To anyone having connectivity issues with the RAX35 or RAX40 router, the issues are finally fixed on the new firmware 1.0.3.94 I shelved mine for 2 years after buying it because it had so many problems but this latest firmware, the wifi is solid. No dropping.
I found this router (RAX35) at Walmart on clearance for $100 and thought I would give it a try. It's replacing my older Asus RT-N56U. My first impression is that I like the interface of my Asus much better. The Netgear seems "Generic" not sure how to describe it but that's my initial impression. I did have problems getting the router to connect to the internet during the setup process and finally got it to connect after unplugging my modem a few times and turning my Wi-Fi on and off on my phone a few times. The setup process just seems buggy. It took several tries to successfully connect to the internet. The range is definitely much better which is why I bought the router. I have a Blink Wi-Fi camera mounted outside over my garage and before the signal was just weak. Now it shows a full strength signal with the Nighthawk.
I agree. I have a rt-ac66u and love the interface but you will get use to using the netgear interface, just give it time. Glad to hear you got it all working.
Just got this router and it's been a huge upgrade for me in terms of speed but my only complaint is it seems to take a bit longer to bootup than my old router, like 3 - 4 mins but no big deal I'm not restarting it everyday
Do u experience connection drop where it requires a reboot to fix everytime? I currently have the r7900p where It constantly drop the WiFi and needs a reboot at least once a week. Just wanna know if this has the same issue before I buy.
Yep, I have the same issue as you described. I have set it up correctly, updated to the latest Firmware and setup a VLAN911 as that is required here in the UK with some providers. But still, Router won't connect to the internet...
I know it sounds crazy but that was the only way I could get it to work. From what I hear this problem was fixed by way of firmware update. hope this helps!
Hello Ghost Dragon and thanks for watching, that's a good question and the answer is I'm not 100% sure. I used the app first for setup then tweaked everything else in PC GUI. I don't see why you wouldn't be able to but you never know, I will have to try it myself and get back to you.
Ghost Dragon yes I set mine up without the app and just did everything from my pc, netgear is just trying to push for people to use their app but it's optional
@@mcelestin7 only if you want to share files through it. I think there is something else on the RAX40 that isn't on the RAX35 but can't remember what it was
What do you do if your power button is flashing red and number two Ethernet is flashing green. It won’t connect but if I click it a lot the power button stays red and reset and unplugging doesn’t work, nothing works please help me 😔😢
There are a couple things you can do. You could try to update the routers firmware or call your ISP and ask them to send a reset signal to your modem. I have Comcast and I had to call for a reset before mine would work. Hope this helps!
Hello Waylander and thanks for watching, I think this question is about the part in the video were i said, call your ISP and have them reset your modem. If your having problems connecting to the internet and cant figure out why. Call your ISP and ask them to do a modem reset AKA signal reset. Could not get mine connected until I called my ISP, I have never had to do this before on any router but it worked. Hope this helps!
Network engineer here and you don't need to call your ISP at all. If you haven't set up special parameters on your modem it's safe to hit the reset button on the back or just unplug it for 1-5 minutes. All calling an ISP does is them telling the router to Reboot and refresh the DNS. If you want to be sure you're DNS is configured properly just go ahead and disconnect modem for 30 mins and then plug it back in while the router is on so it can gather the data it needs.
If all of your devices can connect except for your laptop. the laptop wifi could be disabled or wifi chip drivers are not correct or maybe dead wifi chip. Just a guess from what you told me hope this helps.
I had the same problem, my Dell laptop could not see the Wi-Fi name I setup from the router. After researching, I found I needed to update the drivers for my Wi-Fi network adapter on the laptop. After updating the driver, the laptop found the Wi-Fi SSID from the Nighthawk router. kb.netgear.com/000060384/My-Windows-device-is-not-detecting-my-AX-router-s-wireless-network-what-do-I-do
I ma curious on the viewpoint of if gaming with multiple devices can increase. My brother asked me to get a 50 foot cord to hook up to mine because it can game better. Only issue is, he wants to use discord and other parts for his friend group, which caused it to go slow on his part. It also slows down for my case because, Fortnite for example, goes from 49-60 ping all the way up to 250 ping as least. When I reset it and test it’s speed on my ps4, it gets 800kps for downloads and 30kps for uploads. I feel it wouldn’t affect much, but I’m just curious on a perspective n how it goes for ya
A wired connection is always going to be the best connection. Wi-Fi 6 is a great connection, you don't have to use this router but I do recommend a Wi-Fi 6 router. Wi-Fi 6 can handle multiple devices better than previous versions of Wi-Fi. Remember you can only go as fast as your internet speed. Hope this helps!
