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RBR50 Flashing White Continually - Won't allow for ethernet connection either
Orbi RBS50 Flashing White Continually - Won't allow for ethernet connection either jstrada Follower Hello all, I am looking (and h...
So with the RBR disconnected from the ISP modem, connect 1 wired PC to the back of the RBR and press the reset button for 15 seconds then release. Does the top ring LED turn on WHITE and blink then slowly pulsate white?
Are you able to access the RBRs web page at 192.168.1.1 at all after the LED slowly pulsates WHITE?
Thanks for getting back to me FURRYe38. I just ran through your instructions a few times, and the below outcome is reproducible everytime.
-The top ring LED is blinking white (a 1 second interval).
-If I hold the reset button for 15 seconds I see the following behaviors.
-20 seconds after the reset the top ring LED goes from blinking white to pulsating white (a 1.5 second interval).
-40 seconds after the reset the top ring LED goes dark for a second then quickly blinks green then orange and then another very quick flash of orange.
-After that the top ring LED goes back to blinking white.
>Are you able to access the RBRs web page at 192.168.1.1 at all after the LED slowly pulsates WHITE?
Unfortunately not
FURRYe38 wrote:So with the RBR disconnected from the ISP modem, connect 1 wired PC to the back of the RBR and press the reset button for 15 seconds then release. Does the top ring LED turn on WHITE and blink then slowly pulsate white?
Are you able to access the RBRs web page at 192.168.1.1 at all after the LED slowly pulsates WHITE?
I would say that the RBR is faulty and needs replaced. Even if the TFTP method doesn't work. :smileysad:
My experience with TFTP has been that it is a bit "touchy".
First, connecting the computer and router is not simply running a cable between them. The darn computer has to be set to a Static IP, including correct subnet mask (255.255.255.0).
There is only a brief window of time when the router will accept a TFTP connection. Too soon is "too soon" and once the window passes, the router quits listening. The sequence is:
- Get TFTP all set up with the correct file and ready to "send"
- Press the router power button.
- Count to (some number)
- Press Send
- Wait to see what happens.
- When the file does not get sent, turn off the router and go back to step 1.
It once took me six tries to hit it just right.
Or... maybe I am just not adept at this.
