What Blinking Orange Means Across Router Brands
Orange or amber blinking light means different things on Netgear, TP-Link, Asus, Xfinity, Linksys, and Eero routers. A one-page comparison.
Signal: Router Blinking Orange Light
Full page| Brand | What it means on this brand | Recommended action |
|---|---|---|
Netgear Nighthawk series | Amber Internet LED = no internet connection. Solid amber = no Ethernet cable detected on WAN port. Blinking amber = cable connected but ISP hasn't assigned an IP address. | Check WAN cable, then reboot modem first, then router. |
TP-Link Archer series | Orange WAN LED = router is connected to modem but has no internet. TP-Link uses orange specifically for 'link but no internet' vs. white/green for 'internet active'. | Open TP-Link Tether app → Diagnostics → Internet to see exact failure reason. |
Asus RT series | Blue slow blink = normal startup. Orange/amber slow blink on the power or WAN LED = WAN connection failed. Solid red = firmware update failed (different issue). | Check ASUS router app or log in to 192.168.1.1 → WAN status. |
Xfinity / Comcast XB6, XB7, XB8 (gateway) | Orange blinking = device is connecting to Xfinity network. If it persists beyond 15 minutes, it indicates a provisioning failure. | Use Xfinity app → Troubleshoot → Restart Gateway. If persistent, call Xfinity — the issue is usually on their end. |
Linksys Velop, EA series | Blinking orange = router is in the process of connecting. Solid orange = connection failed after timeout. | Give it 3 minutes. If solid orange persists, factory reset is often faster than troubleshooting. |
Google Nest Wifi Nest Wifi / Wifi Pro | Google does not use orange — pulsing yellow means 'no internet'. Orange on a connected Ethernet adapter indicates the port is active. | See 'router pulsing yellow' for Google Nest — different page. |
Summary by brand
Netgear
Router Blinking Orange Light: Amber Internet LED = no internet connection. Solid amber = no Ethernet cable detected on WAN port. Blinking amber = cable connected but ISP hasn't assigned an IP address. — Check WAN cable, then reboot modem first, then router.
TP-Link
Router Blinking Orange Light: Orange WAN LED = router is connected to modem but has no internet. TP-Link uses orange specifically for 'link but no internet' vs. white/green for 'internet active'. — Open TP-Link Tether app → Diagnostics → Internet to see exact failure reason.
Asus
Router Blinking Orange Light: Blue slow blink = normal startup. Orange/amber slow blink on the power or WAN LED = WAN connection failed. Solid red = firmware update failed (different issue). — Check ASUS router app or log in to 192.168.1.1 → WAN status.
Xfinity / Comcast
Router Blinking Orange Light: Orange blinking = device is connecting to Xfinity network. If it persists beyond 15 minutes, it indicates a provisioning failure. — Use Xfinity app → Troubleshoot → Restart Gateway. If persistent, call Xfinity — the issue is usually on their end.
Linksys
Router Blinking Orange Light: Blinking orange = router is in the process of connecting. Solid orange = connection failed after timeout. — Give it 3 minutes. If solid orange persists, factory reset is often faster than troubleshooting.
Google Nest Wifi
Router Blinking Orange Light: Google does not use orange — pulsing yellow means 'no internet'. Orange on a connected Ethernet adapter indicates the port is active. — See 'router pulsing yellow' for Google Nest — different page.