Yeah so I got mine for fortnite too and idk if u solved this problem but for any lurkers out there just remember that no matter how good ur internet is. Using discord while u game is gonna fuck ur shit up, unless u connect ur phone to mobile data. In that case it's gonna eat up a LOT of data quickly. Personally I don't see the point of even using discord while ur gaming. Just call ur friends, I do. Put my phone on speaker. It's the same shit. Or go and get some headsets with mics for everyone. Even better. They built that feature for a very casual audience. If u want good ping and to actually get good at the game u should probably not use discord while ur gaming. This router might help u keep traffic steady (u can have like 25 devices running on wifi) but the 50ft cord is worth it. Cuz the wifi connection is going to slow down the more devices u have. Ur also going to want to go ahead and make the party leader whoever has the best internet and best router, and play on their closest server. Ideally u want ur friend group to all play and live on the same server. So if ur na west and ur friends are na east, and ur playing on their shit the internet gonna be slower. That's how it is when I play with my sis cuz she's a kid and insists on being leader cuz she thinks is special or something.
Hello could you tell me with the wifi range of 2.4 Ghz how did you feel with this router ?? Can you cover over long distances like wifi signal range? Thanks to you if you will pay attention to my message!!
Hello Victor Shox and thanks for watching. I have a 2000 square foot area and this router reaches to any corner with good signal streangth but it does depend on alot of variables. Overall you cant go wrong with this router.
@@kelleytech Hi thank you for your answer, I shot a few reviews on the net, let's say that a judgment prevails on the sufficiency on the Wireless range of this router, not by chance it is an entry level model of the RAX Netgear range, too bad but if they would have added a third antenna to this router would come out a big rout ... Sometimes I don't understand the choices of these companies. Now I'm keeping an eye on the RAX80 model, maybe I'll take this directly, which gives more guarantees, it seems ...
@@kelleytech Hi, rereading your answer, you said that it covers the 200 square meter house, which is not small ... But why then Netgear declares that Rax40 is recommended on medium-small houses ??
@@gelateriaitaliamimm My house is approximately 2000 square feet. I placed router in the center of my home and connection is good anywhere in my house. by all means if you think that this router is not good enough, go with your gut and get one with better range. Better safe than sorry!
Thanks man, I forgot how hard it was to make youtube videos, Took forever to make this one. Glad you liked the review, It's always good to hear from you brother!
do u know anything about teamviewer 14 cant seem to connect anymore with the new verizon do u know of another to connect to someone elses android box i have been useing it to help out family
Hello Cocos Salinas and thanks for watching, docsis 3.0 has to do with the speed of a modem this router doesn't have a built in modem. If you have a docsis 3.0 modem it will work great with this router. Hope this helps!
I got this router to play war zone mode for call of duty modern warfare and I have to say something must be wrong with it cause I'm about to fucking throw this thing as far as I can right after I smash it on the ground because it is not working at all
There are a couple things you can do. You could try to update the routers firmware or call your ISP and ask them to send a reset signal to your modem. I have Comcast and I had to call for a reset before mine would work. Hope this helps!
Hello Danni Love and thanks for watching, I have never setup a RAX35 but my guess would be yes, because they are both in the RAX family. Hope this helps!
when you say 'you can connect up to 16 devices', I assume you mean 16 devices using OFDMA technology, and NOT 16 wifi devices. Otherwise, this router would be useless in 2019. I have over 50 devices connected to my old netgear R7000 router, but it does appear to be struggling.
