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Jumptime
Oct 24, 2021Follower
XR500 power button blinking won’t connect to modem
My router has always worked fine, I came home from work today and my nighthawk was blinking white over the power button all other lights were off and it won’t connect to my modem/internet what is wron...
plemans
Oct 24, 2021Guru - Experienced User
A couple things.
1. you posted in the general nighthawk forum. You'd probably get better help in the pro-gamer forum for your device.
2. Did you try a factory reset? Push and hold reset for 7-15 seconds while its powered on. Then reinstalli t
3. what firmware is on the router?
4. are you able to access the router via a hardwired connection?
5. What modem/gateway is it connected to?