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Other Router: Why is my tenda router on but not showing wifi name on android

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:31:11 -0700

Tenda router is on but not showing wifi name

⟐ Commented April 03, 2026 at 21:31 MST

Ubee DVW23C: My computer does not access to enter password for wi fi

Sat, 22 Nov 2025 21:42:52 -0700

Whenever I enter password for wi fi in my computer I doesn't desplay so I can't get wi fi.

Router: It is not responding while blue light is turning on

Wed, 24 Sep 2025 09:42:21 -0700

I am unable to reset by pressing till 5 to 10 second. Turning off and on by 10 times. All method applied. The device seems hang also not detected on app.

⟐ Edited September 24, 2025 at 9:42 MST

TP-Link Router: Why is my device disconnecting and reconnecting frequently every day?

Wed, 23 Jul 2025 01:12:17 -0700

Why is my device disconnecting and reconnecting frequently every day?

⟐ Commented July 23, 2025 at 1:12 MST

D-Link Router: How can I fix my D-LINK 224 router if the WiFi doesn’t have an interne

Thu, 17 Apr 2025 22:17:30 -0700

How can I fix my D-LINK 224 router if the router doesn’t have an internet access or connection

⟐ Commented April 17, 2025 at 22:17 MST

D-Link dir-645: Router not turning on and Dim lights Blinking

Thu, 30 Jan 2025 23:43:01 -0700

i have issue with my D-Link , when i switch on my D-Link the router is not switching on and dim lights are blinking in the router continuously. i don't know the issue . can we geta resolution how to fix the issue.

⟐ Commented January 30, 2025 at 23:43 MST

Router: JEXtream RG2100 5G is not seen on a printer or a cheep Ruko.

Sun, 13 Oct 2024 19:51:23 -0700

I have 12 out of 14 on the wifi .

It has a limit of 20 that can be on.

I just don't know what to do.

Apple AirPort Extreme Model A1034: Why does my airport extreme look diffrent on the inside?

Thu, 26 Sep 2024 08:45:13 -0700

On top of it refusing to reset, it has this on the inside. Any anwsers as to why, and how do i reset it?

AirPort Extreme A1521: New fan, high pitch noise

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 18:12:13 -0700

I just replaced the fan in my Airport Extreme today. Once i booted up the router, I'm now getting a high pitched noise. When I start the router, it initially doesn't make any noise. I can see the orange light, etc... But, once it starts "initializing", maybe 5 seconds after start, I get a constant high pitched noise. Since it's a brand new fan, I'm wondering if this is coil whine? If so, I don't understand how a new fan could cause this? Anyone have any ideas as to what's up? Or, maybe the new fan is just noisy? It's a sunon fan that i bought off ebay. Curious if anyone has any thoughts based on these symtpoms?

Doing some more research, I'm reading that sometimes replacement fans do have a high pitched noise. So, it might indeed be the new fan. It looks to be the same brand (Sunon) as the original, so I don't know why there would be noise. Very sad... Past my return period on this fan, too.

⟐ Edited by author September 23, 2024 at 18:12 MST

tp-link archer AX6000: The router stuck on blue circulating light

Wed, 10 Jul 2024 06:43:56 -0700

the router when I turn it on is stuck on the blue circulating light, after checking with the repair shop they said that it needs a new EEPROM (a piece where the firmware of the router is stored) which they do not have at the repair shop.
ill need a donation from a similar router from which they can take the EEPROM and install it on my router or I need to find a place where I can buy the EEPROM itself. can you please advise where I can order the EEPROM for the TP-Link AX6000 router?

Unifi Dream Machine: UDM Pro boot loop

Tue, 28 May 2024 07:06:43 -0700

I have a UDM Pro that has been running pretty good for a couple of years when it decided it would try to restart its self. When it did that, it went into a boot loop where it wants to be restarted. I restarted it a few times and even unplugged it to no avail. I am at a witts end on this. Any suggestions on fixing or should I replace it?

Router: What other router do I need to work with Vodafone 500mb

Tue, 21 May 2024 10:34:37 -0700

I'm having Vodafone 500mb fibre broadband installing tomorrow but I want to use my own router because I want a VPN on my router. I don't trust anyone nowadays. The router there suppling is a 5g Power hub. I want to buy a pre programmed VPN router with a VPN service. Does anyone know of a company who can do this for me. I don't want to pay anymore than £80 for the router. I will pay a monthly subscription for the vpn

Router: Amped Wireless R10000 randomly drops internet connection via wifi

Fri, 28 Apr 2023 04:46:12 -0700

I bought this router a little over a year ago, and now it randomly loses all internet connection via wifi for anywhere between 5 seconds to 2 minutes at a time (the signal itself does not drop) wired connections are not affected. My current internet speed is 100 mbps down/10 up. Router is at this link: https://www.ampedwireless.com/r10000.htm... and it looks like this:

The same thing happened with my old Netgear WNDR3400v3 (which lasted 4 months before i trashed it), I looked at my router admin page and saw duplicates of devices both which the same mac address and name, minus the duplicates there are 16 devices on the entire network, half of them are on the router itself while the other half are on a netgear extender [Model WN3000RPv3] (the router detects the devices on the extender). Is this system that quickly became horribly complicated and ineffective in my house cause this router to stop working properly?

