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RAX80 New Firmware Released 1.0.1.70
I just manually checked for new firmware version and 1.0.1.70 was available. I just updated from 1.0.1.56 which seemed the most stable for me with no lan / wan disconnections. The prior version 1.0.1...
Since I installed my RAX80 a bit over a week ago, I haven't lost my internet connection until last night. I had a USB stick plugged into the back of the router so we could watch a video written on it on our TV via DLNA. The video playback worked fine, but that's where things got interesting.
To remove a USB stick without damaging the device, it requires going into the router's ReadySHARE page and clicking on Safely Remove USB Device. After a short interval, a message came up saying it was safe to remove the memory stick. I removed it and what happened immediately after that was unexpected.
The RAX80 stopped talking to the internet. Since I was still connected to it, I clicked on Reboot, and the reboot sequence started. When it came back up, it still wasn't talking to the internet, but it still reported Internet Status: Good. I rebooted again; no change. Finally, I walked over to the box, powered it off and disconnected to power connector for about half a minute. After powering on, the network came up correctly.
That is, except for the log. This contained the line "Wednesday, Dec 31,1969 16:00:00" over and over again about 20 times. When I checked, the NTP was changed from (US) Central Time back to the default Pacific Time. Looking through the other config settings I had set up, all of them were still there. (Except in Attached Devices, but that's another situation...) - I'm hoping that I don't encounter another hardware lockup like that. (And I'm still waiting for a reply from Tech Support on that 'another' situation.)
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Over the break I was able to finalize the replacement switches to Netgear GS108tv2 and GS105PE, after some setup modifications and mistakes resolved I now have the network works as I intended. The last two days have seen little to no issues. All required items are activated on the RAX80 including ONE wifi smart connect, QOS, NTP is still managed via my NAS as the switches were also being painful getting the correct information. The switches improved the QOS and flow especially on the wired devices. I have now tried to utilize the USB option and am setting up VPN across a few different options.
My Domotz box and fingbox I am finalizing configuration on my network. It seems like this thread has identified the key issues for Netgear and overall disappointing not to see any response.
Again will monitor and provide any further issues should they arise.
Over the break I was able to finalize the replacement switches to Netgear GS108tv2 and GS105PE, after some setup modifications and mistakes resolved I now have the network works as I intended. The last two days have seen little to no issues. All required items are activated on the RAX80 including ONE wifi smart connect, QOS, NTP is still managed via my NAS as the switches were also being painful getting the correct information. The switches improved the QOS and flow especially on the wired devices. I have now tried to utilize the USB option and am setting up VPN across a few different options.
My Domotz box and fingbox I am finalizing configuration on my network. It seems like this thread has identified the key issues for Netgear and overall disappointing not to see any response.
Again will monitor and provide any further issues should they arise.