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Red LED Light
I have setup this router for my wifi network. All of the applicable LED lights are on that correspond with the various connections. The lights are white except for the light corresponding with the ...
which "ethernet connection"? There are 4 of them. If all is working properly, then red/amber light means the link is 10 or more likely 100 Mbps instead of 1 Gbps
The ethernet cable is connected to 1. I tried 3 & 4 and they both showed red. The connection 3 is connected to the computer and is white.
The only purpose for the ethernet cable that I know of is to provide my cable/internet provider with access to their cable boxes and the internet. They provide me with 100 Mbps download speed. So, if I understand your comment, the light will continue to be red until I have 1 Gbps internet speed.
No, it means the network chip that your (unspecified) device uses and the router reports as red/amber is operating at 100 Mbps. If the chip is Gbps-capable, it will show white color.
I will admit that I am not very tech savy. I am not sure what is the "unspecifed device". From the wall outlet the cable connects to a small black box about the size of an iphone that is provided by Suddenlink, my cable/internet provider. It is labeled Actiontec ECB2500C. It has two cable conntections, one for the inlet signal and one that goes to my modem (Arris SURFboard SB 6121), and a port for the ethernet cable which connects to the new wifi router. Besides the cable connection, the modem has the internet cable that goes to the ethernet port on the wifi router. From the router, there is a cable connected to one of the ethernet ports that goes to my computer. As I have said, everything appears to be working fine. I don't want to continue to bother you with my lack of knowledge, but is there something that I should be concerned about with the red light, or when should I be concerned?
I do thank you for your patience and comments in answering my questions.