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R6700 Wirelessly and Wired at the Same Time
I have an R6700 Router connected to my desktop computer wirelessly and want to update the firmware with a wired connection.
Can I just connect the wires or must I disable the wireless connection? How would I disable the wireless connection?
Thanks, cb
Sorry for the omissions. Yes - Windows 10 Dell Desktop.
I logged into the router and there was a line that said there is a firmware update available. I clicked on it expecting more info, but it went ahead and did the update. Crazy !!
Thanks for your reply.
cb
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> [...] my desktop computer [...]
Based on the complete lack of information about "my desktop
computer", should we assume that it's running some version of Windows?
> Can I just connect the wires or must I disable the wireless connection?
> How would I disable the wireless connection?
Connecting an Ethernet cable would be a good start. Windows should
handle most of the details. You may want to disable the wireless
network temporarily. Isn't there a wireless-network icon in the tray at
the bottom right of your display? Otherwise, the Control Panel or
Settings panel should have some network-related capability.Sorry for the omissions. Yes - Windows 10 Dell Desktop.
I logged into the router and there was a line that said there is a firmware update available. I clicked on it expecting more info, but it went ahead and did the update. Crazy !!
Thanks for your reply.
cb