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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.
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).