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DHCP address reservations had not been respected
I am having similar issues with a RS280 and firmware 1.0.6.16. We recently had an extended power outage that outlasted my UPS. When the power returned, most of the DHCP address reservations had not been respected. Looking at the reservation interface, all of my established reservation entries were there, but the attached devices list showed randomly assigned IP addresses. I did a power cycle on a couple of the devices and they were assigned the proper IP addresses. But that's a non-starter. I will double check, but I believe that all of the misassigned IP addresses were for wired connections.RS180 /BE5500 5ghz radio issue "teardown" error.
Hello. I bought this RS180 Router new from Amazon (1-21-26) and out of the box even with factory ssid/ setting it started out with the default "Netgear 11" ssid and within 30 to 40 seconds of connecting my phone to the wifi the ssid signal dropped out and came back with "teardown" as an ssid and wrong password message. the RS180 would stay like that until i restarted it. Then it would reboot with the default info again and within 30 to 40 seconds the wifi would drop out and again come back with that same error of "teardown" as the ssid. The only way i could even get into this router to configure it was the web UI, being the nighthawk app on my phone required wifi. Now after Many days of going back between this unit and my old tp-link trying everything i can think of, all the firmware's, all the resets, all the 30/30/30 hard resets, nothing. I finaly traced this issue down to just when the 5ghz radio is enabled. if you disable the 5ghz band in the web ui settings this router seems to operate correctly for the most part. ( sorry but the firmware/ web ui is the worst i have seen in almost 30 years as far as functionality that ACTUALLY DOES what the settings are supposed to do) At this point my conclusion is that the actual hardware, or the 5ghz radio it self is damaged being i have tried everything i can think of software and settings related. Everything , 2.4ghz, all the wired ports , connections and basic web ui/ android app seem to function as intended with the 5ghz radio disabled. This kinds bums a person out especially for a $200 usd unit. (was on sale for $159, but still...) and A LOT of time wasted. Any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated Thank you.
Disappointment with Customer support
I am unsure if this in the right topic board or section but I just felt the need to convey my frustation with the situation that I encountered with my new R280 Nighthawk Router. To begin, with I purchased a new desktop computer as my old desktop was not compatible with Windows 11 and it was more cost effective to purchase new. With that said, I also was informed that my existing R6220 Router was at end of life service and needed to be replaced. I purchased a new R280 Nighthawk Router that included 1 year of Armor Protection from a different retailer and attempted to install which developed into a 4 day adventure. 1st there was NO physical manual included with the new device and I was unable to access or find any resource material to retrieve which I feel may have been my lack of finding it. I am unsure if there was some process to activate my new Router or perhaps being unknowledgeable with electronics. So I contacted Spectrum whom is my Internet provider and was informed that the new Router needed to be activated which I was having great difficulty with and to contact Netgear for assistance. Upon contacting Netgear Tech rep I was informed that I needed to purchase a subscription plan in order for my new Router to be activated which would have been an additional fee. By this time I am extremely upset and ended the conversation without satisfaction of activating said Router. With that said, I attempted to install the new Router and for some reason it was achieved. I am unsure whether it was my misunderstanding of instructions given or perhaps connectivity issues with Spectrum but after all was said and done, my new Router is up and seems to working. I want to extend my appreciation for being allowed to vent my frustration. I also want to make my concern aware that there was a great deal of difficulty without having a physical manual to view and everything being done online with a cell phone.RS700 pinging Google DND every 4-5 secs on AP Mode
I am currently using my RS700S in AP mode behind a pfSense firewall. I noticed the router is pinging 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 every 4-5 secs showing up in block alerts, more of nuisance than anything with it flooding the logs rather than any connectivity. I assume it's trying to check for an internet connection, but there needs to be a way to block/stop the RS700S when in AP mode. I assume this is not just the RS700 but other models probably doing the same as a lot of them share similar core firmware.