Yea OFDMA has blazing fast speeds by allowing data transmission across 16 devices simultaneously. I'm not sure how many wifi devices can be connected at once but it's a lot more than 16. Wow 50 is a lot of devices i dont even have that many. LOL
@LOKI SAMA , haha, no, not yet... but pretty much anything you buy in 2019 has wireless ethernet, so if I ever have to replace a toilet, the new one will probably have wifi. With a family of 4, it's not hard to go over 50 wifi devices.
@@kelleytech Technically you can connect up to 254(ish) devices to any IP network (wireless or not). That is the total number of assignments that can be made on each IP subnet (ie. 192.168.12.1.1 - 192.168.1.255) (one device assignment is taken up by the router itself).
Does this have on/off wifi? I have to search the world just to find out this simple detail. Why do people not talk about this more? Wifi on/off button is an important security measure for routers yet no one is talking about it. Why? I see that there are two buttons below the LED lights in the front but I can't (in any picture) get a good look at them. Every video that talks about this particular router shows off the back ports and all but completely ignores the front. The hell is going on? I'm sorry. I'm not mad at you, I'm just angry that I have to be freaking Sherlock Holmes to get what should be a simple question, answered. It's driving me crazy.
at first, I was like holy fuck, this woman has a deep voice, because I just saw the channel name Kelley, and thought female :D and then out of nowhere, Batman appears :D
Worst router ever! IPv6 DHCP-PD does not work, DHCP Option 61 does not work Totally useless Indian customer service with not higher knowledge than telling you to pull out/plug in the cable
1.5x is a great playback speed for this video.
Eddie Rodriguez thanks!
1.25 works for me
Thnx
I wish youtube had 3x with video replay
still to slow smh
Is Batman reviewing this?
Yes
:D :D ;D
To anyone having connectivity issues with the RAX35 or RAX40 router, the issues are finally fixed on the new firmware 1.0.3.94
I shelved mine for 2 years after buying it because it had so many problems but this latest firmware, the wifi is solid. No dropping.
I found this router (RAX35) at Walmart on clearance for $100 and thought I would give it a try. It's replacing my older Asus RT-N56U. My first impression is that I like the interface of my Asus much better. The Netgear seems "Generic" not sure how to describe it but that's my initial impression.
I did have problems getting the router to connect to the internet during the setup process and finally got it to connect after unplugging my modem a few times and turning my Wi-Fi on and off on my phone a few times. The setup process just seems buggy. It took several tries to successfully connect to the internet.
The range is definitely much better which is why I bought the router. I have a Blink Wi-Fi camera mounted outside over my garage and before the signal was just weak. Now it shows a full strength signal with the Nighthawk.
I agree. I have a rt-ac66u and love the interface but you will get use to using the netgear interface, just give it time. Glad to hear you got it all working.
Just got this router and it's been a huge upgrade for me in terms of speed but my only complaint is it seems to take a bit longer to bootup than my old router, like 3 - 4 mins but no big deal I'm not restarting it everyday
Do u experience connection drop where it requires a reboot to fix everytime? I currently have the r7900p where It constantly drop the WiFi and needs a reboot at least once a week. Just wanna know if this has the same issue before I buy.
Yep, I have the same issue as you described. I have set it up correctly, updated to the latest Firmware and setup a VLAN911 as that is required here in the UK with some providers. But still, Router won't connect to the internet...
Too bad wifi 6 / ax doesn't work and gives out password incorrect errors when turned on
Thanks for the video! Can you please help me understand why one may have to maybe call internet provider to reset modem?
I know it sounds crazy but that was the only way I could get it to work. From what I hear this problem was fixed by way of firmware update. hope this helps!
My 6300v2 died after 7 years of continuous service! And now I'm gonna get this one!
LoL 2012 is about right, inside joke. It has ben a great router for me so far. Best of luck and thanks for watching!
My device didn't even have a QR code or "literature". I had to put everything in manually. Wonder why they changed it.
Are you sure its not a refurbished item?
Does it have wpa3? To bad wpa3 has been hacked. Wonder if we will ever get a safe WiFi encryption?
There have already been firmware fixes for that
@@MrPontiac005 yeah those nsa pushed elliptical curve encryption versions. Yeah good luck with that.
