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RAX80 latest firmware V1.0.3.98_1.0.46 breaks router TIME
Today I upgraded the RAX80 to V1.0.3.98_1.0.46 This seems to have broke the system time on the router. It's is in an continous loop of about 1 min based on the time it gets after a reboot. Th...
"By the way, I'm still waiting for them to fix the "Attached Devices" issues. That's been over a month now. (Case #: 43047939)"
Is this a case of older devices that are showing as still attached to the network? Because if so, I have had many devices which are were no longer on the network showing up as connected. Even after I changed the password, these devices would show up as connected. I have no idea how a device can automatically connect to the network with a virgin password, but I guess it was just false reporting of device list.
The only way I managed to get rid of these phantom devices was to reset EVERYTHING. Reset router. New SSID. New Password. Re-sync ALL the lights in the house... All the devices.... EVERYTHING. Thankfully the devices that were shoing up are no longer showing up.
"In my opinion, these (expensive) AX Nighthawk routers are junk. After "upgrading" from my previous Netgear AC routers to these (expensive) AX routers, I see very little, if any, real world benefits. And, yes, I do have some AX devices on the network."
I'm starting to feel the very same sentiment.
Yes, that's the very same problem. Also several different devices are listed as using the same IP.
I can't tell you how many hours I've spent doing factory resets and then running around getting some fussy smart devices to reconnect again.
From bad to worse. Router died at 1:10am, could not access any interface, stopped routing traffic. I rebooted and it started routing traffic again but cannot connect on any (192.168.1.1, routerlogin.net, nighthawk app) interface. Browsers say the device is not responding, using both safari and chrome. I have a support case (43161461) started because I purchased the router March 29,2020 but it registered as Nov 29,2019 - which they fixed with my receipt.
I finally pulled the router (taking down my network and pi$$ing the family off) and held reset while turning it on. I find firmware V1.0.3.98_2.1.46.1 but it rebooted in the middle of reconnecting it to my network. I am requesting a router replacement. Not happy.
Apologies, I do not seem to be able to edit my above post but the language file is 1.0.3.98_2.1.46.1, the firmware was V1.0.3.98_1.0.46. I attempted to restore my settings and the router was unreachable. The router was reset, not connected to a network, with only my computer plugged into the ethernet port. Done. Can't spend any more time on this.
I updated my router to this firmware the other day as well. Since then, ALL of my wireless devices disconnected over night each night requiring a reboot (or several) of the router. Also can no longer even get to the into the router interface on web or mobile... web says the site didn't return any data, mobile doesn't find the device... I had my first RAX80 replaced because it kept dropping devices. This one seemed better until this update, now I can't even access my router to roll back the firmware. Hard reset may help, but I really don't want to have to set up all my static leases and port forwarding again.. What a complete waste of money