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Turn Off Netgear R6120 wifi
How can I turn off Netgear R6120 router wifi, not land port. I use it on my computer using land cable. So, I want to turn off my wifi. Please help.
Redavil wrote:
How can I turn off Netgear R6120 router wifi, not land port. I use it on my computer using land cable. So, I want to turn off my wifi.
If you are using this to feed the LAN, remember that it is a slow router.
According to Netgear's manual for this device, not always the most reliable source of information, the LAN and WAN ports support only 10BASE-T or 100BASE-TX. That makes it slower than many newer internet services and most modern network hardware. This may not matter to you, but be warned that it will hobble you if you ever sign up for faster Internet. It also slows down whatever is going on in your local network. Newer devices support at least 1000BASE-TX.
If you do replace it at some stage, most of Netgear's more upmarket models also have an on/off switch for the wifi.