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RAX80 randomly disconnects LAN cable
During random times on my router drops connection to LAN cables. My PS4 says LAN cable disconnected and sometimes the same to my pc. It only happens for a few seconds. I tried different cables and al...
I have seen issue more often also. Downgrading firmware is not an option for me since need to have security fixes in place due to working from home. Will have to tough it out as usual... have no faith in them fixing the problem since it has existed for over a year now with no real acknowledgment of the issue even existing even with reports from many users.
Is there even an older firmware version which doesn't have the ethernet LAN disconnections issue?
I'm now using the RAX80 solely as a wifi AP because of that issue. However, I bought it thinking that it would be my only router, with a reliable ethernet LAN. I didn't need an AP.
But you know what? My new main router (from tp-link) never disconnects anything from the internet. It is RELIABLE and all its features WORK. It also has great QoS performance (unlike the RAX80). And it was less expensive. I wish I could have returned the RAX80. But, I didn't notice the disconnections issue at first. When I noticed it it was already too late. So, I bought a tp-link router as a replacement (it's the archer 4000 and I highly recommend it.)
That being said, if there's a FM version with reliable ethernet, I'd really be interested to know. I'd love to wire my second desktop PC to the RAX80 (since it's physically really close to it). But as it is, I'm not going to connect a high performance gaming PC to an AP that periodically kicks me out of online games.
I'm now using the RAX80 solely as a wifi AP because of that issue. However, I bought it thinking that it would be my only router, with a reliable ethernet LAN. I didn't need an AP.
But you know what? My new main router (from tp-link) never disconnects anything from the internet. It is RELIABLE and all its features WORK. It also has great QoS performance (unlike the RAX80). And it was less expensive. I wish I could have returned the RAX80. But, I didn't notice the disconnections issue at first. When I noticed it it was already too late. So, I bought a tp-link router as a replacement (it's the archer 4000 and I highly recommend it.)
That being said, if there's a FM version with reliable ethernet, I'd really be interested to know. I'd love to wire my second desktop PC to the RAX80 (since it's physically really close to it). But as it is, I'm not going to connect a high performance gaming PC to an AP that periodically kicks me out of online games.