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WNCE2001 power led blinking green and no connection
Hello,
I have a WNCE2001 wireless adapter that has worked for couple of months.
Now, the power LED is blinking green instead of being solid... usb powered or AC plugged...
I tried to access to it throught http://www.mywifiext.net but cannot connect.
Factory reset didn't worked.
I tried to push again the firmware using "tftp -i ip@ put firmware_file" following instructions found here : http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/18989/~/router-power-led-blinks-slowly-and-router-no-longer-works
Anyone got an idea why it is doing that? what could I do to fix it ?
I am a Mac user and did not see any reference to how to do the fix discussed by jalloma2. However, I was able to apply this fix from a Mac.
A couple of observations.
1. I use a MacBook air without an ethernet port. I found an older MacBook pro at work that has an ethernet port and used that machine. You can also purchase a USB to Ethernet adapter at Best Buy, the Apple Store, etc. - not expensive.
2. The link to the CNET website to download the TFTP Cient has an option to download a Mac version. You can also get the tFTP client at the Apple App Store. It works!
3. When configuring your Mac, use Network in the System Preferences ("gear wheel") app. Use the same settings for IP address, etc. specified by jalloma2. NOTE: After setting the IP address manually (and be sure to turn off WiFi on your machine), I tried to ping the WNCE2001 using the Terminal utility and I could not reach the unit; message was "timed out". IGNORE THIS.
4. In the Address field in the TFTP (Send) client, use 192.168.1.251. Press "File" and navigate to where you have downloaded the Firmware and then Start. THE WNCE2001 CAN BE FLASHED WITH THE NEW FIRMWARE EVEN IF THE PING COMMAND FAILED!!!!!
5. To test the success, with wifi still off on your computer, go to "mywifiext.net" from your browser. It will open and check that your firmware is correctly loaded an correct version (V1.0.0.26NA)
Hope that helps all you Mac users out there. Would also like to add my thanks to jalloma2 for a great post. BTW, I use this unit to connect my solar panels to my wireless network for monitoring purposes.
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- Nobody has ever experienced that : green power led blinking :confused:
What could I do to "restore" it :confused: - I got the same problem and don't know what to do.
What does that blinking mean?
Thanks - I dont know what that blinking means.
All I could find on the Net was a power LED blinking green on a router and it seems it was a firmware corruption.
No idea what the cause was though. Maybe a power failure or a power peak...
I have contacted netgear support as the unit was still on warranty, they make me reset the device but nothing changed. So they issued a RMA and we will proceed to an exchange of the unit. - This is the conclusion I have come to about the blinking green led via trial and error; poor signal strength.
- This is the conclusion I have come to about the blinking green led via trial and error; poor signal strength. I had moved the unit too far and it would not connect and just blink but moving closer achieved a solid wifi led.
- I was not talking about the wifi led... but the power one ;)
- The adapter suddenly stopped working. When switched on, performs a sort of quick check and the LED power switch quickly from red to amber to end in green. At this point begins to flash without stopping. The LED is used to power a regular basis if a cable is connected but the adapter is in fact unusable.
I tried to connect to the GUI in several ways but I did not succeed. I tried using direct ip set on the network card, I tried to DHCP, I tried using the link www.mywifiext.net and variations without success.
Is there a way to reflash the device? - Excatly the same problem here. Green blinking power-LED and no way to access the wnce2001 adapter. Has anyone contacted Netgear Support and not exchanged the adapter?
Greets - I have the same problem. Since couple of days ago, it started to connect to network after loads of on/off switching and today I gave up and wanted to reconfigure it again, but to no avail. Have the blinking power led, steady LAN and no W-Lan, ofc. Reset didn't work eather - nothing happens when pressing reset for over 5 seconds.
Please help!I have the exact problem: after a few months use, the unit (WNCE2001) suddenly starts Power LED green blinking and lost connection! Tried power up with “Reset" button hold;
"reset" button after powered up;
change to a different AC outlet;
.....
No success!!
Any other brand of such "universal wifi adaptor" recommended?
Thanks
Hi SV_Gary,
Can you please confirm that your WNCE2001 is running firmware 1.0.0.26 ? Also, is your modem/router updated?
Were you able to replicate the steps provided by other community members?
I look forward to hearing back from you.
Regards,NhanN
- Hi everyone... just registered because i had same problem and want to share how i fixed it:
First this to note is that, as stated in first post, blinking power led is due to firmware corruption.
To fix it you have to follow this tutorial:
http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/18989/~/router-power-led-blinks-slowly-and-router-no-longer-works
Just few considerations:
-Default IP should be 192.168.1.251 (even if your unit is "bricked"). You can check it by installing any software like fing or lookatlan.
-tftp is by default disabled in windows vista/7... just google how to enable it.
-As stated in tutorial you have to wait some minutes (2 or 3) after firmware upload to let wnce2001 to write new firmware... when it's done it will auto-reboot.
Example of command using last firmware:tftp -i 192.168.1.251 PUT WNCE2001-V1.0.0.26.img
Here you can find last firmwares:
http://support.netgear.com/product/WNCE2001
Hope this may help someone
