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RBS50 stopped working
Over night the RBS50 stopped working. I tried to reset it but it did not work. After a few resets, the reset button does not work anymore. I tried the TFTP client method but my computer doesnt even r...
Using TFTP (or nmrpflash: https://github.com/jclehner/nmrpflash
depends on making connection to the correct IP address.
After a Factory Reset, the original RBR50 router defined 192.168.1.1 as the IP address when booting up, and the RBS50 satellite defined 192.168.1.250 for the IP address .
(when the AX products were introduced, Netgear changed the IP address. Ralph Waldo Emerson: "a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds." No one will ever accuse Netgear of consistency.)
So if the computer running TFTP is trying to connect to 192.168.1.1, there is nothing there.
Using TFTP is not a trivial exercise. (not nearly as ambitious as connecting to the serial port, but still "out of the ordinary"). I have used TFTP on a number of occasions with an RBR50 and on one attempt had failed five times in a row. "well, time to get out the hammer and beat this into tiny pieces. Oh, what the heck, why not try it a couple more times." On try six, it worked!
My feeling is that TFTP is really sensitive to timing. a second too early, and it fails. a second too late, and it fails.
And, yes, it could be e-waste.