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Mardo
Aug 09, 2016Tutor
Cannot connect to internet
Hello My new wifi router Netgear WNDR3700v5 N600 wont connect via WAN port to internet. IP, DNS, MASK etc. is set all right.The internet connection button on router has green light. The status of i...
- Aug 11, 2016
It was just my carelessness, I was using Netgear original MAC and ISP fixed on their device my IP adress for MAC on old TP link router...I just rewrite it and everithing start working.
Mardo
Aug 10, 2016Tutor
The router is directly connected to ISP cable network
michaelkenward
Aug 10, 2016Guru - Experienced User
Mardo wrote:The router is directly connected to ISP cable network
It still needs a box somewhere between you and the outside world.
I haven't encountered an ISP that delivers through a bare cable.
- TheEtherAug 10, 2016Guru
michaelkenward wrote:
Mardo wrote:The router is directly connected to ISP cable network
It still needs a box somewhere between you and the outside world.
I haven't encountered an ISP that delivers through a bare cable.
The key is whether that box is accessible (as in "Can I log into it?"). A few people here with WiMax have no such access. For these people, the Internet, for all practical purposes, is delivered through a bare cable.