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ChristianWis
Aspirant
Jan 28, 2023
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Nighthawk X6 R8000 - cpu problem

Hello friends, I have a Nighthawk X6 R8000, excellent router. But I have a problem that I'm noticing recently. I have 28 devices connected and the router in standby mode has a consumption of cpu1:34%...
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    FURRYe38
    Jan 28, 2023

    Now do same thing with the router disconnected from the ISP modem or ONT. Observe CPU usage.

     

    What is the Brand and model# of the Internet Service Providers modem or Fiber ONT the NG router is connected too?


    Try a factory reset and setup from scratch..A complete pull of the power adapters for a period of time after the factory reset then walk thru the setup wizard and setup from scratch. Recommend setting the default DHCP IP address pool range to the following after applying and a factory reset: 192.168.#.100 to 192.168.#.200.

    Try this with just one wired PC connected. When the setup wizard completes, check the CPU usage. Don't connect anything else just yet. Set a different SSID name to prevent wireless devices from connecting. 

     

    Also there is newer version of FW as well:

    https://community.netgear.com/t5/Nighthawk-Wi-Fi-5-AC-Routers/New-R8000-Firmware-Version-1-0-4-84-Released/td-p/2210764/jump-to/first-unread-message

     

     

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FURRYe38
Guru - Experienced User
Jan 28, 2023

Now do same thing with the router disconnected from the ISP modem or ONT. Observe CPU usage.

 

What is the Brand and model# of the Internet Service Providers modem or Fiber ONT the NG router is connected too?


Try a factory reset and setup from scratch..A complete pull of the power adapters for a period of time after the factory reset then walk thru the setup wizard and setup from scratch. Recommend setting the default DHCP IP address pool range to the following after applying and a factory reset: 192.168.#.100 to 192.168.#.200.

Try this with just one wired PC connected. When the setup wizard completes, check the CPU usage. Don't connect anything else just yet. Set a different SSID name to prevent wireless devices from connecting. 

 

Also there is newer version of FW as well:

https://community.netgear.com/t5/Nighthawk-Wi-Fi-5-AC-Routers/New-R8000-Firmware-Version-1-0-4-84-Released/td-p/2210764/jump-to/first-unread-message

 

 

ChristianWis's avatar
ChristianWis
Aspirant
Jan 28, 2023

ok.. i was able to solve the problem.

The problem was not the router, but a PC with ubuntu and 5 docker images including transmission soft...

all right!

 

 

Thanks for the help