Nighthawk x6 r8000 - Router works but no lights on

[hpfhpf]

My router seems to be working fine in all respects, except the only light lit is the Power light.  All the rest are off.  They turn on at some point in the boot sequence, but then go off and stay off.  Any ideas?  Should I care?  It does make debugging the Internet connection harder.

Router firmware is up to date.

[hpfhpf · Accepted solution]

Thanks for the fast suggestion, which led to the solution, though indirectly.

There is indeed an Advanced Setting controlling the LED lights.  But that was set to On. 

But there is also a physical switch on the back of the router that overrides the software Advanced Setting.  Who knew?  That was set to Off.  Not sure how it got changed, but, when switched back to On, all the lights came back on.  

Thanks again.

[microchip8]

There'sa setting in Advanced Settings where you can turn the LEDs on or off. Might try it.

[hpfhpf · Accepted solution]

Thanks for the fast suggestion, which led to the solution, though indirectly.

There is indeed an Advanced Setting controlling the LED lights.  But that was set to On. 

But there is also a physical switch on the back of the router that overrides the software Advanced Setting.  Who knew?  That was set to Off.  Not sure how it got changed, but, when switched back to On, all the lights came back on.  

Thanks again.

[michaelkenward]

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@hpfhpf wrote:

But there is also a physical switch on the back of the router that overrides the software Advanced Setting.  Who knew?  That was set to Off.  

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This often happens with the WiFi. The LED is also a switch. In those cases, cats and infants have been implicated.

Maybe you have a supersmart, mischievous, moggie.