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Re: CAX80 Multi-gig ethernet port dropping
I am also having this exact issue. Just with the 2.5g port. The port functions for an undefined period of time then the blue light goes off, the connection stalls, then it drops to 1g. Even on 1g the ...
Thank you to everyone who keeps reporting this issue. I am still several months in with no resolution in sight. I have had wifi disabled going on a month now and the 2.5gb port functions great. Last week I needed to upgrade all my APs to something different and turned the CAX80 wifi back on temporarily to avoid wifi interruption and almost instantly the 2.5gb port failed and dropped to 1gb. After replacing APs, I disabled the wifi again and port is operating correctly. So it's still a choice right now, wifi or 2.5gb port, still won't work at the same time consistently.
At this point, I would give up on that thing. We did not pay for EITHER OR, we paid for BOTH. Get rid of that thing on eBay for like half the price and get the Motorola MG8725. It's great on the other side of the fence. I promise.
I can (and will) still return in to Amazon for full refund. So, hopefully this nightmare will be over soon. I still wish there was a solution by the NG team, but it may just be a hardware problem they can't solve with software and are just keeping quiet about it.