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Didactylos's avatar
Nov 16, 2021

Nighthawk needing to be rebooted at least once per day, is this normal?

Really what it says in the title. It is dropping its internet connection at least once per day, sometimes more often. I have checked and there are no reported problems with my provider.

 

Any ideas, is it simply faulty?

 

Roger

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  • Hi Roger,

    I too am experiencing this issue on the MR5100 (Nighthawk 5G Mobile Hotspot Pro).  I've only had the device for one month but this doesn't feel right.  The data flow just stops and all connections to messaging & email are dropped.  Sometimes the hotspot must be rebooted 2-3 times per day, at random times, to maintain connection to the AT&T network.  The nearest AT&T tower is within site of my front door and my phones in the household do not have this issue.  I'm looking for feedback on the correct settings to enable to prevent this device going to sleep or whatever it's doing that dropping the connection AT LEAST once per day. 

     

    Hopefully this discussion will get some traction!

    Kara

    • JohnPeng's avatar
      JohnPeng
      NETGEAR Expert

      Hi Kara,

       

      We would like to find some detailed information on the issue you reported.

       

      Could you please follow the steps below to capture a model.json file and send a private message to me?

       

      - Logon to the webui (http://192.168.1.1) as an administrator
      - Navigate to URL http://192.168.1.1/model.json via the same browser window
      - Capture the results (by selecting all + copy) and send it back

       

      Thanks for your help in advance. Would you like to help us to capture more debugging logs if needed?

       

      Regards

       

  • JohnPeng's avatar
    JohnPeng
    NETGEAR Expert

    Didactylos wrote:

    Really what it says in the title. It is dropping its internet connection at least once per day, sometimes more often. I have checked and there are no reported problems with my provider.

     

    Any ideas, is it simply faulty?

     

    Roger


    Could you please follow the steps below to capture a model.json file and send a private message to me?

     

    - Logon to the webui (http://192.168.1.1 ) as an administrator
    - Navigate to URL http://192.168.1.1/model.json via the same browser window
    - Capture the results (by selecting all + copy) and send it back

     

    Thanks for your help in advance. Would you like to help us to capture more debugging logs if needed?

     

    Regards

     

     

    • Didactylos's avatar
      Didactylos
      Tutor

      When I try to do what you ask it simply asks me to log in then presents me wih the option to reset my passowrd, nothing more

       

      • JohnPeng's avatar
        JohnPeng
        NETGEAR Expert

        Didactylos wrote:

        When I try to do what you ask it simply asks me to log in then presents me wih the option to reset my passowrd, nothing more

         


        Can you send me a photo of your device product label to my email: jopeng@netgear.com?

        Thanks