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EAX80 Nighthawk AX8 Reset and Cannot Connect
I needed to reset my EAX80 Nighthawk AX8. I pressed the reset button for 7 seconds and after I let go, the router rebooted. By the fact that my SSIDs were no longer transmitting and a new SSID NETGEA...
I've tried that. I believe that I have seen both 230 and 250 as my default gateway. This morning, 250 is coming up. I also tried MyWIFiExt and same result.
Try factory resetting it again. Push and hold reset for 7-15 seconds.
then when you're connecting to it, try multiple browsers. I've seen one work during setup while a different wouldn't
I held the reset for 30 seconds. As soon as released, the router reboots. I tried Chrome, Edge, and Firefox. Interesting thing I noted this time is that the WiFi connection is not getting DHCP. You can see from IPConfig that the WiFi connection is using a private 169.254.125.80 IP.
use the mywifiext . net
(can't put the whole thing in there)
- Thanks for all your help. I gave up and put the thing in the recycle bin. New one should be arriving today.