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Cannot download Nighthawk because it needs a WiFi connection
My Netgear Nighthawk X6S died, so I bought a new AX5400. I attempted to set it up, but ran into a brick wall. Apparently this router cannot be set up without using the Nighthawk app on my iPhone. How...
Have you tried http://routerlogin.net or http://192.168.1.1 in a browser?
I'll try that right now, but first I must disconnect my computer from the direct Ethernet connection I am using in lieu of the WiFi connection. SO everything shuts down, then I go through the long restart sequence. Thanks!
OK, I tried your suggestion, and it didn't work. So my wife ran down to the valley, downloaded the Nighthawk app onto her iPhone, and brought it home. We then encountered a series of obstacles; it appears that Nighthawk just doesn't want to work. I managed to barge through most of them (it cost a certain amount of pulled hair), but now I can't get over the brick wall for "Trying to connect to router". The iPhone has the correct password for the router and claims that it has a connection -- but it can't actually do anything with the connection. I'm still struggling. I've got to sign off here (this connection is through Ethernet) and resuming bashing my head against the brick wall. I'll check back after I've bloodied my head sufficiently.
Thanks for your help. And remember Crawford's Second Law of Software Design: "When in doubt, shoot the programmer!"