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Nighthawk X6 R8000 wifi 5g second not working
Hi all today i found my second 5g wifi radio not working , i can't found my second 5g wifi, 2.4g / 5g first is working.. but 5g second not working. please help
Kronvrak, you have a HOT FIX, https://kb.netgear.com/000061046/R8000-Firmware-Version-1-0-4-40-Hot-Fix. At one point it was put up suggesting one update to it. That has since been removed.
Go back to V1.0.4.278, might solve the problem for you.
rick0518, Dpw___, if you are on firmware 1.0.4.40, I suggest you go back as well.
Dpw___, I recall seeing this before, "There is a message about radar conflicts and no DFS channels availale", suspect the actual message was 'This DFS channel is not allowed, the Radar was detected before'.
Some attributed it to an old F/W before V1.0.4.28, others say just change the 5-2's channel will fix it?
You can Google the message I guess? This also could be a function of where you live, for instance the 5-2 Ghz SSID will not show up in Japan. The do not allow it. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_WLAN_channels. R8000 should be showing channels 141-161 which is legal. What channel are you on?
What firmware version are you on?
DarrenM
I have the same issue, second radio/wifi works after a reboot and then stop after a couple of weeks (3-5). Reboot the router again fix the problem and then it works for a couple a weeks again.
Fix the problem or at least implement a function so we can schedule reboot of the router in the firmware.
I use the same SSID for first and second 5ghz radio/wifi.
I use firmware 10.0.4.40
Kronvrak, you have a HOT FIX, https://kb.netgear.com/000061046/R8000-Firmware-Version-1-0-4-40-Hot-Fix. At one point it was put up suggesting one update to it. That has since been removed.
Go back to V1.0.4.278, might solve the problem for you.
rick0518, Dpw___, if you are on firmware 1.0.4.40, I suggest you go back as well.
Dpw___, I recall seeing this before, "There is a message about radar conflicts and no DFS channels availale", suspect the actual message was 'This DFS channel is not allowed, the Radar was detected before'.
Some attributed it to an old F/W before V1.0.4.28, others say just change the 5-2's channel will fix it?
You can Google the message I guess? This also could be a function of where you live, for instance the 5-2 Ghz SSID will not show up in Japan. The do not allow it. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_WLAN_channels. R8000 should be showing channels 141-161 which is legal. What channel are you on?
IrvSp wrote:This also could be a function of where you live, for instance the 5-2 Ghz SSID will not show up in Japan. The do not allow it. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_WLAN_channels.
Agree with everything except that I can't follow you here... Japan allows 2 * 160 MHz channels, or 4 * 80 MHz channels, plus some 40 MHz and few dedicated 20 MHz ones. Just lightly less than what is allowed in ETSI (Europe) regulatory area.
