Hi so for some reason my RAX200 have started droping speeds after a couple of days on the Wi-Fi 6 band, running channel 128 5ghz-2 band. I only have one device connected.If i reboot the router then i get full speed for 2-3 days then it falls back to maximum 200mbps.Full speed i get 1200mbps. On my other bands i do not recive any speed drop they stay stable all the time. Firmware version: V1.0.4.120_1.0.61

Have you tried changing the channel you're on?the 128 is a dfs channel and maybe you're getting radar in the area.

What device are you testing on? Are you talking link speeds are actual tested throughput?

plemans Thank you for answering, the wierd part is that it's fine instantly after i restart it then i get full speed again and staays like that for days, if it was radar would i still have the same speed after my restart? Exampel.Testing speed now: 200mbpsRestart router 10min wait: 1200+ mbps

plemans I'm testing this on 3 devices the results are the same. My 3rd Band wifi 4gh-2 where i run WiFi 6 on the 128 channel i onlye have once device assigned, when i first noticed the issue i added more devices to test, same result max speed of 200mbps, restart router full speed on my Desktop full speed on my mobile what it now supports around 600mbps, i use speedtest to test my speed. So for exampel right now. Open SpeedTest website on the Desktop thats on the WiFi 5ghz-2 128 channel = Speed caps at 200mbpsMove the desktop device to the WifI 5ghz-1 running on channel 42 i get 900mbps. Repeate steps with Mobile result change is only due to mobilephone supports 600mbps opn Wifi 2 200mbs caps out on wifi 1 600mbps.Restart router. For 2-5 days i will have maxed out speeds at 1200+mbps on 5ghz-2I can do the same test on multiple devices iPads, laptops all the same, only the second 5ghz band gets this issue. I can try changing the channel but i dont think that will help at all as i dont have any radar issues on that channel it's more of a degration of speed over time on the band.

always worth give it a channel change. Did the issue just crop up or has it been this way since you bought it? has a factory reset been done?

Wi-Fi 6 band drops speed, needs reboot

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plemans
Guru
Jul 08, 2021
Have you tried changing the channel you're on?
the 128 is a dfs channel and maybe you're getting radar in the area.
- Jimmy_W
  Guide
  Jul 08, 2021
  plemans Thank you for answering, the wierd part is that it's fine instantly after i restart it then i get full speed again and staays like that for days, if it was radar would i still have the same speed after my restart?
  
  Exampel.
  Testing speed now: 200mbps
  Restart router 10min wait: 1200+ mbps
  - plemans
    Guru
    Jul 08, 2021
    What device are you testing on?
    Are you talking link speeds are actual tested throughput?

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