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curly53
Jul 06, 2022Aspirant
6400v2 stopped broadcasting 5G and Nighthawk times out so i cant get in to check
Router is less then 2 years old. tried Nighthawk on 2 diff phones and apk on fire tablet but all time out after a few seconds. even old genie times out. how can i check things out. if i hard reset an...
plemans
Jul 06, 2022Guru - Experienced User
You have the R6400v2?
What firmware is on it?
What modem/gateway do you have?
Have you tried accessing it using the IP address?
- curly53Jul 06, 2022Aspirant
yes i have tried the ip address to no sucess. Modem is a SB 6121 and dont know about firmware since i cant get in to check. it was working fine then came home from work and it wasnt.
- michaelkenwardJul 07, 2022Guru - Experienced User
curly53 wrote:
Modem is a SB 6121 and dont know about firmware since i cant get in to check. it was working fine then came home from work and it wasnt.
Standard modem only devices.
Try this:
- Turn off and unplug modem.
- Turn off router and computers.
- Plug in and turn on modem. Wait 2 minutes for it to connect.
- Turn on the router and wait 2 minutes for it to connect.
- Turn on computers and rest of network.
This is timed to let the modem get an Internet connection before the router tries to connect.
Your initial description of what is happening is hard to follow. (What is this "old genie"?) Sadly "doesn't work" provides little diagnostic help.
I assume that these are all wifi devices that don.t connect. What about anything wired?
What do the lights on the router tell you, especially the wifi lights. And what about the Internet light?
- curly53Jul 07, 2022Aspirant
Genie is the older app from Netgear. All my lights are on, internet is fine which is how im able to be on here. All my devices connect to 2G just fine. Its just the 5G that has disappeared. Wifi search on PC and phones only show my 2G network.