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TessAmple
Nov 24, 2023Follower
R7000 Router - Unable to connect to routers network during setup
Hi, Hoping someone can help provide us a solution. We just brought home the R7000 Netgear Nighthawk router and are going through the setup instructions step-by-step however, when trying to connect to ...
michaelkenward
Nov 25, 2023Guru - Experienced User
TessAmple wrote:
Our service provider is TDS Telecom that comes in through DSL cat5e data cable to the service providers modem.
What is the provider's modem?
And what firmware is on the R7000?
We just brought home the R7000 Netgear Nighthawk router and are going through the setup instructions step-by-step
You should know that this is an ageing router, from 2017. Nothing wrong with that, but if you modem is also a router, it may have better wifi that the R7000.
plemans
Nov 25, 2023Guru - Experienced User
2017?
All the info I find it was released in 2013. Even worse.