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[WNCE2001] led power still blinking green
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 sto...
Some other forum threads have instructions on how to re-download the firmware, which is the only way to fix the blinking power LED which indicates corrupted firmware. Here are links to the instructions:
http://forum1.netgear.com/showthread.php?t=84121
A more detailed version is posted in this thread:
http://forum1.netgear.com/showthread.php?p=448269
And here are some detailed and clear instructions from Netgear. Note that these are for a different router, but they work as long as you use the proper IP address for the WNCE2001, which is 192.168.1.251, when you issue the tftp command:
http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/18989/~/router-power-led-blinks-slowly-and-router-no-longer-works
http://forum1.netgear.com/showthread.php?t=84121
A more detailed version is posted in this thread:
http://forum1.netgear.com/showthread.php?p=448269
And here are some detailed and clear instructions from Netgear. Note that these are for a different router, but they work as long as you use the proper IP address for the WNCE2001, which is 192.168.1.251, when you issue the tftp command:
http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/18989/~/router-power-led-blinks-slowly-and-router-no-longer-works