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Hammerhead11111
Tutor
Oct 06, 2017
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Firmware update email wndr 4500

I got a email today to update my firmware on my wndr4500 for security reasons. After the update the Router no longer functions. I cant even login to it to it to downgrade the firmware. This update ha...
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  • Hammerhead11111's avatar
    Hammerhead11111
    Oct 06, 2017

    Thats not waht I was told. While holding in the rest button then power on ur router lights will blink. It worked for me. I did a lot of research on this problem. My router had a blinking greeen power light. This indicates a curupt firmware issue. I found a fix this is what I did.
    change ipv4 ip use the following ip 192.168.1.2
    download tftp2
    Enter 198.162.1.1 for server
    pasword for router =password
    Browse to ur path where the firmware u want to use is located.
    Click update.

    I was able to do this and fix my wndr4500. Im I happy I had to do extra work to fix this not at all

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DrRussKennewick
Aspirant
Oct 23, 2017

I just had the same experience when I used Genie to update my firmware on my WNDR4500.  I have updated several times previously on this router with no incidents.  HOWEVER, this time, the update corrupted my eprom, and I now have a bricked router.  I get the flashing green power light and have no way, that I am aware of, to save this 5 year old router from extinction. So, my word of advice is, be aware that even if you do everything correctly, and use Netgear software, you still run the risk of turning a perfectly functioning, albeit dated, router into a beautiful plastic paperweight.

 

Hammerhead11111 wrote:

I got a email today to update my firmware on my wndr4500 for security reasons. After the update the Router no longer functions. I cant even login to it to it to downgrade the firmware. This update has in effect bricked my router. Is there any way to recover from such a stupid error that Netgear caused.