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Ethernet Connection good but WiFi not working
Hi ladies and gents,
I've got a Netgear R6400 router that is about a year or so old (maybe 2). About 2 hours ago the internet went out and I thought it may be an issue with my provider. Well, a...
I found the issue quickly upon reading the manual. It was a cat25 issue...
A bit of back story. Just after the internet went down, I observed my wife's cat walk from behind the TV. After finding the issue this is my determination...
Cat25 issue: My wife's 25lbs cat stepped on the router's 'wifi on/off' button and turned the wifi off. I held the wifi button and its now working. Thanks for the help!
I found the issue quickly upon reading the manual. It was a cat25 issue...
A bit of back story. Just after the internet went down, I observed my wife's cat walk from behind the TV. After finding the issue this is my determination...
Cat25 issue: My wife's 25lbs cat stepped on the router's 'wifi on/off' button and turned the wifi off. I held the wifi button and its now working. Thanks for the help!
> [...] My wife's 25lbs cat stepped on the router's 'wifi on/off' button
> and turned the wifi off. [...]
Many people can get the same job done using a much smaller cat.