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Joe_Ash
Feb 28, 2022Aspirant
RAX80 Power led is white no others will light up, led switch is on.
I did a power cycle on my modem/router last night and now it is a brick. The power led comes on but no other leds will light. The led switch is on, and I am unable to connect to the device nor can ...
plemans
Feb 28, 2022Guru - Experienced User
You can try recoving it with tftp or nmrpflash.
are you on windows? if so, follow this guide
https://kb.netgear.com/000059634/How-to-upload-firmware-to-a-NETGEAR-router-using-Windows-TFTP
just make sure you enable tftp
https://www.thewindowsclub.com/enable-tftp-windows-10
and here's a video walk through using a tftp client. Use the built in one for windows 10 though. the video is more of an example of how its done.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9DLrLQrpaw
and if that doesn't work, you can try using nmrpflash
https://github.com/jclehner/nmrpflash
Joe_Ash
Mar 09, 2022Aspirant
Thanks for the suggestion, however the router right now is a brick, no access and only the power light comes on. I have moved on to a different brand of router. Not sure I'll come back to netgear products or not.
- BillyHSatJun 15, 2022Guide
Same exact issue here except with a CAX-80. Netgear doesn't want to have anything to do with attempting to repair this other than try to get me to buy a Gearhead subscription. This is clearly not a software issue as there's no way to access the device at all. I did buy another CAX-80 hoping I could repair this one, but I'm not having any luck finding a repair depot for hardware issues. I believe the board itself is faulty.