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abdfahim
Sep 13, 2022Follower
Seems like my Nighthawk AX6 6-Stream AX5200 WiFi Router (RAX48) keeps rebooting continuously
My AX5200 WiFi Router (RAX48) was working without a glitch until last month when I unplugged the router for a month as I went overseas. When I returned, I could not connect to the router through WLAN...
- Sep 13, 2022
When the power light is blinging orange or white, it tends to indicate a boot/corrupt/firmware issue.
You've tried the reset.
You can try recovering 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
plemans
Sep 13, 2022Guru - Experienced User
When the power light is blinging orange or white, it tends to indicate a boot/corrupt/firmware issue.
You've tried the reset.
You can try recovering 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