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Mcoo
Aspirant
Mar 09, 2017

Netgear Genie constantly pop-up

I can't get rid of a pop-up on my Mac that reads: "NETGEAR Genie is searching for WiFi networks in your neighborhood. This takes approximately 1 minute."   I've used a range extender for a few yea...
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DexterJB
NETGEAR Moderator
Mar 19, 2017

Hi Mcoo,

 

I would like to follow up and check if you are still experiencing the issue.

 

Regards,

 

Dexter
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    Mcoo
    Aspirant
    Mar 31, 2017

    It's a WN3500RP Universal Dual Band WiFi Range Extender, Wall-plug Edition.

    I temporarily solved the problem via but it's back. If produces a list of nearby Wifi options -- often failing to include my own. When I try to complete the options it times out and starts again a few minutes later.