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N900 WiFi Dual Band Gigabit Router will not start WiFi
I just purchased a new N900, Model WNDR4500 and when I first connected it, all went well. The top two lights came on, eventually turned steady green and the 2.4G and 5G lifgts lit up. But when I pres...
I'm almost embarrassed to say, but when I thought I was pressing the WPS button, I had inadvertantly pressed the WiFi button just below the WPS button. That simply turned the WiFi off and no amount of "fixes" helped.
In my own defense, there was absolutely nothing in the printed documentation that even hinted at the simple solution. I wasn't about to press it intentionally for fear of making things worse. đ The support tech that got my ticket probably had a good laugh at my expense. Can't blame him though.
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What was it?
I'm almost embarrassed to say, but when I thought I was pressing the WPS button, I had inadvertantly pressed the WiFi button just below the WPS button. That simply turned the WiFi off and no amount of "fixes" helped.
In my own defense, there was absolutely nothing in the printed documentation that even hinted at the simple solution. I wasn't about to press it intentionally for fear of making things worse. đ The support tech that got my ticket probably had a good laugh at my expense. Can't blame him though.
Been there done that.
Glad it's over,