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Old router network showing up on new router network - Nighthawk R7800
Hello - looking for some help. I recently purchased a new Netgear router to replace an older model. I set up the new using the same network name as I used with my last. We created a new password f...
Hello all - found the souce of the issue. The cable modem had a wifi network built into it that I had set up a long time ago, before I got the new router. That is the source of the networks that we don't want active. I have been able to disable that fuction on the modem while keeping my Netgear router active. Thank you very much for the time and ideas that helped us figure it out. Thanks!
When looking at our wifi list on my phone it shows (4) network names when there should only be two. What we expect to see is Russell309-5G and Russell309 as our network names. But the list also shows Russell3092 and Russell309_EXT. No we do not have an extender installed. We did with our last router which is why I belive the Russell309_EXT is showing up on the list. The extended is not plugged in and is stores in a cabinet.
When we set up our network wth the previous router we owned we used Russell309 as the network name. When installing the new router we used the same network name and modified the number as it relates to the Russell309-5G option that we did not have with the previous router.
ourgang309 wrote:
When looking at our wifi list on my phone it shows (4) network names when there should only be two. What we expect to see is Russell309-5G and Russell309 as our network names. But the list also shows Russell3092 and Russell309_EXT.
iPhone, Android, or something else?
Hello - Android phone, Iphone 7, Mac Book Pro and PC running Windows 8. All of these are in our home and all connect to the same wifi network. They all have the old network names showing up as options to connect to and can all cannot to them. We have tried forgetting the networks on all devices but it doesn't work, they still show up as options to connect to and still work.
Try installing WiFi Analyzer or the Netgear WiFi Analytics app on the android phone.Both can scan and show you the networks that still exist.
If the old networks show up on those scans, then we'll need to find out where the transmitters are.
Good morning - I have the wifi analyzer installed on my phone and did get a good signal read on both the Russell3092 and Russell309_EXT network names that are not supposed to be there. Regarding the transmitter, what are the suggested next steps? As I mentioned before, the old rounter and the old extender are not plugged in or powered on so what could be sending out that signal if not them? Appreciate the help on this very much!