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Nighthawk M6 and Dell WD19 Dock
I have a new Nighthawk M6 Pro from AT&T. When connecting directly to the ethernet port from my laptop, everything works fine. However, when I connect to it from my Dell WD19 docking station, the connection will work for about 5-10 seconds, then stop passing traffic. It seems like the M6 is detecting something it doesn't like. There is nothing between the dock and the M6 (except for a network cable). Both devices are on the most recent firmware.
Anyone else had this specific issue?
https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-us/product-support/product/dell-wd19-130w-dock/drivers
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I tested on my Lenovo docking and could see the same issue if connection through Ethernet port. But since M6 support USB tethering, you can connect the device to the docking using USB cable. It can provide the network connection to your laptop. I just tried on my Lenovo docking.
I will check further on the ethernet connection to see whether changing some device configurations will make ethernet connection works as well.
Thanks
Yeah, moving the M6 to my laptop will cause WiFi signal in other areas to drop. For now, I'll connect to my laptop directly, but a solution would be great.