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RBR50 BRICKED during update to 2.1.4.16
My Orbi system - an RBR50 with two RBS50 satellites - had been working fine for a year or more. Not being an avid reader of the Netgear forums, I made a fatal mistake: I trusted the Orbi's software t...
Thanks, FURRYe38 - The link you provided is broken, but googling turned up this page, which is probably the new version of what you were pointing to:
https://kb.netgear.com/000059633/How-to-upload-firmware-to-a-NETGEAR-router-using-TFTP-client
And, yes, it did the trick.
You can give this a try:
https://kb.netgear.com/22688/How-to-upload-firmware-to-a-NETGEAR-router-using-TFTP
Use the TFTP program thats built into windows, do NOT use the on stated in the link. It doesn't work. The one built in with windows does.
You'll need a LAN wired PC connected with the router.
IF this fails, you'll need to contact NG support and ask for an RMA.
I recommend doing any FW updates with a LAN wired PC connected to the router.
Thanks, FURRYe38 - The link you provided is broken, but googling turned up this page, which is probably the new version of what you were pointing to:
https://kb.netgear.com/000059633/How-to-upload-firmware-to-a-NETGEAR-router-using-TFTP-client
And, yes, it did the trick.
Ok, i think my copy and past from a different post was truncated. Glad it worked out.
Enjoy. :smileywink: