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Nighthawk R6080 not connecting to my modem
Hi evertyone! For about a week now, my Nighthawk R6080 router has been having trouble connecting to my internet modem. I've already called mi ISP and there appears to be no issues with the modem. I a...
Lenamalena21 wrote:
For about a week now, my Nighthawk R6080 router has been having trouble connecting to my internet modem.
What trouble?
What modem?
Manuals are always a good place to start.
Visit the support pages:
Support | NETGEAR
Feed in your model number and check the documentation for your hardware.
Begin with the Quick Start/Installation Guide.
Check the section in the manual Troubleshoot With the LEDs.
You may have done that already. I can't tell from your message.
I mention it because Netgear gave up on supplying paper manuals and CD versions some years ago and people sometimes miss the downloads.
Lenamalena21 wrote:
Router has been rebooted multiple times to no avail.
Tried rebooting modem and router in the correct order?
- Turn off and unplug modem.
- Turn off router and computers.
- Plug in and turn on modem. Wait 2 minutes for it to connect.
- Turn on the router and wait 2 minutes for it to connect.
- Turn on computers and rest of network.