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Aspirant

Jan 05, 2020

Solved

Router logon

I purchased this cable modem/ router at a garage sale. Everything seems to be functional, except I can't restore factory defaults. There is no reset buttons ( that I can locate) and I don't know the ...

michaelkenward
Jan 05, 2020
Dalethal wrote:

There is no reset buttons ( that I can locate) ...

It is on the bottom.

Guru - Experienced User

Jan 05, 2020

Dalethal wrote:

There is no reset buttons ( that I can locate) ...

It is on the bottom.

Aspirant

Jan 05, 2020

So it is. Thanks for your response.

and antinode......... you need to get laid.

michaelkenward
Guru - Experienced User
Jan 05, 2020
Dalethal wrote:

So it is.

Easily missed.

Netgear has an infuriating habit of breaking its own "rules".

Even with the same form factor (shape) the reset button can be a movable feast. I just remembered that Netgear sometimes shifts things to the bottom and checked the manual.
antinode
Guru
Jan 05, 2020
> and antinode......... you need [...]

   I may need many things, but I didn't need half a day to find the
Reset button on your gizmo.

      https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/give_a_man_a_fish_and_you_feed_him_for_a_day;_teach_a_man_to_fish_and_you_feed_him_for_a_lifetime

   There's plenty of other information in that User Manual, too. But I
realize that:

      https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/you_can_lead_a_horse_to_water,_but_you_can%27t_make_it_drink