Orbi Satellite RBS50v2 - Blinking White Light - Can't Re-Sync or Reset

 iScream wrote:

Before I throw the satellite away -- Is there any option left?

A last resort is to attempt to flash firmware to the satellite using the Trivial File Transfer Protocol (tftp).

https://kb.netgear.com/000059633/How-to-upload-firmware-to-a-NETGEAR-router-using-TFTP-client 

https://kb.netgear.com/000059634/How-to-upload-firmware-to-a-NETGEAR-router-using-Windows-TFTP 

This is not for the technically shy.  The computer being used to tftp has to be changed to a static IP address for this task and then changed back before reconnecting to the network.  Wiindows has a tftp program in the "Widows Features" which can be activated.  I used the one recommended in one of those articles.

I have done this successfully a couple of times.  Download firmware for the RBS50v2 satellite from the Netgear support site:

https://www.netgear.com/support/product/RBS50v2.aspx#download 

Choose the firmware version that matches the router firmware. (The "+" sign displays all versions of firmware that are available.)

Unpack the zip file to extract the *.img file for the satellite.

I have found that tftp is touchy.  There is a brief window of time after a unit is powered up when it looks for a tftp connection.  After that, it has moved on to regular startup and no longer accepts tftp.  It has taken me 6-8 attempts to get the magic "file transferring" notice.

Also, I am not entirely clear which IP address the satellite will be at during this brief time.  Cannot remember if it was 192.168.1.1 or 192.168.1.254 or......