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Looses connection
Hi, I have the EX6200 working in FastLane mode where it connects via 5Ghz to my router (AirPort Extreme last generation) and then using wires I connect some other stuff to it. Well, all this works...
I have a similar issue where the EX6200 drops/disallows access every few days. In my case it appears to be around every 10 days or so. I worked with Netgear support over a couple of months to try and solve the issue. They tried a number of potential solutions but were ultimately unsuccessful at resolving the issue. Among the actions they took were changing settings, several different beta firmwares and they even swapped out my EX6200 for a new one. All to no avail. The issue still continues to this day.
My personal opinion is that the EX6200 is running into a resource issue, probably a memory leak which causes one or more software functions to hang when they run out of memory. I tried to convince Netgear to give me a debug firmware which would periodically log various software parameters (e.g. available memory, cpu speed, device connect/disconnect, etc). My thought was that by examining the logs they could get a better idea of the cause of the issue. However they did not seem able or interested in doing this.
Hopefully someone at Netgear gets a bright idea and releases a firmware that fixes the issue in the future. Meanwhile I am looking for a new extender.
My personal opinion is that the EX6200 is running into a resource issue, probably a memory leak which causes one or more software functions to hang when they run out of memory. I tried to convince Netgear to give me a debug firmware which would periodically log various software parameters (e.g. available memory, cpu speed, device connect/disconnect, etc). My thought was that by examining the logs they could get a better idea of the cause of the issue. However they did not seem able or interested in doing this.
Hopefully someone at Netgear gets a bright idea and releases a firmware that fixes the issue in the future. Meanwhile I am looking for a new extender.