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alekr386
Tutor
Jun 25, 2021

r7450 not connecting to modem

i bought a nighthawk r7450 from walmart because my other wifi router from out internet service provider (spectrum) was fried by lightning this after noon ive done everything correct on setting it up b...
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alekr386's avatar
alekr386
Tutor
Jun 25, 2021
plugged laptop into modem and says no internet connection
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plemans
Guru - Experienced User
Jun 25, 2021

did you power off the modem, give it a couple minutes and power it back on? (disconnect the laptop during this)

If you did and you still don't get a connection, seems to indicate a modem issue

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    michaelkenward
    Guru - Experienced User
    Jun 25, 2021
    plemans wrote:

     

    If you did and you still don't get a connection, seems to indicate a modem issue

    Yup.