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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...
> 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.
Ok, so I read the article. I already tried powercycling and nothing.
I downloaded the latest firmware, but am supposed to connect my router via ethernet to my computer and log into www.routerlogin.net to manually update it. However, I'm using a laptop and only have one ethernet port and I need that to connect directly to modem to have internet.
Am I missing something? Or can I log into my router offline?
> 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.