WNCE2001 power led blinking green and no connection

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 and sorry for my bad english :)

I just registered here aswell to help you with your problem. This reply above helped me a lot, but it was very hard to understand.
So I will make a step by step tutorial now.
Here we go!

Steps:
1. Download the last Firmware from http://support.netgear.com/product/WNCE2001
2. Open Telnet Client and TFTP client. To enable them, open Control Panel > Programs and Features > click Turn Windows features On or Off in left side > enable Client Telnet and Client TFTP then click in OK.
http://s1.directupload.net/file/d/3234/8svqfrsi_jpg.htm
3. You have to connect the WNCE2001 to the computer via LAN.
4. Deactivate your normal internet connection!
5. Configure the computer with a static IP address of 192.168.1.2 subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 and gateway of 192.168.1.1
a. From the Start button, select Control Panel > Network Connections.
b. Right click Local Area Connection and select Properties.
c. Highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IPv4) and click Properties.
d. In the IP Configuration page, select the Use the following IP address check box and enter the IP address, subnet mask and gateway above.
6. Open a command window.
a. On Windows 7: From the Start button, go to the Search box, type cmd and press Enter.
b. type in "ping 192.168.1.251" without "" and press enter.
c. something like this will popup in the cmd window:

Ping statistics for 192.168.1.251:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 2ms, Maximum = 2ms, Average = 2ms

http://s7.directupload.net/file/d/3234/eqmkznfi_jpg.htm
7. If everything was successful until now then go on. Else repeat the steps and check for a failure.
8. Find and install your firmware.
a. Use the cd command to navigate to the directory/folder containing the firmware.
b. Run the command tftp -i 192.168.1.251 put firmware_filename, where firmware_filename is the actual name of the firmware file.
c. I did it like this:
cd C:\Users\jalloma2\Desktop\WNCE2001 Firmware Version 1.0.0.26 (NA)
*Press Enter*
tftp -i 192.168.1.251 PUT WNCE2001-V1.0.0.26NA.img
*Press Enter*
http://s1.directupload.net/file/d/3234/sl7dmutj_jpg.htm
9. Now you have to wait. It will auto-reboot. DONT DO ANYTHING :eek:
10. The power led is just green now without blinking.
11. Undo the 5. step. Delete the static IP address, subnetmask and gateway. and check Ip adress automatically.
12. Press the wps button on your router and on the WNCE2001.
13. just wait for it to connect and you are done.

My sources:
http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/18989/~/router-power-led-blinks-slowly-and-router-no-longer-works
http://forum.netgear.ru/viewtopic.php?pid=43796
http://www.andrels.com/wp-en_US/index.php/2009/12/how-to-enable-telnet-and-tftp-client-on-windows-7/

Good luck! :D

I just registered here aswell to help you with your problem. This reply above helped me a lot, but it was very hard to understand. So I will make a step by step tutorial now. Here we go! Steps: 1. Download the last Firmware from http://support.netgear.com/product/WNCE2001 2. Open Telnet Client and TFTP client. To enable them, open Control Panel > Programs and Features > click Turn Windows features On or Off in left side > enable Client Telnet and Client TFTP then click in OK. http://s1.directupload.net/file/d/3234/8svqfrsi_jpg.htm 3. You have to connect the WNCE2001 to the computer via LAN. 4. Deactivate your normal internet connection! 5. Configure the computer with a static IP address of 192.168.1.2 subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 and gateway of 192.168.1.1 a. From the Start button, select Control Panel > Network Connections. b. Right click Local Area Connection and select Properties. c. Highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IPv4) and click Properties. d. In the IP Configuration page, select the Use the following IP address check box and enter the IP address, subnet mask and gateway above. 6. Open a command window. a. On Windows 7: From the Start button, go to the Search box, type cmd and press Enter. b. type in "ping 192.168.1.251" without "" and press enter. c. something like this will popup in the cmd window:

Ping statistics for 192.168.1.251:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 2ms, Maximum = 2ms, Average = 2ms

http://s7.directupload.net/file/d/3234/eqmkznfi_jpg.htm 7. If everything was successful until now then go on. Else repeat the steps and check for a failure. 8. Find and install your firmware. a. Use the cd command to navigate to the directory/folder containing the firmware. b. Run the command tftp -i 192.168.1.251 put firmware_filename, where firmware_filename is the actual name of the firmware file. c. I did it like this: cd C:\Users\jalloma2\Desktop\WNCE2001 Firmware Version 1.0.0.26 (NA) *Press Enter* tftp -i 192.168.1.251 PUT WNCE2001-V1.0.0.26NA.img *Press Enter* http://s1.directupload.net/file/d/3234/sl7dmutj_jpg.htm 9. Now you have to wait. It will auto-reboot. DONT DO ANYTHING :eek: 10. The power led is just green now without blinking. 11. Undo the 5. step. Delete the static IP address, subnetmask and gateway. and check Ip adress automatically. 12. Press the wps button on your router and on the WNCE2001. 13. just wait for it to connect and you are done. My sources: http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/18989/~/router-power-led-blinks-slowly-and-router-no-longer-works http://forum.netgear.ru/viewtopic.php?pid=43796 http://www.andrels.com/wp-en_US/index.php/2009/12/how-to-enable-telnet-and-tftp-client-on-windows-7/ Good luck! :D

Thanks Jalloma2 for the detailed instructions. Worked like a charm!

jalloma2 Thanks very much. Works for me. Nice clear concise instructions. Exactly what's needed in this case where things are a little technical. Thank you! :)

Thanks so much for the HowTo - it helped me fix my adapter as well!

With one additional step: between 7. and 8., one might have to disable any active Firewall (check your AntiVirus software for that), to allow port access for tftp.

Kryzzle

my lan light is blinking very fast while my power light blinks slow both are green.

tftp times out ?

cheers

I have tried the advice already given and none of the websites with info are helping: www.wifiext.net "cannot be found" and the one mentioned with the tutorial gives me files that appear useless: Release notes telling me to go to wifiext.net for the download and an img file that I cannot open not matter what I use.

I've spoken with a Netgear support person telling me that the img file is where the firmware is, but I thought that was simply an image. I was also online live chatting and got cut off.

I've wasted so much time and could use any other advice possible.

Thanks!

When you are directly connected to wnce2001 with Ethernet cable you need to DISABLE wireless od the computer if there is one.

If you have active Internet on your computer when you use http://www.wifiext.net/ it will not reach so wifi on computer needs to disable

*.img,*.bin,*.chk is all fimrware extension Netgear uses.

I have tried to follow the detailed instructions (thanks jalloma2!) and all goes well until I try the tftp step when I get the message that the img file cannot be read. Is this a Firewall issue? Thanks for any help.