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Nighthawk Mesh wifi extender EX8000 blinking red power light
My extender just stopped working about a week ago and every since has had a blinking red power light. All other led lights are blinking white. I can't get into mywifiext site to update the firmware. ...
So your issue right now is getting to the proper command prompt?
I just tested on mine and it works fine.
Maybe screen snips of what you're doing and where you put things will help more
Well, I went ahead and called netgear. They did some additional testing and it appears to be hardware related. I didn’t pay for them to do any software changes because they charge a lot and I can just get a new updated extender for just a little more. However, it won’t be netgear this time. They should support for life. If it was their update that didn’t finish all the way, which they will never admit, then their software support should just be free. I’m not convinced it’s hardware. They are a business. Blame it on hardware then the customer has to buy a new one. I’m convinced it’s a method to just make customers spend more money.
I looked online for other videos with command prompt lines to the desktop. Didn’t find them. I’m on windows 11. Maybe there is a difference. That said, I spent hours trying different things, searching, and calling netgear. It’s all part of their plan I’m sure. But my money will go elsewhere this time.
I looked online for other videos with command prompt lines to the desktop. Didn’t find them. I’m on windows 11. Maybe there is a difference. That said, I spent hours trying different things, searching, and calling netgear. It’s all part of their plan I’m sure. But my money will go elsewhere this time.