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CAX80 problems
When you buy one of these at this price point, there's a certain expectation that it will just work. set it up once and pretty much forget about it. That has NOT been the case for me as pretty m...
Thank you for your 2 cents. It helped, kind of... I still need to do a New System Setup everytime. I reboot the modem, but so far Internet works on Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus.
I did this:
Disable MAC Address Randomization in Android 10
Open the Settings app.
Select Network and Internet.
Select WiFi.
Connect to the UT wireless network (UT Open or EDUROAM)
Tap the gear icon next to the current wifi connection.
Select Advanced.
Select Privacy.
Select "Use device MAC"
I did this:
Disable MAC Address Randomization in Android 10
Open the Settings app.
Select Network and Internet.
Select WiFi.
Connect to the UT wireless network (UT Open or EDUROAM)
Tap the gear icon next to the current wifi connection.
Select Advanced.
Select Privacy.
Select "Use device MAC"
i tried the phone mac address thing too, nothing really fixed the problem with the CAX-80.
the "FIX" in the end was putting the CAX-80 back in the box and soon to be listed on ebay or craigslist.
i am running the c7800 now without a single issue for a month... its big and ugly but it works unlike the CAX-80. i'm on gigblast internet with COX and i get the same speeds with both docsis 3.1 wifi routers, so unless Netgear can find a solution for the much prettier CAX-80, its just junk as far as i'm concerned.
GL to you all!
JB
trpeople wrote:
Thank you for your 2 cents. It helped, kind of... I still need to do a New System Setup everytime. I reboot the modem, but so far Internet works on Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus.
I did this:
Disable MAC Address Randomization in Android 10
Open the Settings app.
Select Network and Internet.
Select WiFi.
Connect to the UT wireless network (UT Open or EDUROAM)
Tap the gear icon next to the current wifi connection.
Select Advanced.
Select Privacy.
Select "Use device MAC"
- I appreciate your efforts to fix the issue with replacing the modem/router completely. I totally understand your frustrations (since I am going though them too). However, the modem/router you chose is AC (Wifi5) not AX(Wifi6). There's a huge difference in how this gets data to each device (see video link for more info: https://youtu.be/KufwPgJkUjw ). I'm still looking for a more solid solution. Considering how expensive the CAX80 modem/router is, I think Netgear should have a working product out of the box.
trpeople wrote:
I appreciate your efforts to fix the issue with replacing the modem/router completely. I totally understand your frustrations (since I am going though them too). However, the modem/router you chose is AC (Wifi5) not AX(Wifi6). There's a huge difference in how this gets data to each device (see video link for more info: https://youtu.be/KufwPgJkUjw ). I'm still looking for a more solid solution. Considering how expensive the CAX80 modem/router is, I think Netgear should have a working product out of the box.completely understand that i am missing out on wifi6 capabilites with the c7800, but i just needed working equipment and wanted a docsis 3.1 wifi router.
also FW version was unable to be changed, when going through the admin menu, i believe it says FW is pushed by the ISP, so how would i test a beta FW?
I thought you had the CAX80 since this is a CAX80 thread...the CAX80 supports user FW for the router portion of the modem. The C7800 doesn't.
