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dmystic1
Dec 22, 2018Apprentice
RAX80 range is not that great
So, it seems the range is a little lacking. Using one Linksys Velop node placed in the same location would give me 5ghz and of course 2.4ghz to my outdoor camera. with the RAX80, I get zero signal....
shadowsports
Dec 23, 2018Hero
Grertings,
Your post is one of the first I've seen in regards to the RAX80. There's not a lot of real world feedback on these boxes yet as they just started shipping.
Your post is one of the first I've seen in regards to the RAX80. There's not a lot of real world feedback on these boxes yet as they just started shipping.
- myerswDec 23, 2018Master
Have seen a couple of the famous drops issue, but is the first I have seen about range. Sure not what this is advertised as.
- dmystic1Dec 23, 2018Apprentice
myersw wrote:
Have seen a couple of the famous drops issue, but is the first I have seen about range. Sure not what this is advertised as.
Camera is about 60ft from router (straight line), 1 interior wall and 1 extertior wall. 5ghz is not strong enough for a connection, 2.4ghz is off and on, no solid connection. I tried DFS channels, made good speed increase, but not range. My Samsung Smart tv's also would not connect to DFS channels, so had to stop using them.
- myerswDec 23, 2018Master
What are the walls made of as that can be an issue. As example my interior walls are wet plaster over metal lath so going through two layers of that and outer walls brick again going through the interior wall of plaster and metal lath. They definitely effect my signal reach.
- Foxykit1May 04, 2019Aspirant
I have the exact same problem. The range is less than my 7 year old R6300v2.
- schumakuMay 04, 2019Guru - Experienced User
Foxykit1 wrote:
I have the exact same problem. The range is less than my 7 year old R6300v2.
Repeating again that - depending on the regulatory area - some channels can work on 1 W while others are on max 250 mW. This does easily create a wrong impression even when using the same hardware.