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Having issues with R6080 internet/wifi connection. Wired connection still works
My AC1000 Dual Band WiFi Router, model R6080 is acting funky. All lights on the router are green except for the internet signal. When I try to connect to my 2.4G WiFi network, my phone will to try to...
green89043 wrote:
My router is still showing an amber/ orange light meaning it has a 100Mbps link, right?
Depending on which light we are talking about – there is a row of them on the router – amber certainly signifies 100 Mbps on LAN connections.
But being an basic router, the R6080 doesn't have the same diagnostic indicators as other routers.
Visit the support pages:
Support | NETGEAR
Feed in your model number and check the documentation for your hardware.The manual will explain what the LEDs mean.
Devices were originally suggesting the 5GHz wifi network. I had them forget the regular 2.4GHz network and was able to connect my devices and smart bulbs to the 2.4GHz network. I believe having my devices forget the 2.4GHz network did the trick and resolved the issue. Internet speed test on my computer and phone are showing a strong connection to the 2.4GHz network (+30Mbps download/ +5.70Mbps upload).
My router is still showing an amber/ orange light meaning it has a 100Mbps link, right?
green89043 wrote:
My router is still showing an amber/ orange light meaning it has a 100Mbps link, right?
Depending on which light we are talking about – there is a row of them on the router – amber certainly signifies 100 Mbps on LAN connections.
But being an basic router, the R6080 doesn't have the same diagnostic indicators as other routers.
Visit the support pages:
Support | NETGEAR
Feed in your model number and check the documentation for your hardware.
The manual will explain what the LEDs mean.
Thank you! I appreciate the help figuring out what was wrong with the wifi!