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cannot connect to routerlogin page - "Checking the Internet connection; please wait …"
(N300 seems to be working fine BUT...) N300 WiFi Router - Model WNR2000v5 won't let me login - The N300 is connected by ethernet through its WAN port to my fiber "modem-router" which is a "Technicol...
After hours of watching this damn "Checking the Internet connection; please wait …" My machine suddenly works! I wish I could say what I did to fix it.
I suppose it was giving up and asking for help? Now I am able to get into the login screen.
PROBLEM SOLVED - No solution but works now.
Is the WNR2000v5 in router mode or AP mode?
If it's in router mode, then you can't use 192.168.1.80 to log in because that's the WAN address. As far as the WNR2000v5 is concerned, anything on the WAN side is the Internet and it will block all attempts by anyone to connect to its WAN address.
You should use the router's LAN address to connect to it. This otherwise known as the default gateway address. Look it up on your device and enter it into your browser.
There's usually no need to operate two routers in a home network. You really should switch the Netgear to AP mode. This will disable the router and firewall functions and leave with you with one, simple network.