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ASHRUF7550
Jul 25, 2022Follower
NIGHTHAWK XR 500 pro gaming
NIGHTHAWK XR500 has been acting up whereby the ports and the wifi has no internet connectivity and yet all the lights on modem show white as in all connected with internet. After i switch router off a...
michaelkenward
Jul 25, 2022Guru - Experienced User
ASHRUF7550 wrote:
NIGHTHAWK XR500 has been acting up whereby the ports and the wifi has no internet connectivity and yet all the lights on modem show white as in all connected with internet.
What firmware version do you have on the device?
A number is more useful than "the latest". (It may not be by the time people read this.) There can also be newer versions, or "hot fixes", that do not show up if you check for new firmware in the browser interface.
It might also help if you told people what the modem is in front of this router, if there is one. The model number could be useful. Is it, by any chance, also a router, with a set of LAN ports on the back?
The reason for asking is that a lot of people turn up here trying to put a router behind a modem that is also a router. That can complicate troubleshooting.
While many questions about routers are generic and could be answered anywhere, some things need specialist knowledge.
You might get more help, and find earlier questions and answers specific to your device, in the appropriate section for your hardware. That's probably here:
Nighthawk Pro Gaming Routers - NETGEAR Communities
Gaming routers have their own DumaOS operating system that is nothing like the one on Netgear's standard routers.
I will ask the Netgear moderator to move your message.
In the meantime you could visit the support pages:
Support | NETGEAR
Feed in your model number and check the documentation for your hardware. Look at the label on the device for the model number.
Check for various troubleshooting tips.
You may have done this already. I can't tell from your message.
I mention it because Netgear stopped supplying printed manuals and CD versions some years ago and people sometimes miss the downloads.