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NRod84
Oct 04, 2017Aspirant
Internet blinking amber rapidly
So I just moved and transferred over my service with same modem and router. Internet is working just fine if I plug the Ethernet directly into my laptop, but when I plug it into router the internet li...
- Oct 07, 2017
> I downloaded the latest firmware, [...]
Ok.
> [...] I'm using a laptop and only have one ethernet port and I need
> that to connect directly to modem to have internet.
After you've downloaded the firmware kit, why do you need to maintain
Internet access? Forget the Internet. Connect your computer to your
router, and do the firmware update.
> Am I missing something? Or can I log into my router offline?
Probably. [www.]routerlogin.net should point to your own router, not
to some outside-world Web site.
ElaineM
Oct 05, 2017NETGEAR Employee Retired
Welcome to the community, NRod84
The router may probably need reconfiguration.
Who is your ISP?
Try to follow the steps from the article below.
I recently lost my internet connection, how do I get my connection back?
NRod84
Oct 07, 2017Aspirant
ElaineM wrote:Welcome to the community, NRod84
The router may probably need reconfiguration.
Who is your ISP?
Try to follow the steps from the article below.
I recently lost my internet connection, how do I get my connection back?
Thank you, Elaine. My ISP is Spectrum/Time Warner. My router and this current modem worked just fine at my last place, so I'm unsure what happened in the move/transfer. I tried calling Spectrum and a tech walked me through the basics, but nothing changed.
I will see if the article you linked helps me.