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Re: Hot Linksys RE4000W's front lights are blinking. Can't seem to fix. Need new extenders?

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Just for kicks and finally got free time to mess around with the
"broken" Linksys RE4000Ws, I tried again.

I was finally able to connect to one that was resetted succesfully
and had no blinking light (solid) with both wifi and network cable
(needed to wait a minute to get its 192.168.1.1 address) separately.

As for the other one, I still could not reset it. It still gives me the
darn blinking flashing light forever even after pressing its reset hole
button for over five seconds many times when connected to power
(directly to power plug and with its power cable separately).

I tried manual network setup as shown in my
http://picpaste.com/pics/networkcableManualConnectedConfig-jVqHe8ST.1500760955.png
screen shot/capture. I also noticed Mac OS Sierra v10.12.6's manual
network configuration kept saying connected and then not connected back
and forth every few seconds with the connected network cables. When not
connected, RE4000's network light is off. I tried a few different short
network cables and ports too. When it says connected, the network light
is on, but no IP address and can't access 192.168.1.1 (pings and web
browsers). I think there's something wrong with this RE4000 since it
seems to be stuck in an endless loop. :(

So far, the new Netgear Nighthawk AC1900 Desktop WiFi Range Extender
(EX7000-100NAS), to replace them, is working decently after almost a
week. :)


On 7/16/2017 10:28 AM, Ant wrote:
> I finally got them resetted and see their wifi SSIDs, but I could not
> connect to them due to an error as shown in my
> https://s14.postimg.org/x4o4pusg1/Screen_Shot_2017-07-16_at_9.25.05_AM.png
> screen capture/shot. Both Linksys RE4000W and 13.3" MacBook Pro (2012;
> Mac OS Sierra v10.12.5) were about a few inches apart to each other! I
> still cannot connect to to them with a couple short network cables too.
> :(
>
> I gave up on them and decided to buy and set up a NETGEAR Nighthawk
> AC1900 Desktop WiFi Range Extender (EX7000-100NAS). Much easier to set
> up and way stronger (faster too, but not perfect) for 2.4Ghz wireless!
> Although I could not get its 5 Ghz wireless stronger (very weak and red
> color). I doubt they ever will use that wireless area.
>
>
> On 7/14/2017 9:05 PM, Ant wrote:
>> Hi!
>>
>> As of yesterday morning, I noticed my wireless speed was much slower
>>  recently on a few years old Linksys RE4000W. I noticed their front
>> lights were blinking. One of them blink nonstop. The other one blinks
>> for a while and then stop/solid and works, and then repeats again. I
>> noticed its uptime got resetted (autorebooted?). Even if I have them
>> close to my Netgear R6300 v1 router in the same room at about 100
>> feet, one blinks nonstops but the other blinks sometimes even if they
>> right next to each other on the same power strip. Also, both are hot
>> to touch (is this normal?). I also tried rebooting and powercycling
>> my router.
>>
>> I tried to reset them, but with its included setup softwares.
>> However, my MacBook Pros are using newer OS versions like Mac OS X
>> v10.11.6 (El Capitan) and v10.12.5 (Sierra).
>> http://www.linksys.com/us/support-article?articleNum=148522 shows
>> older versions. I am scared to install its software since it might
>> hose the systems. Is it safe to install and use?
>>
>> I read that they can be accessed with a network cable to connect and
>>  configure like to reset to factory settings, but the computers don't
>>  seem to get the IP address even after trying to reset the setings
>> with pushing the hole method for over five seconds. They keep
>> blinking forever.
>>
>> If they had gone bad, then what are good replacements to buy and use
>>  from local Southern CA(lifornia) retail stores (Fry's Electronics,
>> Costco, Best Buy, etc.)? I am not happy with these models after a few
>> years of using as you can see. :(
>>
>> Thank you in advance. :)
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