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Strat1
Apr 04, 2022Tutor
Nighthawk AC1750 (R6400)
I've never been abused by customer service until last night. The thought never entered my head. What started my day off was my internet abruptly stopped. I switched out a couple of cables, still noth...
- Apr 06, 2022Interesting. Something else to watch out for. The number i called was in a netgear app. When it couldn't connect, it prompted me to call the number. I guess that was probably a decoy app. You definitely can't be too paranoid anymore.
So I pressed one of those lit lights on the right side of the night hawk, everything's back to normal now. My cat walks behind my TV all the time, he might have pressed the button. Thanks!
Strat1
Apr 06, 2022Tutor
Interesting. Something else to watch out for. The number i called was in a netgear app. When it couldn't connect, it prompted me to call the number. I guess that was probably a decoy app. You definitely can't be too paranoid anymore.
So I pressed one of those lit lights on the right side of the night hawk, everything's back to normal now. My cat walks behind my TV all the time, he might have pressed the button. Thanks!
So I pressed one of those lit lights on the right side of the night hawk, everything's back to normal now. My cat walks behind my TV all the time, he might have pressed the button. Thanks!
michaelkenward
Apr 06, 2022Guru - Experienced User
Strat1 wrote:
My cat walks behind my TV all the time, he might have pressed the button.
This is not the first time that a cat has turned off the wifi.
They love sitting on top of warm electronic kit.