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pyun
May 22, 2023Tutor
Nighthawk M6 Pro (MR6450) keeps restarting itself during high download speed
Just like the topic suggest. My MR6450 keeps restarting itself during high download speed. The thing is that it does it every time I start a download on Steam. When it gets around 50-60mb/s that's wh...
pyun
May 23, 2023Tutor
I will try just that. I'm just afraid that the download speed will be so much lower. But I guess a working router is better than a router that restart itself all the time.
plemans
May 23, 2023Guru - Experienced User
Not saying you have to stick like that. Just for testing to figure out where the issue is stemming from.
- pyunMay 27, 2023Tutor
I thought I'd give an update on my situation.
I switched to battery and ran with it a few days and so far there has been no reboots, but... The connection can be unstable at some point. Then there's the issue of the speed. Usually I'm around 500-700 mbit but now I'm at 80 mbit.
So I tested a speedcheck on my mobile phone just to see if it was my location. My phone reached 800 mbit so it clearly is not my location.
I have rebooted the Nighthawk and my routers many times only to see that none of it worked.
My conclusion is that there is something wrong with my Nighthawk M6 Pro.
It is just so frustrating to spend almost 1000 euro/dollars on something that does not work the way it is supposed to.
I will just contact support and see if I can send it for a fix.
- stavsterNov 08, 2023Aspirant
Thats not even high speed. I very occasionally get 750M download on mine and it doesnt reboot by itself. (More often than not 20M - 50M download is usual, got another thread on that issue) It does get hot though.
You sure its just not powering off because it has no connected clients? I've noticed mine can do that sometimes. Try tweaking the screen timeout settings etc
I would definately send it back for a return/replacement if thats not the issue.
Regards