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Orbit RBR50 is non-responsive
My Orbit RBR50 router stopped broadcasting my network. A reboot didn't fix anything. I attempted to do a factory reset, but noticed that the power light remained green the entire time and I am still ...
Thanks for that. The top ring LED does not light up at all. Last night I attempted to connect to the router via a PC as you suggested, and could not do it. Couldn't even ping the router.
Try this:
https://kb.netgear.com/000059634/How-to-upload-firmware-to-a-NETGEAR-router-using-Windows-TFTP
Need to press the reset button for 30 seconds then release, then it send to PUT the command and upload the FW.
I had a problem on a Windows 10 PC where this didn't work to use TFTP, so I switched to a WIndows 7 PC and the TFTP worked.
https://www.thewindowsclub.com/enable-tftp-windows-10
- I can't get the power LED to turn orange. When I turn the router on the LED turns green, regardless of how long I've held down the reset button.
Last resort would be to try this:
https://www.snbforums.com/threads/custom-firmware-build-for-orbi-rbk50-rbk53-rbr50-rbs50-v-9-2-5-1-18sf-hw-v-9-2-5-1-18-1sf-hw.64414/page-3#post-590839
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi/Is-my-13-month-old-RBR50-bricked/td-p/2009904/jump-to/first-unread-messageIf this unit is under warranty, you should make contact wtih NG support to see what your options are.
- The second link doesn't seem to fit my failure signature. The first seems like a Hail Mary but probably worth trying before I throw away the whole thing. Sadly, I'm well out of warranty.
Thanks for the input.