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AP Mode Internet Connection and LED Query
Hello to you, So for the last few days I have tried connecting the R7800 to the internet in Router Mode, but the router will not connect. I use an ADSL modem, which the R7800 plugs into via t...
Leboa-Sako wrote:
Could someone confirm if the Internet LED on the R7800 (AP mode) should be flashing white or should it be a steady illumination (solid white) when connected to the internet?
Solid white.
The manual is good place to start.
Visit the support pages:
Support | NETGEAR
Feed in your model number and check the documentation for your hardware.
See the section Troubleshoot With the LEDs.
You may have done this already, but I can't tell from your message.
> I use an ADSL modem, [...]
Maker? Model? ISP? Is it a simple "modem", or is it really a
modem+router?
> I have confirmed with the ISP that my settings are correct [...]
_Which_ of your "my settings"? Does your DSL connection use PPPoE
(or PPPoA)?
> [...] and they have confirmed that I am connected, [...]
_How_ connected? Good DSL physical link, or more than that?
> [...] under the Advanced home page of the Netgear it shows a red
> border around LAN port and informs me that I am not connected. [...]
"LAN port" or "Internet Port"? What's _inside_ the box? As usual,
showing actual actions (commands) with their actual results (error
messages, LED indicators, ...) can be more helpful than vague
descriptions or interpretations. Copy+paste is your friend.
> I have tried using the default MAC address, [...]
Where? Did your ISP say that they care about any MAC address?
> However, when I switch to AP mode I can connect fine.
That suggests that your (unspecified) "an ADSL modem" is actually a
modem+router.
> Could someone confirm if the Internet LED on the R7800 (AP mode)
> should be flashing white or should it be a steady illumination (solid
> white) when connected to the internet?
What does yours do? I wouldn't bet on it doing anything in
particular in AP mode.
Let's start again. Why are you adding the R7800 to whatever you
already had? Is there some actual problem which you are trying to
solve? If AP mode works, why not use it?
The question:
Could someone confirm if the Internet LED on the R7800 (AP mode) should be flashing white or should it be a steady illumination (solid white) when connected to the internet?
Thank you.
Leboa-Sako wrote:
Could someone confirm if the Internet LED on the R7800 (AP mode) should be flashing white or should it be a steady illumination (solid white) when connected to the internet?
Solid white.
The manual is good place to start.
Visit the support pages:
Support | NETGEAR
Feed in your model number and check the documentation for your hardware.
See the section Troubleshoot With the LEDs.
You may have done this already, but I can't tell from your message.