RBR 40 is dead, cannot reset

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Hi, my RBK40 has been working most of the time during last 5 years. However this week I found the router is kind of dead... by "dead" I mean it does nothing is on rather than the green power on light. No top light, does nothing when try to reset, and of course no internet connection or control panel through browser/Orbi app. The satellite on the other hand works fine. Is there still any chance I can bring the router back to life or I need to look at new systems?

CrimpOn · Answer

az6351&nbsp;wrote:
The satellite on the other hand works fine.

Can you please describe more about how the satellite "works fine"?

Can connect to the satellite and browse the internet?

az6351 · Answer

Sure, I used a generic router to connect to Internet and used ethernet backhaul to connect the satellite (after reset) to the router, the satellite turned into an AP, allowing other devices to connect to the router through it (both cable and WiFi).

plemans · Answer

If the router was dead, you wouldn't be able to connect the satellite to it at all.&nbsp;
Can you access the router through the gui? (using its ip address)

az6351 · Answer

plemans&nbsp;wrote:If the router was dead, you wouldn't be able to connect the satellite to it at all.&nbsp;Indeed, I mentioned I used a generic router, not the Orbi one to test the satellite.

plemans · Answer

IF the green power light is on on the router, you can try recovering it.&nbsp;
You can try recovering it with tftp or nmrpflash. are you on windows? if so, follow this guidehttps://kb.netgear.com/000059634/How-to-upload-firmware-to-a-NETGEAR-router-using-Windows-TFTPjust make sure you enable tftp https://www.thewindowsclub.com/enable-tftp-windows-10and here's a video walk through using a tftp client. Use the built in one for windows 10 though. the video is more of an example of how its done. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9DLrLQrpawand if that doesn't work, you can try using nmrpflashhttps://github.com/jclehner/nmrpflash

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RBR 40 is dead, cannot reset

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