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GStamatis
Jan 10, 2020Follower
WiFi Issues with Nighthawk AX8
Hi All, I recently bought a AX8 Router and it has WiFi issues both from a performance point of view as well as the 5ghz band not working and not being visible. I have updated the firmware, disab...
Machu
Jan 24, 2020Aspirant
I was having the same issue with wifi connection not being visible. I spoked with a tech and they had me turned off ofdma option and after that the wifi connection showed to all of my devices. It just sucks that i cant take advantage of the ofdma feature on this wifi 6 router.
Larry101
Mar 27, 2021Star
Machu wrote:
I was having the same issue with wifi connection not being visible. I spoked with a tech and they had me turned off ofdma option and after that the wifi connection showed to all of my devices. It just sucks that i cant take advantage of the ofdma feature on this wifi 6 router.
Support told me to disable AX too. After it, all my devices connected to 2.4Ghz channel. I re-enable AX back. I asked Support: You did not explain to me why I bought a WIFI 6 router and you don't want me to use the AX feature!!! Still waiting for an answer,