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Rodney007xx
Nov 07, 2021Aspirant
Sudden loss of WiFi, what is Bernie?
I have recently purchased a Nighthawk AX4200 modem. I had run the setup wizard and the internet/Wifi was works fine. Then for no reason at all, after 2 weeks the wifi drops off, and the connection ...
- Dec 09, 2021
Hello Los
Make sure you are on the latest firmware as a fix was released for this issue.
Thanks
DarrenM
michaelkenward
Nov 07, 2021Guru - Experienced User
Rodney007xx wrote:
I have recently purchased a Nighthawk AX4200 modem.
What hardware are we talking about here?
The RAX40|Nighthawk AX4 4-Stream WiFi Router listed in your footer is a router not a modem. And AX4200 is not a Netgear model. (It is a wifi speed indicator.)
Rodney007xx wrote:
Then for no reason at all, after 2 weeks the wifi drops off, and the connection is replaced by a new connection SSID called "BernieAx50" WiFi connection.
What else is on your network? A modem of some sort? If so, what is it?
Rodney007xx
Nov 07, 2021Aspirant
Hi,
Sorry about that.. this is what I have:
NETGEAR NightHawk AX4200 AX5 5-Stream WiFi 6 Router (RAX43)
Sorry about that.. this is what I have:
NETGEAR NightHawk AX4200 AX5 5-Stream WiFi 6 Router (RAX43)
- plemansNov 07, 2021Guru - Experienced User
What modem/gateway is it connected to?
have you been able to log into the router and check what its ssid/password is when this happens?
Just to confirm if it is your device changing or not?
Have you changed the ssid/password as well as the gui password to the device?