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Tri-Band vs. Dual-Band allocation?
How are resources allocated with a WiFi 6E Tri-Band router Versus a dual band WiFi 6 router? If a WiFi 6E router is installed yet the only devices around use WiFi 6 is the third band simply a wasted ...
Right now the only wifi6 device in the house is an iPad Air 4. I am having an RAX120 delivered tomorrow. I need coverage for a 2600 sq. Ft. House. I have about 15 devices online at one time.. 11 of those are WiFi connections. I’m replacing an 8 yr old R8000. I have a Mac wired to Ethernet that I will will use to install and manage the router through Firefox.
As the router is enroute to me (of course) I am now reading that the RAX120 has issues with the power supply that create multiple ongoing reboots. I am also reading that one needs to use a command line to issue the command to use the fan, that it defaults to “off”.
Id like to know the experiences of others with the constant reboot. If it is a common issue if it happens to me I’ll have an idea if I should waste a lot of time trying to fix it.
Thanks for the thoughtful responses.
Pete D.
the RAX120 is a pretty solid device. Problem is, you're reading on the forums. the forums are where people come with issues so if you search, you'll find issues with every device netgear has. If you read the reviews on the RAX120 from review sites and places like amazon, they're pretty solid. But there's always a few devices (or people) who've got issues.
So I'd try it out first before condemning it.
Yup. You bet. I need to see for myself. My question was just to satisfy my curiosity as to what your experiences were. Given that reviews can have a large number of people that are venting, I find it curious that the reviews for the Tri-band model on Amazon are consistently better overall. That’s not a scientific comparison by any means and I will just wait and see.
And if you get something from Amazon and it doesn't work out for you, you can send it back. Usually 15-30 days is what Amazon offers and if anything appears bad from the unit, be sure to use the return time frame.
