Depending on the FW version you are on, you may need to tap the power button to wake up the Ethernet port. If you are still having issues then PM your contact details and we can work out a suitable time to troubleshoot whilst you are on-site. View solution in original post. Yep, that's the page I already found. His XP machine clearly indicates that it doesn't have a driver for this device - "The drivers for this device are not installed.
Code 28 To reinstall the drivers for this device, click Reinstall Driver. Perhaps the required drivers are not specific to the MR but are more generic, only they weren't part of the original XP or service packs. If so, perhaps someone knows of a locatin for drivers for this class of device?
Strongly doubt there is a driver required. This router does provide Internet access either as a wirelss access point to wireless clients or to systems connected over an Ethernet cable.
The features list of the marketing blush does clealry state "Simple setup with no software to install — just power on and connect". The USB ports aren't used for Internet access, in my undertanding ie. Maybe schumaku has put their finger on it.
How does the person connect to the Internet? LAN or wifi? From my own observation I would say this is slightly inaccurate as this is a micro-USB rather than a USB C port but the port in question is clearly the one referred to in the diagram in the manual.
Again according to the documentation the ethernet port appears to only be used for "Ethernet offloading", rather than to provide access from a LAN to the 4G network. Every peripheral requires a driver, but the drivers for most peripherals either come with the Windows OS or are downloaded automatically when Windows first detects new hardware.
Go into device manager and right click on a peripheral to see its properties and then choose the Driver tab and you will see details of the driver in use. For this device if I do this I see the details in my previous post, i.
That's how I read it. The first time you connect this way, your computer might display notifications about detecting a new device. I have no idea how this thing presents itself to Windows. Perhaps some generic network adapter? The easy way might be to take the whole collection to some other site with better Internet access , and see if Windows Update or something can find something more automatically.
Yep, pretty much my thoughts also. I'm just kicking myself slightly that I didn't come to that conclusion on my last visit so I'll need to visit again just to pack it up and bring it to my place, but oh well. And yes, I imagine it would present itself as some generic ethernet adaptor once recognised. Thanks for the tip about Device and Vendor IDs, but unfortunately I didn't note them down on my last visit - at least if things don't happen automagically when its on my LAN I'll have them available to investigate further.
Appears like, yes. As per a reply provided to the similar question in the community by ArodiD at. Convinced ArodiD is able to pick up from here so we have a formal Netgear expert for antinode at hand. Our MR are operated as pure WiFi hotspot devices, thus we have never bothered about the missing cable or legacy operation modes and drivers.
I've mixed the LB capability which allows providing mobile network access over the Ethernet port only, and optional powering by PoE - sorry, my bad. Suspect this is wrong: The Ethernet port is only for what is named " Data Offloading" - this is using it as an Ethernet connection to a wired Internet, ie.
For ethernet tethering to work the following condition mus be met:. There are some posts confirming that Ethernet tethering forwarding the mobile ISP IP direct to the Ethernet interface of the system configured is workable. Exact conditions - carrier specific firmware or generic Netgear provided bugware - are unclear. When I see that Netgar does still fail to provide a download for the M1 USB tethering drivers does not give me much trust in this product.
Are you able to point to the relevant documentation and firmware version for a Telstra M1 for Ethernet tethering to work? From memory sharing the M1's mobile data over ethernet has worked for me on every firmware release I've tried it on but I did update to the latest firmware available at the time when I got my device and didn't use the ethernet port till late last year.
It's a mobile hotspot designed to be portable, to be used as you move from place to place. There have been improvements made over time to ethernet functionality including adding an option to disable the ethernet timeout for the benefit mainly of those using the hotspot plugged into power with ethernet connected. By default and on old firmware ethernet would be disabled after 2 minutes of inactivity to minimise the battery usage.
I've connected the M1 to a R and it's worked fine for me. I took the battery out and used a QuickCharge 2. I can assure you it is not a joke and I use it all the time myself. Page 10 of the user manual states:. You can connect an Ethernet device to this port and you can offload your mobile Internet data.
The Ethernet connection speed is about Mbps. There is no harm in offering some additional assistance is there if someone is stuck configuring the device? You may want to try it out yourself before providing incorrect information on this topic.
Can you tell me where you are getting this incorrect information from? I gather you do not actually own a Nighthawk M1 otherwise you could have quickly tested that it works.
Can't find this capability documented anywhere - neither in the Netgear documentation nor on the Telstra sites. All show the set-up and usage as a WiFi hotspot only. Nothing else. Any reference to the documentation related? I can understand that the Ethernet port is powered-down under some operation conditions, ie. Netgear has massive problems - incomplete product specifications, poor documentation, downloads not provided - and the worst is suggesting the use of PM for community support.
Even worse than these expiring download links we often see in the community. This device is supposed to be a product.
It's handled like a toy instead. Rush to your manager, the M1 product engineer, the M1 product manager ArodiD and make them update and fix all these issues. And don't blame active tech pros like Case for providing incorrect information. There are no firmware or firmware release notes downloads available showing security updates, enhanced features, changes in the usability.
Before you reply: I can already hear you saying there is OTA download only. Appears Netgear does prefer to keep this information secret. Zero added information or downloads available on the referred page. Thank you both for your valuable feedback and your deep knowledge of our documentation. OTA is a Telstra preference as this is a customized device for Telstra. I hope this clears up your confusion of the Ethernet port.
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