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mgpaulus
Aug 15, 2022Aspirant
Will my RBR850 auto update without the console available?
I have a hybrid system with a RBR850 and a couple of RBS750s. Unfortunately, during the last 'silent' firmware upgrade, I got hit with the "hey, you don't need to know jack squat about what we are d...
- Aug 17, 2022
mgpaulus wrote:So, back to my original question: How do I convert a .chk file to a .img file, since the instructions clearly indicate I should upload a .img file to the router?
It's confusing and incorrect. The CHK file is the correct Orbi firmware file. Try uploading it or else first rename the CHK file to IMG and then upload, as was recommended for this other Orbi firmware thread: https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi/RBW30-Firmware-Update-chk-vs-img/td-p/1956195
FURRYe38
Aug 15, 2022Guru - Experienced User
What FW version do you have loaded now?
Do you mean telnet? Telnet was removed back in mid v3 FW versions. I guess you hadn't had a FW update since then or things were auto updated with out changing that. Telnet is not longer supported on Orbi systems. Security risk.
- mgpaulusAug 15, 2022Aspirant
Nope, not talking about telnet. I'm talking about opening a browser and trying to get to 192.168.0.1 and getting a "page not found" error, with both http and https. Also, the Orbi app on my iPhone wasn't giving me any kind of response, I'm presuming for the same reason. Oh, and if I did try a 'telnet 192.168.0.1 80' or a 'telnet 192.168.0.443' from one of my linux boxes, I got back nothing, nada, squat.
- FURRYe38Aug 15, 2022Guru - Experienced User
What FW version do you have loaded now?
There was a auto update event that caused many users to loose access to the RBRs web page. As mentioned, A factory reset and setup from scratch solved that.
mgpaulus wrote:
Nope, not talking about telnet. I'm talking about opening a browser and trying to get to 192.168.0.1 and getting a "page not found" error, with both http and https. Also, the Orbi app on my iPhone wasn't giving me any kind of response, I'm presuming for the same reason. Oh, and if I did try a 'telnet 192.168.0.1 80' or a 'telnet 192.168.0.443' from one of my linux boxes, I got back nothing, nada, squat.