What do i have to do when it fails to "checking internet"? Please help bro
can you update Via PC instead of phone app ?
Can this router connect VPN
Hello Kenny and thanks for watching. Yes, there is a VPN Service section in the user interface of the router. Hope this helps!
Do you know why the one I boutgh says incorrect password😢
The default login
login: admin
password: password
so u plug this into your modem and set modem into 'bridge' mode? then start the netgear app?
Very good video. Well explained and as you said, very easy to install. Going to get me one. Thanks to you!
Bloody good video, thinking of purchasing. will after watching this
I have the rax35 and can't get the wpa3 to connect. I chose the PWD I assume it has to be.
Auto update also doesn't seem to work.
Is there an option to control transmit power?
can you do a wireless pc to cellphone or pc to pc (network file transfer) benchmark? I'd like to see if it's worth the upgrade.
can you help me to set up a vpn no the router??
can you setup this router by logging into the gui from a computer or do you have to use the app?
Hello Ghost Dragon and thanks for watching, that's a good question and the answer is I'm not 100% sure. I used the app first for setup then tweaked everything else in PC GUI. I don't see why you wouldn't be able to but you never know, I will have to try it myself and get back to you.
Ghost Dragon yes I set mine up without the app and just did everything from my pc, netgear is just trying to push for people to use their app but it's optional
Just got mine today! Black Friday sale babyyyy! It’s originally 200, but Walmart has it now for 99 dollars 🙀
Kings B same 😂😂
Does it have wpa3? To bad wpa3 has been hacked. Wonder if we will ever get a safe WiFi encryption?
that's the RAX35, same router but no USB. the RAX40 is still $220 at walmart.com
@@JerryMarshall Does the USB matter?
@@mcelestin7 only if you want to share files through it. I think there is something else on the RAX40 that isn't on the RAX35 but can't remember what it was
What do you do if your power button is flashing red and number two Ethernet is flashing green. It won’t connect but if I click it a lot the power button stays red and reset and unplugging doesn’t work, nothing works please help me 😔😢
There are a couple things you can do. You could try to update the routers firmware or call your ISP and ask them to send a reset signal to your modem. I have Comcast and I had to call for a reset before mine would work. Hope this helps!
I bought AX4 one week ago and found it too worst than the old one. Too often interruption. Very broing
Reset my modem as in unlpug it and plug it back in?
Hello Waylander and thanks for watching, I think this question is about the part in the video were i said, call your ISP and have them reset your modem. If your having problems connecting to the internet and cant figure out why. Call your ISP and ask them to do a modem reset AKA signal reset. Could not get mine connected until I called my ISP, I have never had to do this before on any router but it worked. Hope this helps!
Network engineer here and you don't need to call your ISP at all. If you haven't set up special parameters on your modem it's safe to hit the reset button on the back or just unplug it for 1-5 minutes. All calling an ISP does is them telling the router to Reboot and refresh the DNS. If you want to be sure you're DNS is configured properly just go ahead and disconnect modem for 30 mins and then plug it back in while the router is on so it can gather the data it needs.
I got one on black Friday and my download and ping is awful on the pc
My laptop is unable to find my RAX35 router, not sure what the problem is. I have all my ipads/iphones hooked up to it. Do you have any idea?
If all of your devices can connect except for your laptop. the laptop wifi could be disabled or wifi chip drivers are not correct or maybe dead wifi chip. Just a guess from what you told me hope this helps.
I had the same problem, my Dell laptop could not see the Wi-Fi name I setup from the router. After researching, I found I needed to update the drivers for my Wi-Fi network adapter on the laptop. After updating the driver, the laptop found the Wi-Fi SSID from the Nighthawk router.
kb.netgear.com/000060384/My-Windows-device-is-not-detecting-my-AX-router-s-wireless-network-what-do-I-do
Would you recommend this router over the Linksys ea8300 tri band router? I have 15 wifi connected devices. Thanks
Have not used a ea8300 before so cant say for sure but judging by the specs of the 2 the netgear wins all day.
It’s 100$ online at Walmart!
