I recently bought a XR500 router and the two connected computers always show a flashing white lift and my ps4 and lg oled tv always show a flashing amber light. It’s seems the tv gets kicked off network a lot. Are they supposed to be amber? Or is there a setting to change?

Ok I will try that when I am home from work today

LED colors are a indication of speed of the connection between the router and devices connected. Amber means that the speed is 100mb while WHITE is 1000Mb. Be sure your using good quality LAN cables. CAT6 is recommended.

I bought all new cat6 cables and still have the same lights. The colors follow the devices if I change where they are plugged in. Everything is within 10’ of router

You don't happen to have a external Gb network switch do you? Something you could connect between the router and your devices? https://www.netgear.com/support/product/GS105.aspx Sounds like something is possibly wrong with your devices...If these are the only ones doing this.

No switch, spectrum supplied arris modem connected to router.

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FURRYe38
Guru - Experienced User
Jul 21, 2019
LED colors are a indication of speed of the connection between the router and devices connected. Amber means that the speed is 100mb while WHITE is 1000Mb.

Be sure your using good quality LAN cables. CAT6 is recommended.
- TheMattMan
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  Jul 22, 2019
  I bought all new cat6 cables and still have the same lights. The colors follow the devices if I change where they are plugged in. Everything is within 10’ of router
  - FURRYe38
    Guru - Experienced User
    Jul 22, 2019
    You don't happen to have a external Gb network switch do you? Something you could connect between the router and your devices?
    https://www.netgear.com/support/product/GS105.aspx
    
    Sounds like something is possibly wrong with your devices...If these are the only ones doing this.

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