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Current RAX120 firmware version
The web site download page shows the current firmware version as 1.0.2.136. This morning I checked using the phone app, and it shows a version 1.2.0.16 available. Installed OK but want to verify th...
I have the same issue on 2.4 GHz but with my Apple TV4K. I personally always force 20Hz on 2.4 GHz so as not to be a bad neighbor, plus 40 MHz is likely to face more interference for me with 10-12 neighboring APs and eve my microwave causes drops on 40 MHz (regardless of router)
Have you tried disabling AX on the router just to test? My Apple TV 4K was at like 5-10 Mbps in speed tests with drops as low as a few hundred kbps or even complete stalls partway through streaming/speed tests when AX was enabled. As soon as I disabled it, the device could reach 60-70 Mbps easily on speed tests. Only started with this firmware, so it must be having issues with fallback to N mode when AX is enabled. On 5Ghz though there was no problem with the ATV4K regardless of AX being on or off.
Have you tried disabling AX on the router just to test? My Apple TV 4K was at like 5-10 Mbps in speed tests with drops as low as a few hundred kbps or even complete stalls partway through streaming/speed tests when AX was enabled. As soon as I disabled it, the device could reach 60-70 Mbps easily on speed tests. Only started with this firmware, so it must be having issues with fallback to N mode when AX is enabled. On 5Ghz though there was no problem with the ATV4K regardless of AX being on or off.
Same issue here (ES).
Router updated by itself (despite I had auto off) but still shows an update is available (because of the language package I guess).
I don't use wired ports but Wi-Fi speed became terrible in both 2.4 and 5 GHz.
I realized with a 2012 LG SmartTV.
New firmware seems to be also for new RAX120v2 and in my opinion is focused on this new v2 version.
Installing the old 1.0.2.136 works fine again. I will wait for the next version.
MRGIZBO wrote:Same issue here (ES).
Router updated by itself (despite I had auto off) but still shows an update is available (because of the language package I guess).
I don't use wired ports but Wi-Fi speed became terrible in both 2.4 and 5 GHz.
I realized with a 2012 LG SmartTV.
New firmware seems to be also for new RAX120v2 and in my opinion is focused on this new v2 version.
Installing the old 1.0.2.136 works fine again. I will wait for the next version.
Did you reset the router after updating?
I did.
1.0.2.136 seems pretty good for now.
MRGIZBO wrote:I did.
1.0.2.136 seems pretty good for now.
I'm having no issues to be honest, you may have only rebooted rather than reset which is using the rear pin hole method if you could confirm and confirm if you reset via the software rather than the pin hole.
if the auto update is not working as you said it was set to off I'm guessing it's updated again the next morning because a bug like that would not be a one off.
When it does reset the router and rather than test on a tv perhaps watch what's going on with a WiFi analyser and if you have a mobile device say an iPad Pro or iPhone there is an app called WiFi Sweetspots which is good at giving you an idea what internal throughput you are seeing on that device and if it's stable.
Run PingPlotter too and just double check what you see.
Would be interesting to see what results you are seeing.
