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Thorlake
Aug 15, 2018Tutor
Nighthawk has stopped Broadcasting Wifi
Hi,
Installed the XR500 and it initially worked flawlessly...for a couple of days. First the 5GHz Wifi network disappeared but the 2,4GHz stayed up. But now both have gone. It is also only the ...
Thorlake
Aug 15, 2018Tutor
Yes, I even disabled it, did an "Apply" and then Enabled it again too see if it did anything. But nope.
Netduma-Fraser
Aug 15, 2018NetDuma Partner
Double check thats still disabled after your last test, then disable beamforming and mumimo and see if you can see it
- ThorlakeAug 15, 2018Tutor
Sorry to say, that did not help either. (I restarted the router also.)
Noticed also that the white LED for the 2,4GHz is also flashing steadily like once every second. (5GHz LED still black).
- Netduma-FraserAug 15, 2018NetDuma PartnerI'd recommend giving Netgears 24/7 support line a call, they're likely able to resolve this quickly.
Possibly you have smart connect enabled and devices don't support this. If so disable, can you see them now?- ThorlakeAug 15, 2018Tutor
Yes, the support seems to be the way to go. :/
Have run with both smart connect on and off, and I have played with channel settings as well but nothing. I am starting to suspect hardware issues.
Big thanks for the help though!
Cheers!