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R6700v3 Teoubleshooting
Modem: Motorola MB8600 Router: Netgear R6700v3 ISP: Spectrum As it stands, the ISP can see the new modem I set up and claim they are having no issues communicating with it. The internet indica...
reboot the modem and your computer. have the modem boot up for a couple minutes and then power up the computer.
See if that gets it connected. Just have to ensure the MB8600 is working correctly first before we start troubleshooting the router.
I connected the modem to the 1G port on my motherboard. I figured that had to be the correct port (vs. the 2.5G) because it had 600+GB of traffic in the last month.
It's coming up as an unidentified network. The troubleshooter is telling me that it doesn't have a "valid IP configuration."
IP assignment is set to DHCP.
It's coming up as an unidentified network. The troubleshooter is telling me that it doesn't have a "valid IP configuration."
IP assignment is set to DHCP.
reboot the modem and your computer. have the modem boot up for a couple minutes and then power up the computer.
See if that gets it connected. Just have to ensure the MB8600 is working correctly first before we start troubleshooting the router.
- It seems like every time I power cycle, the issue changes.
Now it's saying the DNS server is not responding.
That throws me back into ISP-land, correct? - So...yep.
This new tech told me the first two had set me up wrong (essentially) on their end. My lord. If you're going to advertise compatible products, you should understand how said products work.
Thanks for you help, in any case! 🙂Glad you got it fixed!
Sucks when your life is made harder by others incompetence though. (stupid ISP's)