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RAX120 V2 Constant Random Reboots
The router reboots frequently sometimes every 30 minutes. I have noticed that the router reboots under heavy system load of +50% on the processor. The only way I have been able to drastically lesse...
- Installed beta firmware 1.2.3.33 on it and then turn fan on in debug.htm. Just check mark it , don’t click on apply.
And bought a cool pad from amazon $10 . 4 days in a row no restart and router works perfect.
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Today I have started again my test with multiple 4K YouTube videos using several 802.11n, 802.11ac and 802.11ax devices working on 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz band in parallel. Everything was stable for many hours until ... I connected an old 2.4GHz 802.11b/g laptop playing YouTube video and the router restarted itself. It is not only my security camera which is causing restarts. It seems that all my devices that use 802.11 b/g standard for streaming are restarting the router. I have multiple security cameras and one laptop using 802.11 b/g. I have a streaming doorbell as well, but it use 2.4 GHz 802.11n standard and it is working pretty stable.
Conclusion: Every time in my tests when I use 802.11 b/g device for streaming the router restarts itself. If I use 802.11n/ac/ax device, regardless on 2.4 GHz or 5GHz band, the router is perfectly stable. Will continue with my observations ...