NETGEAR is aware of a growing number of phone and online scams. To learn how to stay safe click here.
Forum Discussion
Solved
A7000 No Internet, secured
Just moved into a new home and got Comcast's xFi gateway for my internet. No issues connecting to the network on any of myt other devices and even am able to connect old usb WiFi adapters and get...
ThePeskyDingo wrote:
It's when I click on the wireless icon in the lower right corner.
Is that the Windows network icon?
If so, that definitely suggests a Windows networking issue.
My first guess is that you may need to tell Windows that you are on a "private network".
- Network and Internet settings
- Network Status
- Change Connection Properties
- Network Profile
- Private
It's when I click on the wireless icon in the lower right corner.
ThePeskyDingo wrote:
It's when I click on the wireless icon in the lower right corner.
Is that the Windows network icon?
If so, that definitely suggests a Windows networking issue.
My first guess is that you may need to tell Windows that you are on a "private network".
- Network and Internet settings
- Network Status
- Change Connection Properties
- Network Profile
- Private
This worked!
Thank you.
Many thanks for confirming that. Very helpful.
There are some people around here, one in particular, who confidently dismiss that answer as being rubbish.
You are not the first one to find that it works for them.