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praljak
Feb 15, 2019Aspirant
Nighthawk xr500 connection issues
Hi all,
Purchased a XR500 router yesterday to replace my D-Link. I'm having issues setting it up wirelessly. When I try to connect wirelessly using my laptop it says it can't connect. The route...
FURRYe38
Feb 15, 2019Guru - Experienced User
Do you know what they changed on your laptop?
Be sure the adapter on the laptop is set for automatic IP addressing, not static IP addressing.
You might ask D-Link what they changed.
What is the model # of the D-Link router you have?
Whats the Mfr and model of the wifi adapter in this laptop?
Do other devices connect to the XRs wifi correctly?
- praljakFeb 16, 2019AspirantThanks for the tips. Ended up being a static IP address. Changed that and all is good with the world đ
- Netduma_JackFeb 19, 2019NetDuma Partner
Was going to say, sounds like static IP! Good job on finding the solution.