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digitalis32
May 05, 2021Tutor
Recent RAX120 Firmware V1.2.0.16 rendered 2.4Ghz radios inoperable.
On my RAX120 Router the 5G wireless works perfectly however the recent firmware update seems to have rendered the 2.4G radios inoperable. I have a considerable investment in IoT devices which rely he...
plemans
May 05, 2021Guru - Experienced User
you can downgrade the firmware. Maybe the new update caused issues.
Simply download the old firmware and follow the manual update process but use the older firmware
- digitalis32May 05, 2021Tutor
Already done that, rolled back to the Base firmware and post downgrade I performed a reboot to ensure the device was reset properly.
- ChichizolaMay 06, 2021Star
Your best option is to drop Netgear and buy another brand, I did.
- thehypnootoadMay 06, 2021LuminaryHonest I believe Netgear have given up on the rax line in general so many complains on here and reddit the only thing you can do is download firmware 1.0.2.136 make sure you dont have traffic meter on as plays havoc on connection. This sort of helps me for now but still loads problems especially with my smart devices on 2.4 I have to reserve the ip addresses and even use another ac network extender.