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p1r9t3
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Dec 03, 2025

Brand new BE17000 - No 2.4ghz

I just purchased this BE17000, I set up all of the wireless networks and then turned on guest. For the 2.4ghz guest wifi I gave it a name separate from the rest of them (netgear-iot) and saved the settings. Everything was working fine for about 2 days and I was able to see this separate network. Today, the network on the 2.4ghz disappeared and I cannot get it to come back.

 

I tried:

  • turning off smart connect at which point the 2.4ghz on the normal wifi goes away and I just see -5g and -6g.
  • I did a full factory reset and that did not fix the issue.
  • I tried unplugging for 2 minutes and then doing a factory reset, unplugging for another 2 minutes and turning everything back on and the 2.4ghz radio will not work.


    The 2.4ghz light on the front of the router is lit, but I cannot see the network from any device and it WAS working just fine for the first couple of days that I had the router.

1 Reply

  • FURRYe38's avatar
    FURRYe38
    Guru - Experienced User

    Try a 30-30-30 reset on the Router. If this fails to bring back 2.4Ghz with SC disabled, then I recommend returning the router to the place of purchase and get another. Possible HW failure on this one unit.