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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 know I have a different model (RAX200) but the most recent update (1.0.2.88) broke HomeKit for me as well. I've narrowed it down to there being an issue with multicast between the 2.4Ghz and 5.0Ghz bands. My devices on 5Ghz won't see or interact with the ones on 2.4Ghz (an unfortunate number of smart devices still use this of course). A router reboot fixes the issue very temporarily. It always comes back; tonight it came back after only 20 minutes.
Short term I'm going to try and rollback the firmware and see if that helps. Long term I'm ditching this router and getting a different brand. It replaced an Orbi that was also having significant multicast issues, and seeing as how they're both Netgear products it's time for me to move on.