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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.
Can someone please tell me if you need a Internet provider to use netgear equipment
Normally, you do need a modem.
Though some setup/users only have an ethernet port in their room to access the internet.
If that's your setup then that's ok. You can still use the router as long as your PC can get online through that ethernet port.
You have to make sure that your PC can get online first through ethernet connection. If it does, then you can use the router.