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Bamaboy's avatar
Bamaboy
Aspirant
Oct 12, 2017

My wireless network name changed

I am trying to connect to my Netgear router. The rounter name does not show up as an available network. The name Atheros_Span is listed as the network name. 

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  • DarrenM's avatar
    DarrenM
    Sr. NETGEAR Moderator

    Can you connect to the router via a Ethernet cord and log into the router and check the wireless settings see if the SSID was changed.

     

    DarrenM

    • Bamaboy's avatar
      Bamaboy
      Aspirant

      Thanks for the advise. I am not the greatest computer person. Will try though. Strange thing is that my Iphone still shows  Netgear as the name of the router. My computer and printer show a different name. It has to be the same router because I turned the router off and lost the connection. I wonder if the other name is a default name. It shows a different speed as only 2.5 instead of 4..