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Clovers
Jul 09, 2019Tutor
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...
jmclarke
Dec 02, 2020Aspirant
I purchased this router only last week and had the same issue. I have a bunch of devices connected to it via LAN and noticed the disconnects almost immediately even with the latest firmware.
After some investigation, I disabled AX wireless under the Basic -> Wireless menu. This resolved the issue immediately.
Is Netgear ever going to fix this bug? Without AX enabled, I'm missing out the wifi 6 functionality.
NeckGearNat
Dec 02, 2020Tutor
Sorry but this isn't it. I've done this months ago and I still get at least 1-2 LAN disconnects a night. Being actively connected and streaming and producing content I know exactly when it does it. It's only for 5-10 seconds but it's enough to kill a stream and boot me from a game.