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Rikds
Aspirant
Mar 19, 2024

Genie Lost what now?

So much out there about the loss of Genie. I cannot find a solution despite reading masses of conversations. My PC (Windows 10) hard drive died and when the new one was installed I found that Genie h...
Rikds's avatar
Rikds
Aspirant
Mar 19, 2024

Many thanks for your reply.

The router is installed and working fine. I used Genie to check my connection when the internet went down because we are on wireless link to the village server. It was very useful. I cannot find a system that does the job.

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michaelkenward
Guru - Experienced User
Mar 20, 2024
Rikds wrote:

 

The router is installed and working fine. I used Genie to check my connection when the internet went down because we are on wireless link to the village server. It was very useful. I cannot find a system that does the job.

If you want to use the desktop Genie for Windows or Macs, it is still there, just well hidden:

 

Netgear is trying to kill this useful utility, but for the time being you can find it here:

 

genie | Product | Support | NETGEAR

 

Be warned that the genie installation file is wrapped up in a RAR archive that you have to decompress.

 

I use it all the time. Among other things, the Genie's network map is good for finding things on my network and then clicking through to them.