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R7000, 2.4G not working
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R7000, 2.4G not working
Hi
Our old R7000 router recently lost 2.4 connectivity. THe 2.4G light on the router is off, or sometimes very dim, and our devices connect only to 5G. I turned off modem and router, and restarted, and also reset the router, but no luck.
Anything else to try, or should I assume the router 2.4g is gone.
thanks much, Mike
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Re: R7000, 2.4G not working
@zebo wrote:Hi
Our old R7000 router recently lost 2.4 connectivity. THe 2.4G light on the router is off, or sometimes very dim, and our devices connect only to 5G. I turned off modem and router, and restarted, and also reset the router, but no luck.
Anything else to try, or should I assume the router 2.4g is gone.
thanks much, Mike
The second LED indicator from the right side is a combination indicator and switch. Press and hold for 2 seconds and the Wi-Fi radios will be turned off. You may have to toggle them on/off a couple of times.
It sometimes helps to do the firmware default reset a couple of times waiting a few minutes in between cycles.
If these do not help, it is safe to assume your 2.4 GHz radio is gone.
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You could try a hard reset and see if that fixes anything. If not, that router model is a pretty old one now and if you have had it a long time, it is likely that the electronics on the inside have given up.
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Re: R7000, 2.4G not working
Thanks much,
It seems to be working now, though the light doesn't work. I did a reset (pressing the knob in the hole) which didn't seem to work, but our electricity wnet off 3 times a few hours later (Los Angeles winds) and then it seemed to work. Maybe that is similar to doing the reset a few times like you suggested.
When I added the app to my phone, I also changed some setting so it automatically goes from 2.4g to 5 and back, if that mattered. I assume that is why the tv no longer shows separate 2.4 and 5 options to connect to.
Out of curiosity, is the "firmware default reset" you suggested or the "hard reset" suggested by JWS different than pushing in that button with a tiny screwdriver.
thanks for the suggestions.
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Re: R7000, 2.4G not working
@zebo wrote:Thanks much,
It seems to be working now, though the light doesn't work. I did a reset (pressing the knob in the hole) which didn't seem to work, but our electricity wnet off 3 times a few hours later (Los Angeles winds) and then it seemed to work. Maybe that is similar to doing the reset a few times like you suggested.
When I added the app to my phone, I also changed some setting so it automatically goes from 2.4g to 5 and back, if that mattered. I assume that is why the tv no longer shows separate 2.4 and 5 options to connect to.
Yes
Out of curiosity, is the "firmware default reset" you suggested or the "hard reset" suggested by JWS different than pushing in that button with a tiny screwdriver.
No
thanks for the suggestions.
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