40+ Hom...
I can confirm V1.0.3.88 breaks HomeKit. I downgraded to 1.0.2.76, and all HomeKit devices started responding within seconds of the router coming back online. I left it running 1.0.2.76 for several hours without issues. I then re-upgraded to 1.0.3.88, and upon reboot again all HomeKit devices were not available. With 1.0.3.88 I re-disabled the 5G band, and poof all HomeKit devices came back online.
This was thus completely reproduceable.
I re-reverted back to 1.0.2.76, all works fine, and I guess I'll wait for Netgear to figure out they've got a bad firmware and try the next release when available.