I ma curious on the viewpoint of if gaming with multiple devices can increase. My brother asked me to get a 50 foot cord to hook up to mine because it can game better. Only issue is, he wants to use discord and other parts for his friend group, which caused it to go slow on his part.
It also slows down for my case because, Fortnite for example, goes from 49-60 ping all the way up to 250 ping as least. When I reset it and test it’s speed on my ps4, it gets 800kps for downloads and 30kps for uploads.
I feel it wouldn’t affect much, but I’m just curious on a perspective n how it goes for ya
A wired connection is always going to be the best connection. Wi-Fi 6 is a great connection, you don't have to use this router but I do recommend a Wi-Fi 6 router. Wi-Fi 6 can handle multiple devices better than previous versions of Wi-Fi. Remember you can only go as fast as your internet speed. Hope this helps!
Yeah so I got mine for fortnite too and idk if u solved this problem but for any lurkers out there just remember that no matter how good ur internet is. Using discord while u game is gonna fuck ur shit up, unless u connect ur phone to mobile data. In that case it's gonna eat up a LOT of data quickly.
Personally I don't see the point of even using discord while ur gaming. Just call ur friends, I do. Put my phone on speaker. It's the same shit. Or go and get some headsets with mics for everyone. Even better.
They built that feature for a very casual audience. If u want good ping and to actually get good at the game u should probably not use discord while ur gaming.
This router might help u keep traffic steady (u can have like 25 devices running on wifi) but the 50ft cord is worth it. Cuz the wifi connection is going to slow down the more devices u have.
Ur also going to want to go ahead and make the party leader whoever has the best internet and best router, and play on their closest server. Ideally u want ur friend group to all play and live on the same server. So if ur na west and ur friends are na east, and ur playing on their shit the internet gonna be slower.
That's how it is when I play with my sis cuz she's a kid and insists on being leader cuz she thinks is special or something.
Man I want one but I have fiber so it wouldn't be compatible 😪
Hello could you tell me with the wifi range of 2.4 Ghz how did you feel with this router ?? Can you cover over long distances like wifi signal range?
Thanks to you if you will pay attention to my message!!
Hello Victor Shox and thanks for watching. I have a 2000 square foot area and this router reaches to any corner with good signal streangth but it does depend on alot of variables. Overall you cant go wrong with this router.
@@kelleytech Hi thank you for your answer, I shot a few reviews on the net, let's say that a judgment prevails on the sufficiency on the Wireless range of this router, not by chance it is an entry level model of the RAX Netgear range, too bad but if they would have added a third antenna to this router would come out a big rout ... Sometimes I don't understand the choices of these companies. Now I'm keeping an eye on the RAX80 model, maybe I'll take this directly, which gives more guarantees, it seems ...
@@kelleytech Hi, rereading your answer, you said that it covers the 200 square meter house, which is not small ... But why then Netgear declares that Rax40 is recommended on medium-small houses ??
@@gelateriaitaliamimm My house is approximately 2000 square feet. I placed router in the center of my home and connection is good anywhere in my house. by all means if you think that this router is not good enough, go with your gut and get one with better range. Better safe than sorry!
@@kelleytech Ok thanks for the advice, but I think this model is quite valid as a performance !!
really nice device awsome review u came back with a bang brother surpised i was thinking android box lol all the best glad to see you r back T.C.B.
Thanks man, I forgot how hard it was to make youtube videos, Took forever to make this one. Glad you liked the review, It's always good to hear from you brother!
@@kelleytech give u a lot of credit i couldnt do it
do u know anything about teamviewer 14 cant seem to connect anymore with the new verizon do u know of another to connect to someone elses android box
i have been useing it to help out family
@@salvatorecognetta4174 Sorry brother don't know much about team viewer but I will look into it and see if i can find a alternative.
@@kelleytech thank you
Does this router have docsis 3.0 or better?
Hello Cocos Salinas
and thanks for watching, docsis 3.0 has to do with the speed of a modem this router doesn't have a built in modem. If you have a docsis 3.0 modem it will work great with this router. Hope this helps!