⟐ Answered April 28, 2023 at 4:46 MST

Netgear Router: Netgear CAX30 Cablemodem/router stopped working

Tue, 21 Feb 2023 12:53:53 -0700

I have a 14 month old Netgear CAX30 Cablemodem/router combo that recently locked up. Only the ethernet lights remain lit. All the other light on the front panel are dark (power, LAN, 2.4, 5,g, , etc). I have attempted a reset multiple times, removed the power multiple times for 24+ hours.

When I plug the power back in, all that happens is the white ethernet lights (1-4) come on (even if nothing is plugged in) but nothing else happens. It does not go through a startup routine and it is not broadcasting a default wifi. I cannot access the unit via the ip address and it does not register with Spectrum (cable provider)

Is this unit "bricked" or is it repairable/recoverable?

Thank you for your input

⟐ Commented February 21, 2023 at 12:53 MST

D-Link Router: Wan Port Dead [D-link DIR 615 (h/w:X1)]

Tue, 27 Sep 2022 11:47:01 -0700

I have a D-Link Router.

Model Number: DIR 615

H/W: X1

The WAN port of this router is damaged and is not connecting. It has 4 LAN ports, but they are rarely in use. I want to convert one of the LAN ports to work as a WAN port so that I can use the internet.

I want to install a 3rd party firmware to unlock additional settings that are not provided by the D-Link firmware, as there is no option in its default firmware to switch ports configuration settings.

I have searched on the internet but I am not able to find any solutions.

#Image of all the port sections.

#Image of the device.

Router: I can't get the Wi-Fi on the modem to light up

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 18:12:27 -0700

I can't get the Wi-Fi on the modem to light up

⟐ Commented August 20, 2022 at 18:12 MST

TP-Link Archer C7: Laptop having trouble connecting to TP-Link range extender

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 21:56:05 -0700

Hi all,

I am having trouble with my TP-link range extender. I use it in access point mode and my laptop has a lot of trouble connecting to it wirelessly. The odd thing is that my phone connects to it without a hitch.

Sometimes my laptop connects to it in one go, sometimes it needs 20 attempts until it finally connects. I am wondering what I can do about it.

Things I have tried:

Different OS, changing the channels of our router and updating wireless drivers. My laptop uses a killer wireless card.

Hope anyone can help! Cheers

⟐ Commented November 16, 2021 at 21:56 MST

Router: Port Forwarding Is Not Working on an Xfinity xFi Gateway

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 18:19:45 -0700

First of all, I know that there have been many posts about this problem before, but from my research, there hasn't ever been a clear answer to it. Second, I have never had this problem before until I had received a new xFi router from Xfinity after I needed a network switch replaced. Xfinity said it was a free upgrade, and that the new router brought security enhancements and performance increases. At the time, I didn't really see any harm in upgrading it as it was free, but I was wrong. And finally, thank you in advance, as I know this is a very annoying issue that many people have been having since Xfinity rolled out the new xFi routers alongside a firmware update.

Yesterday, I was finishing setting up a locally-hosted Minecraft server that my friends and I would play on. I have successfully done this on past networks, and I even followed an official Minecraft wiki guide. However, when I went to port forward the server's IP address, I noticed that you could no longer do so through the xFi router's administrator page (10.0.0.1). It said I needed to do so through the xFi website, so I did and it seemed simple enough. Unfortunately, after port forwarding the server, no one outside of my home network could join. They kept getting errors that said the authentication servers were down or that the network was unreachable. There was nothing wrong with the server itself, as I could join it from another computer on my network. I left Minecraft's default port number as it is (25565), and I even manually tried inputing it into the xFi website instead of using the preset Minecraft option. I had previously disabled the advanced security option and was not using a static IP address per Xfinity's recommendation when I tried this.

Also, is there a way that I could use port triggering instead of port forwarding on my Xfinity xFi router? Port triggering is still available through the router's administrative log-in page, and I was wondering if it would still work in a similar way to port forwarding so that I can bypass the issues with port forwarding altogether.

I have looked at countless other blog posts and wikis on this issue, but none of them really had a clear solution to the problem. If any of you have gotten around it, please let me know and all help is appreciated.

AirPort Extreme A1521: Need Help Snapping Reset Switch in Place

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 15:30:20 -0700

Opened up my 1521 to clean and lubricate the fan spindle, and now trying to re-assemble everything. I’ve been stuck for way too long trying to get the reset switch to seat, it just will not snap into place. I placed the switch so that it just needs to be pushed about 1/16 inch into the plastic housing, but it will not budge. On the attached image, you can see that the bottom has engaged the white tab and is being held in place, red arrows. But on the top, blue arrow, the switch just will not snap under the tab. I’ve tried over and over again, but no luck. Is there a trick to getting this to snap into place?

Netgear WGR614v9: Will not power on

Sat, 10 Jul 2021 22:57:46 -0700

On 07-9-2021 router installed an update, about 30 minutes into the update I was on a flight. It appeared to work but after I turned it off has not powered back up in over 12 hours.

⟐ Commented July 10, 2021 at 22:57 MST