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Genie anomaly or is my router confused?
There's a field to the right of the WiFi channel pull-down labeled, "Current:6" I say "Current:6" because no matter the channel I select, it never changes. Further, If I go to Advanced -> Adminis...
I suppose I can close this one out. Netgear finally agreed that something was NQR about that router and sent me a new one.
Netgear tech support just hung up on me!!!
I thought the C7800 was among their high-end routers. Yet the Nighthawk app doesn't support it???
Downloading and playing with various WiFi Analyzers from Google Play, I now believe that anything reporting other than channel 6 is wrong.
Netgear: You make solid hardware, but your firmware is painfully pathetic.
I accidentally discovered I can force the router to one of three channels by selecting one of the three diferent modes:
Up to 54Mbps = Channel 10
Up to 433Mbps = Channel 9
Up to 1000Mbps = Channel 6
This can't really be by design, can it? I think it's just sloppy software engineering.
Up to 433Mbps = Channel 9 (or 8)