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Nighthawk R6080 blinking green power light
Okay so here's the issue unit is out of warrnaty 1 week ago,, Now it won't work.... I tried to do an update on the router using the Nighthawk app. Now the power light just blinks green, none of th...
You can try recoving 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/nmrpflash
not very tech saavy, how do I enable tpft?
the link walks you through how to that I listed under "make sure to enable tftp"
Thank you . Sorry I asked before I read the link description.... What exactly will this do, will it compromise my in any way... It's new so I don't want to bust it....
mnmacd wrote:
Thank you . Sorry I asked before I read the link description.... What exactly will this do, will it compromise my in any way---compromise what? ... It's new so I don't want to bust it....----from the sound of it, its already broke and you're out of warranty. On the forums, we strongly discourage updating via the app and via wireless. Its supposed to be safe but whenever we see corrupt firmware issues, its when people updated that route.