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EX3700 bridge works, but i can't access it or update firmware
I've had this since December 2017, has always worked great, signale in house always good. I have a Dual Band router (each band with a different name) and a deadbeat roommate that doesn't want to pay...
What, can't just delete my post? Well, maybe it'll help someone else as i seemed to help myself, lol.
So, for **bleep**s and giggles, i restored my Router to factory. Actually, i updated the Firmware, then realized the date on it, yep, basically just did a reset. I really should have had breakfast first.
So, after i set the router back up, put the band info & passwords in again (and throttled the band my deadbeat roommate uses) and even setup the Guest login, don't know why i didn't have that up before, i did the reboot on the Router.
And while that whas doing that, i rebooted my Modem and PC, just clear all the crap.
I brought the bridge (EX3700) back into the room, hit the reset button, read the setup instructions again (i really do need food), and proceeded. And it went flawlessly.
I'm back to the way it's supposed to be. The bridge shows the extended bands correctly, i logged into them and they work great.
So, the moral of the story: Reset everything. Oh, and be sure you don't do any of this stuff while sleep deprived (which maybe what caused half of my problems) or overally hungry after sleeping for 11+ hours.
BUT WAIT!
I still can't get accees to my Netgear bridge.
I have tried following all the suggestions.I entered mywifiext.com and it says i'm not connected. I entered 192.168.1.250 only to get This Site Can't be Reached. I tried connecting via a brand new, never used before, Ethernet cable and assigned a static IP, and still, it could not find it.
There is an old saying, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." Guess that'll have to do for me as it looks as though i can't connect and won't be able to ever update the firmware