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str8ridah
Jul 16, 2021Follower
my nighthawk X4S is not working it just has red light on power led
just red steady light no internet no nothing
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- plemansGuru - Experienced User
photos have to be approved by a moderator and can take as while.
Also, X4s isn't a model name. Look on the label and they're be an actual model name.
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