SRXN 3205 No ethernet but I got WiFi #25533784

Thanks to excellent support from the NETGEAR support guys, I got an RMA.

That said, there is a trick I used to get the router marginally alive until I get get my RMA. I did a hard reset with a machine connected via ethernet (Centos or any Unix flavor).... This was a trick I read about and been able to do this to another Netgear router...

I let the machine continously ping the router whilst it was going through it's reboot circle. It rebooted 11 times in a continous circle and FINALLY responded to a ping! When that happened I logged into the router.

I think now I know where the problem is and will send the router back to Netgear because absolutely NO one has experienced this problem:

Enabling TKIP+AES encryption kills the router... Additionally the router starts overheating.... I have searched high and low to see if anyone experienced this problem. It seems to be a combination hardware and software issue.

For now.. the router is on WPA2 AES only and has had intermittment uptime... I hope to send the router out on Friday and live with a little router during our mainteance window with hopes of getting a fast return.

With that said, I can tell you all that NETGEAR above even Cisco, keeps their word about their lifetime gurantee and that to me is a mark of respect to us the customer who shell out our bucks for such a gurantee. Thank you NETGEAR support!

On another note: I am sad to see my SRNX 3205 go. It has been a trusted friend and a WORLD CLASS VPN router that has outclassed those of it's time and beyond. It has seen more places around the world that most router in the places I have lived including Norway. It has been the most reliable router I have ever had the pleasure of working with. No other router comes close to its hardiness or its ease of use. I mean nothing.