NETGEAR is aware of a growing number of phone and online scams. To learn how to stay safe click here.
Forum Discussion
TayJBuiz
Apr 21, 2022Aspirant
XR500 Rebooting Itself After Attempts at Streaming and Downloading
As the title says, for some reason my new Netgear router is crashing non-stop whenever I attempt to use my WiFi to stream or download games for my console. I've had this device since last month and I...
TayJBuiz
Apr 22, 2022Aspirant
There's no "minimum". I have "Starting IP address" and "Ending IP address", then I also have IP Subnet Mask. I'm completely new to all of this.
Netduma-Fraser
Apr 22, 2022NetDuma Partner
Enter the starting IP as .50, then process with the reservations. Don't change anything else, you can leave subnet mask as it is. If you're unsure don't hesitate to ask!
- TayJBuizApr 22, 2022Aspirant
Alright, I changed it but nothing happened. I think I should mention that my PS5 and smart TV are connected via wireless, not cable, as they're not within cabling range of my router.
- Netduma-FraserApr 22, 2022NetDuma PartnerWhat do you mean nothing happened? If you did it successfully then you wouldn't notice anything right away, just that hopefully the issue is resolved after some time or at the very least reduced. That's fine, that won't affect the reserving of addresses.
- TayJBuizApr 22, 2022Aspirant
Yeahh, I'm going to keep this up for a while. I'm trying to find a solution that doesn't keep resulting in the router crashing when I try to download things or stream.