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Netgear WNR2000v5 does not allow internet connection
My provider is Spectrum. I have a modem and a Netgear router. The computer works as does the TV. I am trying to set my TV to get other programs through the internet. When I start the setup, it de...
> [...] I have a modem [...]
Swell. What is it? Maker? Model number? Does it work?
> [...] and a Netgear router. [...]
This?:
> Model: WNR2000v5|N300 WiFi Router
Why? Is this a new installation, or are you trying to enhance an
existing/working arrangement, or what?
> [...] The computer works as does the TV.
"The computer"? "the TV"? Is either of them connected to any of
this network stuff?
> All of the numbers (IP, DNS, etc.) are filled in [...]
With my weak psychic powers, I can't see any of them from here.
> Does this sound correct [...]
Not to me.
> [...] or is there something else I am not seeing?
I don't know what you're not seeing, but I know that I'm not seeing a
useful description of your equipment, or what you're doing, or why, or
what happens when you do it.
Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your model number, and look
for Documentation. Get the User Manual (at least). Read.
> try downloading the latest firmware [...]
I'd worry about router firmware _after_ I got a working Internet
connection.