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PGen98
Sep 26, 2015Aspirant
Random issues with C6300
Hi all, I've been looking through the forums for answers to these questions, but nothing seems really applicable to these problems, so I guess I'll start with a bit of backstory: Recently our...
- Sep 29, 2015
PGen98
With the channels it all depends on your environment you want to be on a channel with the least amount of traffic. The traffic comes from your neighbors wifi they are all on different channels. You can download the netgear wifi analytics app on your phone or tablets and it reads all the things in the area that's sending wifi out so then you can see which channel has the least traffic and set your router to that channel. and you Do not need a static ip address for port forwarding automatic is fine.
http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/24046
http://support.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-one/networking/network-ports-used-xbox-live
DarrenM
ADCabrera5
Nov 05, 2015Aspirant
Specifically the upstream light...which is yellow. I checked the manual. It doesn't address a YELLOW light, only steady or flashing green or no light. Is there a way to reset the upstream channel? How many should be 'locked'? Can just the upstream channel be corrected? Does this require contacting my ISP (XFinity/Comcast)?
Angie
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CapedCodder
Nov 13, 2015Initiate
I have an amber upstream light as well. I removed all splitters and have a straight connection but the light remains. My ISP says it indicates that ethernet speeds have dropped from 100/1000 to 10/100 and recommended I replace the ethernet cable. That did not help.