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What to do if your Services is Down
Hardware Failure?
Have you lost connection and need to know if the modem needs to be replaced? Review the details of the appropriate combination to verify hardware failure. For LED combinations not listed contact AT&T.
In addition to troubleshooting LED status, the following list contains examples of physical modem conditions that indicate the failure.
- Will not power on (no lights)
- Constant rebooting (i.e., modem reboots as soon as it completes its power up sequence)
- Physically damaged
- Modem is smoking
- Modem is making excessive buzzing/humming noises
- Modem is melted, misshaped, or smashed
2Wire 2000 Series
No Lights
- Verify that the power adapter is the OEM adapter sent with the modem.
- Verify that the power adapter is securely connected to the back of the modem and to a power outlet.
- Disconnect/reconnect the power adapter. Connect the adapter to another power outlet.
- Bad gateway or power supply.
Red Power Light/Red Power Light with Green Wireless
- Are you using the power supply that came with the modem?
- Bad gateway or power supply.
Flashing Orange Power Light
- Upgrade in progress.
- Flashing orange for more than 20 minutes indicates hardware failure. Replace the modem
Flashing Green Power Light
- Modem POST (Power On Self Test) in progress.
- If flashing continues for more than 60 seconds a POST failure has possibly occurred.
- Possible bad power supply.
Red DSL Light
There is a possible hardware issue.
All Lights Green but still Cannot Connect
Check out this post.
Westell/Netgear 7550 B90
No Lights
- Verify that the power adapter is the OEM adapter sent with the modem.
- Verify that the power adapter is securely connected to the back of the modem and to a power outlet.
- Disconnect/reconnect the power adapter. Connect the adapter to another power outlet.
- Bad gateway or power supply.
Flashing Red Power Light
Bad gateway or power supply.
Note: The power light flashes red briefly when the modem is booting up. If the flashing red light continues for 30 seconds or more, this indicates hardware failure.
All Lights Flashing in Unison
- POST failure or unrecoverable error. Hardware failure. Replace the modem.
All Lights Green but still Cannot Connect
Check out this post.
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