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RAX80 loses changes to connected device configurations
I change type of device, model of the device, and name of the device for my connected devices and then apply my changes. (I apply after each device) and the changes appear to take affect. I can refre...
You are absolutely correct. I bought an ASUS RT-AX88U last October and found that configuration information was being dropped consistenly to the point that saving the settings was worthless. That device did not pass DHCP requests back to the network and did not assign reserved IP addresses to devices listed in the reserved IP screen. That screen would constantly clear out and you'd have to re-enter all or your devices if you wanted to maintain the device IP addresses. At least the RAX80 maintains it's list of reserved IP addresses but that isn't enough to be considered state of the art.
I' asYou are absolutely correct. I bought an ASUS RT-AX88U last October and found that configuration information was being dropped consistenly to the point that saving the settings was worthless. That device did not pass DHCP requests back to the network and did not assign reserved IP addresses to devices listed in the reserved IP screen. That screen wNould constantly clear out and you'd have to re-enter all or your devices if you wanted to maintain the device IP addresses. At least the RAX80 maintains it's list of reserved IP addresses but that isn't enough to be considered state of the art.
Update: The problem was still has not been addressed -- either the loss of configuration information or the failure of devices receiving DHCP addresses if there is a DHCP server on the network. I reinstalled the ASUS RT-AX88U because it has more ports on the back, but I'm faced with the same issues as the Netgear AX8. This may be a problem with WiFi 6 routers (use of the same base code, non-support for features long present in WiFi 5 routers, I don't know). Next year might be the year to buy a WiFi 6 router after manufacturers figure out what they're doing.