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Windows XP drivers for Nighthawk LTE Mobile Hotspot Router Model MR1100
I'm attempting to help an elderly friend. Until recently he has been accessing the internet from his old Windows XP machine (for email only) via a Telstra supplied 4G Wifi router, plugged into a USB ...
Hi DrDunc,
If the XP machine has an Ethernet NIC then you can plug in via Ethernet. Depending on the FW version you are on, you may need to tap the power button to wake up the Ethernet port. If you are plugged in via USB to PC then the Ethernet port shuts off until USB tethering is no longer happening.
If the XP machine does not have an Ethernet NIC, then try downloading and installing the drivers from the following link: http://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/aircard/AC790S_Zain/Driver%20package%204.3.0.0.exe
If you are still having issues then PM your contact details and we can work out a suitable time to troubleshoot whilst you are on-site.
Kind Regards,
ArodiD
According to the documentation this router can be used in USB tethering mode via the USB C socket (the USB A port is for attaching peripherals such as external hard disk). (From my own observation I would say this is slightly inaccurate as this is a micro-USB rather than a USB C port but the port in question is clearly the one referred to in the diagram in the manual.)
Again according to the documentation the ethernet port appears to only be used for "Ethernet offloading", rather than to provide access from a LAN to the 4G network.
Every peripheral requires a driver, but the drivers for most peripherals either come with the Windows OS or are downloaded automatically when Windows first detects new hardware. Go into device manager and right click on a peripheral to see its properties and then choose the Driver tab and you will see details of the driver in use. For this device if I do this I see the details in my previous post, i.e. the lack of a suitable driver.
DrDuncwrote:According to the documentation this router can be used in USB tethering mode via the USB C socket (the USB A port is for attaching peripherals such as external hard disk).
Appears like, yes. WiFi tethering must be disabled, and the USB port must be set to charge+tethering in the Web UI - this must be done over the WiFi hotspot on the M1 Web interface.
As per a reply provided to the similar question in the community by ArodiD at
USB network driver for MR1100 M1 NIghthawk the Telstra AirCard 790S drivers (exe) could be workable. Worth noting: For Nighthawk LTE Mobile Hotspot Router Model MR1100 routers (as well as Netgear AirCard devices) branded and customized for any by mobile providers, the behaviour can be different, and the support is not done by Netgear.
Convinced ArodiD is able to pick up from here so we have a formal Netgear expert for antinode at hand.
DrDunc wrote:Again according to the documentation the ethernet port appears to only be used for "Ethernet offloading", rather than to provide access from a LAN to the 4G network.
Our MR1100 are operated as pure WiFi hotspot devices, thus we have never bothered about the missing cable or legacy operation modes and drivers. I've mixed the LB1111 capability (which allows providing mobile network access over the Ethernet port only, and optional powering by PoE) - sorry, my bad.