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HELP PLEASE - Netgear WNDR 4500 N900 - Internet LED Not lit?
I have recently acquired a Netgear WNDR4500v1 N900 from Ebay as an upgrade to my current Netgear WNDR3700v4.
My broadband provider is Virgin Media and I have the HUB3 router, it is set so wifi is turned off and I have an ethernet cable from the HUB3 direct to the Netgear router which is the wifi access for my homes appliances. This has worked well for me.
When I plug in the ethernet cable from the Virgin Media HUB3 to the 'newer' WNDR4500v1 the internet LED does not light up? I also notice that where the ethernet cable connects to the rear of the Virgin Media HUB3, there is no flashing LED there either indicating 'traffic'.
I thought it may be a failed ethernet cable so I tried another but it made no difference.
If I connect my 'older' WNDR3700v4 back, the internet LED lights up solid green and a internet connection is there.
My question is this, does the newer WNDR4500v1 router require a certain type of ethernet cable to operate or do you think the router is just broken/malfunctioning?
Is there a way to test WNDR4500v1 router?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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mpc28 wrote:
My question is this, does the newer router require a certain type of ethernet cable to operate or do you think the router is just broken/malfunctioning?
No and probably Yes.
A cable that works with one router will work with another one, especially as we are talking about a pair of dinosaurs.
The WNDR3700v4 (2015) is a bit younger than the WNDR4500v1 (2013). As you have already been told, the main difference between them is in the slightly better N900 wifi in the WNDR4500, rather than the N600 in the WNDR3700v4.
If it is just the Internet LED that refuses to behave, either the thing is bust or your setup is wrong in some way.
My broadband provider is Virgin Media and I have the HUB3 router, it is set so wifi is turned off
That does not disable the router in the Hub 3. In any case, that would mean that you have worse wifi than the Virgin hub delivers.
Your arrangement could also land you in tricky territory that has tripped up many people.
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michaelkenward I have enabled 'modem' mode in the HUB3.
Ideally I would prefer a Netgear router that still uses the genie web interface as that is what I'm familiar with. Which 'newer' Netgear router would you recommend?
Is the AC type wifi router newer that the N type?
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Reset the wndr4500 when powered on, press the reset pinhole with paper clip for 30 seconds and see if that helps. Then after the reset connect the ethernet cord to the internet port on the wndr4500.
