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jradke19
Aspirant
Apr 21, 2021

R8000 not working, amber light on for internet

we have wired PC's running off the modem that are working fine but router has orange amber light for internet and no wifi...also cant connect with routerlogin.net...what do we do?
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wcalifas
Prodigy
Apr 21, 2021

did you try to power off and on the router to see if that fixes it?

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    jradke19
    Aspirant
    Apr 21, 2021

    Yes powered on the modem and router multiple times, wired network still works great but no wifi still and the amber light is still on

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      wcalifas
      Prodigy
      Apr 21, 2021

      ok when you have your router powered, press on the reset button with a paper clip for 30 seconds and see if that fixes it. It will be reset back to factory settings. See if that fixes it.

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        jradke19
        Aspirant
        Apr 21, 2021

        just tried that and no luck on that either