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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...
There is a new firware available.
There's a new firmware release (.88). I loaded it 2 days ago, and it's really working well. By George I think they are on to something. Everything is working well and stable after 48 hours. No reboots or disconnects. The only issue I've seen (minor), is the QoS bandwith utilization does not show bandwidth usage, and when using the Nighthawk app, some wireless devices show up as wired devices. Other than those two things, I haven't seen anything else wrong. I think I will wipe the dust off this brick now and finally get some use of it! I've also tested and retested wireless speeds, and they have remained consistent. My IPad has consistently ran at about 500Mbps real-time.
I've done some testing on the last couple of firmware releases on this unit (RAX80). Downloaded the latest version as of yesterday (10/14/20), and it seems really solid and working the best I've seen yet. Still has one big flaw, that I noticed about 2 firmware releases back. If you plug a USB drive into any of the ports, within about 4-6 hours, the router will crash and loose internet connections to wired and wireless devices. This has happened now for me with the latest 3 firmware releases. I like to run using both ports, using one for a media server, and the other as a backup drive for my PC's. They need to get this right! My X8 never had this issue using the same 2 drives I have. I surely hope someone from netgears sees this post and works twards getting this fixed! As long as I don't use the USB ports, this thing will run flawlessly for weeks without having to reboot.