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Clovers
Tutor
Jul 09, 2019

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...
Matt1979's avatar
Matt1979
Aspirant
Jun 22, 2021
Ps4 standard hard wired playing
c.o.d. modern warfare/ warzone
Lan disconnects at random during game play.. !! Any help w. With fixing this..?
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Nmouneimne
Apprentice
Jun 22, 2021

Many of us are experiencing random disconnect from Lan. It seems Netgear is not acknowledging the issue, so I am not expecting a firmware fix. 

 

I started using an unmanaged switch connected to the RAX80, and so far, so good. 

 

 

  • Matt1979's avatar
    Matt1979
    Aspirant
    Jul 06, 2021
    What port number on back of RAX 80
    did you plug the unmanaged switch into..??
    • sajin007's avatar
      sajin007
      Tutor
      Jul 06, 2021

      I have used ports 1 - 5, I have not setup link aggregation.

      • sajin007's avatar
        sajin007
        Tutor
        Jul 06, 2021

        I have hardwried my house and my network backbone (3 switches) are connected to ports 1 - 3, the remaining ports are used for direct connectivity with my TV, voip phone etc.