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Router stops devices from connecting to the router
The router works fine for devices that stay connected But if something disconnects from the router, the touer wont allow it to connect back Like my phone, when I leave home and come back it c...
havocentral wrote:
The router works fine for devices that stay connected
And that router is?
havocentral wrote:
But if something disconnects from the router, the touer wont allow it to connect back
Perhaps it isn't the anonymous router that refuses the connection, but the wifi device that fails to connect.
havocentral wrote:
Trying to connect it asks for a password and if i type it in, it says unable to connect to network
same if i restart my computer, which is hardwired, or restart my printer. and for my tv when i turn it on, it cannot connect.
What are the exact messages that you see when this happens?
What firmware version do you have on the router?
A number is more useful than "the latest". (It may not be by the time people read this.) There can also be newer versions, or "hot fixes", that do not show up if you check for new firmware in the browser interface.
It might also help if you told people what the modem is in front of this router, if there is one. The model number could be useful. Is it, by any chance, also a router, with a set of LAN ports on the back?
The reason for asking is that a lot of people turn up here trying to put a router behind a modem that is also a router. That can complicate troubleshooting.
Apologies for all the questions. But you can help people to help you by providing the information suggested in this forum's header:
Subject (Include model number and brief summary)
Model (Recommended - Helps the community give the best answers)
Body (Include additional detail including model version, firmware, OS and environment where relevant.)
They are there for a good reason.
It is an r6700v3. Sorry about that, i put this in the model section but i guess i typed it wrong
I dont think it is the device, becuase it is my printer, tv, cellphone, and laptop over wifi and my PC over ethernet.
For a day or so it is fine, but we have frequent power flickers, so the router is hooked up to a ups, but the printer and tv will lose power and wont be able to reconnect. same if i come home after work with my phone.
Sometimes the cellphone will say couldnt authticate connection.
FM: v1.0.4.102 says there is an update available, but i have to wait until tomorrow to do that. There is a browser interface?
With the wired PC, it will connect with no internet or say it is connected to an unknown device.
The phones, tv, and laptop will ask for me to reenter the password, then fail to connect. I will have to wait for it to happen again to get the excact message.
It is run off the ip provided zhone router/modem. I was told i cant connect the nighthawk directly to the IP. I am not sure that modem is the issue though, my cellphone extender is hardwired to it and never has issues.
There havent been any issues until recently, convieniently enough right after my free tech support ends. So I am not sure if there is a hardware or software issue going on right now
Thanks for the help!!
havocentral wrote:
It is run off the ip provided zhone router/modem.
Does this router/modem have a model number? Does IP mean ISP? (IP and ISP are different animals.)
havocentral wrote:
I was told i cant connect the nighthawk directly to the IP.
Who told you that and what explanation did they give?
Does "directly to the IP" mean directly to the ISP?
Never trust what an ISP says! If you are running one router after another, that is highly likely to cause problems.
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havocentral wrote:
I am not sure that modem is the issue though, my cellphone extender is hardwired to it and never has issues.
Again, I don't now what that means. What is this cellphone extender that has suddenly made an appearance?
The symptoms you describe are classic "two routers" issues.
Yes, ISP. They said only their modem can connect to thier network. It is consolidated.
I live in the middle of nowhere and haze zero cell service so there is a cel phone tower for my house connected to the modem so i have service.
As for the issues. I will read those links, but io do need see how the first modem is casuing the nighthawk to refuse connections. Especially after over a year with zero issues
havocentral wrote:
Yes, ISP. They said only their modem can connect to thier network. It is consolidated.
Again, I don't understand that. But there are some "bonded" DSL services that need special modems that Netgear does not make.
havocentral wrote:
As for the issues. I will read those links, but io do need see how the first modem is casuing the nighthawk to refuse connections.
That is possibly because you are not familiar with how routers work, especially when piled one on the other.
I asked you for details of your current modem.
Does this router/modem have a model number?If you are prepared to share those details then maybe you will get more informed advice.