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NightHawk RAX70 - Laptops cannot connect to internet, 26 other devices can...
Nighthawk Tri-Band AX8 RAX70. Router Firmware Version V1.0.15.146 Windows 11 Pro Home Studio As the title suggests I am having a big problem with my two laptops which both connect to the router ...
I have tried flushing the DNS but that didn't work . Also tried using Google DNS 8.8.8.8. & 8.8.4.4. Also didn't work.
I will call HP.
I spoke to Tech Support and they discovered that my Asus repeater was causing the problem!
All is working well now, both laptops connected!
Thanks !
sd10wrangler wrote:
I spoke to Tech Support and they discovered that my Asus repeater was causing the problem!
All is working well now, both laptops connected!
Good to hear something positive about support.
Any clues as to what the problem was? It might help someone in the future.
I was using an ASUS router as a repeater which was wired to the RAX70. Apparently the Asus was given an IP address outside of the usual numbering scheme and that resulted in the two laptops being unable to connect to the internet.
Tech support found this problem and as soon as I disconnected the ASUS router everything was able to connect.
They suggested using the ASUS connected to Wi-Fi as an Access Point.
sd10wrangler wrote:
I was using an ASUS router as a repeater which was wired to the RAX70. Apparently the Asus was given an IP address outside of the usual numbering scheme and that resulted in the two laptops being unable to connect to the internet.
Tech support found this problem and as soon as I disconnected the ASUS router everything was able to connect.
They suggested using the ASUS connected to Wi-Fi as an Access Point.
Good suggestion. It is a standard strategy, recommended here often..
If you need the repeater, and can wire it to the RAX70, then the trick is to put the Asus in to access point (AP) mode. (Most routers have that as an option.) That puts the RAX in charge of the network. It won't thrown any wonky IP addresses into play.
