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Netgear Nighthawk X6 Tri-Band WiFi Mesh Extender AC2200 - Lights flashing (HELP)
Hello,
I have this NETGEAR Nighthawk X6 Tri-Band WiFi Mesh Extender AC2200 that has flashing lights but no functionality after power was lost to it during a software upgrade. I assume there is no damage to the hardware itself and I think it might be fixable but I have no idea where to start.
Any ideas?
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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/nmrpflashThanks,
I am on Windows 11 but I think the process should be similar.
I just want to know, do you need an ethernet to usb interface to communicate with the router even if you have an ethernet port on your computer? And is the process of recovery different for extenders compared to that of routers?
Regards
Should work fine on 11. I've used it before.
If you've got an ethernet port on the PC, you can direct connect them.
The process is the same for router/extenders. I've used it a couple times
