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Router's white Ethernet LED flashes continuously (at about 5 flashes per second)
The white Internet LED on my Netgear router (R7000 Nighthawk, AC1900) is flashing continuously (approx. 5 times per second), and it is causing the Link LED on my modem to flash constantly. It started...
Show Statistics is one of the purple buttons under the Internet Port pane.
Mine has been blinking for years, did you happen to change the LED blink or LED not blink setting.
You can disable LED blinking or turn off all LEDs except the Power LED. For information about how to do this, see Disable LED Blinking or Turn off LEDs on page 118.
Hi Netwrks and Searay,
Thanks for your suggestions. I've had the router for 2+ years and never had any issues. It sits beside my modem and I monitor the Link LED on my modem to see if anyone is trying to illegally use my wireless router to access the internet, in spite of the security measures I've taken. I first noticed the problem about a week ago after I power-cycled the router (and DSL modem) because the connection seemed slower than normal. I did not wish to turn off all of the LEDs because I would have no quick visual way of troubleshooting any issues that may crop up. Searay said that his LED has been blinking for years and it doesn't affect the operation of the router, so I can live with the blinking LED. I'm disappointed that I can't correct a problem caused by power-cycling the router. Could other people experience the same problem if there's an interruption of the AC power in their building/neighbourhood? Is this a problem that the manufacturer should look into? Again, thanks for your prompt offer of help.
Izzyp7029
There is always traffic on a network. If it's not user traffic, it's scans from the outside world. You can always check your devices for viruses or malware. The latter could generate extra traffic on a network.
Nothing wrong. Indicates line activity(which means the port is alive and working)
Thanks for your input. I'm just trying to understand what's different from a week ago when I power-cycled my wireless router. Prior to that event, the "Internet" LED on my router flashed whenever anyone within my network accessed the internet. When nobody was accessing the internet that LED was steadily on, or it would flash once every 5 - 10 seconds (I assumed that was a polling function). After I power-cycled the router it has been flashing non-stop at a rate of about 5 flashes per second. Reseting it (with the reset button on the baack) didn't resolve the problem. As I said, I'm just trying to understand what's wrong/different, and what (if anything) I can do to return it to the way it worked before. Also, is this something I should be concerned about (from a security perspective)? It is not that my communications are of a high-security nature. I just prefer my communications to be private (as much as that is possible in today's world). Thanks again.