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Netgear router app shows WIFI but no lights are on
I'm tech support for my inlaws and they called to say that no wifi devices in their home are working. I jumped on the Nighthawk app (with the Anyconnect tool) to troubleshoot. Everything seems to che...
hedarosan wrote:
It's a Nighthawk X4S AC2600 router, purchased in mid 2020. Not quite 2 years.
That does not tell us which router you own. AC2600 is not a reliable guide to model number. Many devices come with an AC tag, but it is essentially a label that Netgear, and other brands, attach to hardware to describe wifi speeds.
Look at the label on the device for the model number.
Some Netgear routers have a switch that turns off the LEDS. It may be on the back, or a software control.
Yes, the D7800 however does not carry a Nighthawk X4S designation when I remember right. Agree, all LED could have been switched off on the R7800.
Stock of such hardware can last long in many markets. Impossible to say when it was sold however..
michaelkenward amazing ReadyShare still works, reminds ma I should bring up my reliable R9000 again for a test drive..
schumaku wrote:
.... amazing ReadyShare still works, reminds ma I should bring up my reliable R9000 again for a test drive..
I have 12 TB of USB drives permanently connected along with a stack of old drives that I can connect as needed.