What's up @kelleytech long time no see! Your channels grown quite a bit! Good job man!
Welcome back and thanks for watching.
Are the LED lights on the top white or green? I hate how the webpage shows it’s white but another review I saw shows green LED’s.
Hello Justin Torres
and thanks for watching, the LED lights are all green once connected.
Thanks a lot! Couldn’t do the firmware update without the pc connection 🙂
Glad I could help
I got this router to play war zone mode for call of duty modern warfare and I have to say something must be wrong with it cause I'm about to fucking throw this thing as far as I can right after I smash it on the ground because it is not working at all
There are a couple things you can do. You could try to update the routers firmware or call your ISP and ask them to send a reset signal to your modem. I have Comcast and I had to call for a reset before mine would work. Hope this helps!
Woah wtf I thought you were playing tricks for a second there. I live in Dearborn Heights too! Great vid and very helpful!
Its a small world 😀
Is the RAX35 set up the same way?
Hello Danni Love
and thanks for watching, I have never setup a RAX35 but my guess would be yes, because they are both in the RAX family. Hope this helps!
I have the rax35 and wow, I’m impressed.
when you say 'you can connect up to 16 devices', I assume you mean 16 devices using OFDMA technology, and NOT 16 wifi devices. Otherwise, this router would be useless in 2019. I have over 50 devices connected to my old netgear R7000 router, but it does appear to be struggling.
Yea OFDMA has blazing fast speeds by allowing data transmission across 16 devices simultaneously. I'm not sure how many wifi devices can be connected at once but it's a lot more than 16. Wow 50 is a lot of devices i dont even have that many. LOL
@LOKI SAMA , haha, no, not yet... but pretty much anything you buy in 2019 has wireless ethernet, so if I ever have to replace a toilet, the new one will probably have wifi. With a family of 4, it's not hard to go over 50 wifi devices.
@@Jeremy-vb6tv Found a few options if you need a list to choose from...lol... www.ravereviews.org/home/best-smart-toilets/
@@kelleytech Technically you can connect up to 254(ish) devices to any IP network (wireless or not). That is the total number of assignments that can be made on each IP subnet (ie. 192.168.12.1.1 - 192.168.1.255) (one device assignment is taken up by the router itself).
Keep the 1900....it’s the best
Does this have on/off wifi? I have to search the world just to find out this simple detail. Why do people not talk about this more? Wifi on/off button is an important security measure for routers yet no one is talking about it. Why? I see that there are two buttons below the LED lights in the front but I can't (in any picture) get a good look at them. Every video that talks about this particular router shows off the back ports and all but completely ignores the front. The hell is going on? I'm sorry. I'm not mad at you, I'm just angry that I have to be freaking Sherlock Holmes to get what should be a simple question, answered. It's driving me crazy.
Hello Two Bladed Blues
and thanks for watching, The two buttons are wps and wifi on or off. Hope this helps!
@@kelleytech Thank you sir. Thank you for your reply. Also, sorry for the rant.
why they make these things so complicated.
I bought this and returned it bc it felt so cheap, Netgear cut corners as a budget item
Bro got this for $100 yesterday - u paid 2x 😭🙏🏼💔 Don't cry brother...
This router sucks after a year dropping wifi daily
Nice!
Thanks brother!
2 mins!!! 2 fucking minutes into the video is when you actually see the product. wtf
Cool
This only supports 16 connected devices! Must be for a low-tech household, unless they expect you to buy a bunch of them
at first, I was like holy fuck, this woman has a deep voice, because I just saw the channel name Kelley, and thought female :D and then out of nowhere, Batman appears :D
sound to one side.. sorry
They still call me BRUCE?
129 on amazon
Just picked up for 91.99
Terrible slow, and it is a joke! Please avoid it! any question I happily answer it! Netgear couldn't resolves the problems...
You should do voice over work!
Worst router ever!
IPv6 DHCP-PD does not work, DHCP Option 61 does not work
Totally useless Indian customer service with not higher knowledge than telling you to pull out/plug in the cable
This product sucks mine broke in 14 months and customer support is non existent
CORPSE
This is a crappy router. Absolute shit.