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Rax80 smart connect issue wifi dropping
Ive been having issues with my RAX80 since purchasing it , if i leave the router with the seperate bands (2.4ghz &5ghz) it runs fine but once i activate smartconnect all i get is intermittent connecti...
Today I tried the firmware 70 (despite the confirmation from netgear support that it does not address any of the Wifi connection problems).
With this firmware I couldnt even stay connected to the LAN port (this was experiencing connect-disconnect-connect-disconnect) issues.
Perhaps these problems are not Wifi related at all but instead the router soft-boot-looping?.?:?
Either way, I dont recommend anyone else to try the 70 firmware unless you have free time to waste.
Just when you thought the RAX80 couldnt get any worse...... (:facepalm)
I think the only way you can install any updates is to do it manually. And a factory reset after installing it.
Even so, I'm still on V1.0.1.62_1.0.26. I have only rebooting it once in the past few weeks of it being up and working the whole time.
Again, only as an AP device. I'm still using my older R6300 as my LAN router, no WiFi enabled on it.
It is still a bit off at times with the 5G signal. 2.4Ghz seems to work more reliably. But, it's MUCH better than it ever was before.