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R7000 WIFI stopped working
The WIFI on my Nighthawk R7000 stopped working after owning the device for 20 months. When it worked, it worked great, however spending close to $200 for 20 months of WIFI functionality is hardly a ...
Michael,
The switch is the problem. It is not turning on the WIFI. I just purchased an AC1750 which is a step down but wirecutter is high on it which is good enough for me. I am hoping the marginal difference is undetectable for my needs.
Scast wrote:The Wireless Settings screen in Advanced Setup tells me the Wireless ON/OFF is set to OFF as indicated in the Wireless enable box for both 2.4 & 5 - (This action is currently disabled until the wireless On/Off button is pressed)
Remember, on some Netgear devices the physical switch and the "software" switch are independent. You may think you have set the wifi on in the browser interface, but nothing happens until you turn on the physical switch.
I mention this because someone turned up here recently complaining about that.
By the way, I find it easier to feed a smart TV with a hard-wired powerline plug. More reliable than wifi.
Michael,
The switch is the problem. It is not turning on the WIFI. I just purchased an AC1750 which is a step down but wirecutter is high on it which is good enough for me. I am hoping the marginal difference is undetectable for my needs.