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PLP2000 stopped working after power outage
My PLP2000 stopped working after a power outage. All lights are on and green, network displays unknown and no internet, unable to even access router at default gateway. Windows shows invalid ip ...
cdxliv wrote:
I would like to know if there's anyway of manually updating the firmware
There is no firmware on standard PL plugs. It is on the PLW wifi plugs.
Of course, there -is- firmware on both the PL plugs as well as on the power-line adapter built-in on the PLW.
Admit, I have never (none for a longer time) seen a formal way on how Netgear did support any of these powerline devices, since some community members discovered that software from another vendor can be used for checking and updating (where required).
Not uncommon, some relatively simple power supply designs are used on any powerline brand, this is undoubted the weak point on the reliability of these device.
So yes cdxliv the death isn't uncommon, sorry.
Of course, there -is- firmware on both the PL plugs as well as on the power-line adapter built-in on the PLW.
Not that I have seen.
What other magic do you expect to set the PLC password, and operate the pure PLC L2 communication? Every PLC module does hold firmware in a flash...
How else do you think the PLC encryption password does come to the naked chip?
Keep in mind even unmanaged switches are holding firmware and config, but it's not user upgradeable.
Keep in mind even unmanaged switches are holding firmware and config, but it's not user upgradeable.
In other words, it might as well not exist.
It's magic, it's not possible updating these devices with consumer accessible means. The firmware is fixed, so is the config ... very different from PLC devices.
Yes, Netgear seemed to depend on the PLC push button sync for user commodity, and to some extent on some no longer available Apps. This does not mean it does not exist.