CM1200 to Rax200 WAN aggregation slows down (requires reboot)

Sherri1963, thank you for your helpful comments, which suggest that the problem discussed here is with the Netgear router and not the CM1200 modem.

Just to confirm, were you previously using the RAX200 router?  (Some forum members reporting the problem in this thread are using the RAX80 or RAX120.)

Finally, can you please share your observations on the performance you are obtaining with WAN aggregation enabled versus disabled, using your current configuration (CM1200 + Asus RT-AX88U)?

Hey Sherri1963

   On the RAX120 and I believe the RAX200 routers the QoS is disabled by the firmware

automatically when you Set Port Aggregation to on (Enabled). You can't have it turned on.

Shelby500GT

One of many reasons I stepped away from Netgears newer routers...

Spent 40 minutes on phone getting to support yesterday on CM1200 critical errors, just 2 that are persistent to be hung up on.  Never even given a call-back & that is the 1st thing they do is get a callback #....

Guess best bet is to locate a DOCSIS 3.1 alternative that can handle aggregation as well as 2nd IP and leave Negear completely.

Were having service issues with Xfinity right in the squared area my house sits in!  Gigabit net is topping at 270- 400mbps (mb/s in router, have to convert on QoS manual).  So on say 270 I set dwnld to 32 mb/s & Xfinity's 32mbps download always tops 40mbps, usually 42/43 so to keep buffer straight I set the upload to 4/4.7 which tranlsates right now to 130mbps+ consistenly on this notebook anywhere in the house I go.  Faster if I'm outside but that's due to my AP.

When there isn't an issue & the modem has 976mbps, 137.5 MB/s dwnld has kept my notebooks (Intel Wireless AC 9260 160mhz) speed consitently at 600mbps.  Have hit 700+ but only on 1st floor (main floor) of house.  These are with WAN aggregation though... QoS doesn't have near the effect when aggregation isn't being used.  Least not on my network!

I have to throw in that all my RJ45 cables are CAT7.  Heavy duty, triple insulation that rates as waterproof, due to having a 100ft run to the outside AP, Amazon has a great seller that lists from 1ft, 3ft, to 200ft sections cheap & their all triple insulated, waterproof (can be buried) & this greatly increased reliabiility.  Has been set it & leave it ever since (6 weeks & counting).

meant upload on the 32mbps..... sorry, it always tops out over 40mbps which is overflow.... where the fq_codel settings come in to play......

Three trips to BestBuy,

RAX200 RAX120

RAX80

The RAX120 was a mistake.  They let me walk in one of the two Best Buy's here swapping the RAX200 & walk out with the RAX120, was in such a hurry didn't check.  Then, went to the only other one in my area & tried the RAX80 just to see if this could be corrected (WAN aggregation) which it didn't.  Speeds fell to what everyone else posted.  My last return on the RAX80, ordered at register offline for the Asus RT-AX88U (AX6000 Asus brand) & it's over 7 weeks, set up & going strong.

I am currently looking for a replacement for the CM1200, since it has ranging issues when trying to renew it's ID.... but between Xfinity's lousy service tech's & life, it's going to be awhile....

Netgear self far behind the interphase the app the security I could've kept Comcast modem for $14 and $40Indeed it was a mistake I bought mines on-line Went to register it, Ha Netgear decided to end the remaining warranty. I normally go to Best Buy favorite store to go to elite member there so I left another net gear product Due to major security holes With the modem issue is still unresolved.. So that's another issue with netgear I brought the rax80  last year during the holidays I believe For a super super cheap price at Walmart with a extended warranty but it's sucked. I got this rax120  over An month ago. And bought the CM 1200 from Best Buy replace one of my modems I had a warranty with it so didn't really pay much out-of-pocket for the cm 1200 I got that because it was multi gig and I was upgrading my Internet service with Xfinity to get better speeds and want to use my own modem. I was extremely disappointed when I hook the RAX 120 up thanking since it's Netgear premium top product it would include Protection such as the amor bitdefender something besides wpa3 since other competitive companies offered this with their premium top-of-the-line product such Asus,TP-Link Netgear self far behind the interphase the app the security I could've kept Comcast modem for $14 and $4 extra bucks for xfi Advantage giving me unlimited data vs me paying an extra 30 bucks to use my equipment and have unlimited. The wan aggregation Was working but I've noticed it's dropping a lot and I was using a cat8.Now since I disable the feature must be so great but to have so much speed and no security I can't use my armored Protection that I already have on my other router with rax120 ,and rax80 I think I'm just going to sell this piece of crap and I'm going with Ubiquiti either the dream machine or dream machine pro most likely better service data products and great customer service and most importantly to me protection they offer intrusion protection and intrusion prevention which I should be able to push throughout one gigabyte speeds or higher with the advance security and enable on the dream machine pro and roughly 850 MB on the dream machine. I'm about ready to get rid of all my stuff with that switches ,routers,extenders,modems and ect on both sides business and the consumer side.. I would definitely say I'll look somewhere else they give you more value for the money you paid NETGEAR doesn't even know if Or when they were bringing protection to the ax products or the new Orbi.. and being nighthawk app it is so basic certain things you can't do from the app but you have to logon to the default address or routerlogin.com, or routerlogin.net Which is not very secure and netgear tell the Consumer in the support article related to the routers we speak of to use the  nighthawk app You cannot branch in that mode you cannot go on to AP mode filter block none of that through the app only on the web interface. Netgear really need to get together with their engineers and redo this whole new lineup over and provide the needed protection and features if they insist we use the app.