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Netgear Genie vs Nighthawk app
I previously owned a Nighthawk R8500 that was managed by the Netgear Genie. The R8500 died (I suspect the cat laying on it had something to do with that). Just purchased a Nighthawk RAX43, downloaded...
Don't suppose you have a wireless extender sitting around that you'd connected and setup thats still broadcasting?
Or maybe a neighbor you gave the info to for setting up their own extender with?
Because it does look like something is broadcasting. And you logged into the current router (via the browser) to make sure the "private" one wasn't on there.
Guru, I do have a Nighthawk extender that was originally configured with the R8500 router. I set it up yesterday with the new RAX43 router setup and new SSIDs. If it is just "extending," how can it project something from a router that is no longer here? And, what can I do about it?
Thank you.