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RBR50 spontaneously bricked itself this morning - factory reset has no effect - what are my options?
I woke up to find I had no wifi and no internet. My two satellites had solid magenta rings. The router had power but no illuminated ring. I I tried to connect directly to the router via ethernet I co...
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.
If tftp doesn't work, try nmrpflash.
I've had luck with that when tftp didn't work.
plemans wrote:If tftp doesn't work, try nmrpflash.
I've had luck with that when tftp didn't work.
https://github.com/jclehner/nmrpflash
Thanks for the suggestion. I tried it and it didn't work/was not able to flash the firmware. It never detects the router once turned on ("Waiting for physical connection." leads to "Error: Ethernet cable is unplugged."). I tried all the ports.
Sounds like your RBR is bad. I would make contact with NG support to see what your options are.
plemans wrote:If tftp doesn't work, try nmrpflash.
I've had luck with that when tftp didn't work.
https://github.com/jclehner/nmrpflash
Thanks for the link. Noticed that no Orbi models are included in the ReadMe information.
You have had luck using nmrpflash on an Orbi?
FURRYe38 wrote: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.Where and what are steps 1 though 5 in that document?
Seems like NG is leaving out some important steps, like how to prepare the router for the TFTP connection...
Thanks but I tried that already via these instructionns and it doesn't work.
https://kb.netgear.com/000059633/How-to-upload-firmware-to-a-NETGEAR-router-using-TFTP-client
The instructions seem to assume that the router still responds to the reset procedure (e.g., both sets of instructions refer to the power LED changing color) but that does not happen on my unit no matter how I reset it. And ignoring that and proceeding anyway results in nothing (pressing PUT does nothing/never completes).
