R6050 AC7050 power light stays amber, no wifi

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My&nbsp;R6050 AC7050 has worked the last few years.&nbsp; Now when i turn it on the power light stays amber, and none of the other lights come on.&nbsp; There is no wifi.&nbsp; User manual has no siutation where power light stays amber.&nbsp; Here is what it says for Blinking amber. "The firmware is upgrading, or the Restore Factory Settings button was pressed".&nbsp; But it is not blinking.&nbsp;I tried pressing&nbsp;Restore Factory Settings button with a paper clip but I don't think there is a button.&nbsp; It is just a hole and when I put paper clip in there, I don't feel it pressing any button.

plemans · Answer

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

bgswsi · Answer

Thanks for the help.&nbsp; Yes I am on windows 10 but I couldn't figure out how to upgrade firmware.&nbsp; The&nbsp;TFTP link on the video page gives me a 403 forbidden access error:&nbsp;&nbsp;http://www.shadowsoftware.net/shadowgameworld/downloads/So I gave away the R6050 router to someone on craigslist who thought he could get it working.&nbsp; I bought a new Netger R6080 AC1000 router on sale for $40 and am using that instead.&nbsp;

michaelkenward · Answer

bgswsi&nbsp;wrote:
I bought a new Netger R6080 AC1000 router on sale for $40 and am using that instead.
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How fast is your Internet connection? If is is above 100 Mbps then the R6080 isn't fast enough.
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The R6080 tops out at 100 Mbps (100BASE-Tx) on the WAN/LAN. That is a lot slower than the R6050, which does 1000 Mbps (1000BASE-T).
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bgswsi&nbsp;wrote:
The&nbsp;TFTP link on the video page gives me a 403 forbidden access error:&nbsp;&nbsp;http://www.shadowsoftware.net/shadowgameworld/downloads/
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No idea where that came from. The video link that plemans posted works:
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Netgear Blinking Power LED Firmware Fix/Re-Flash Step by Step Guide (WiFi Extenders and Router) - YouTube
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This is the local TFTP link:
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How to upload firmware to a NETGEAR router using Windows TFTP | Answer | NETGEAR Support
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bgswsi · Answer

Thanks again.&nbsp; Speed test says my Spectrum internet is 44 mbps download and 10 mbps upload.&nbsp; Are there home providers that offer more than 100 mbps?&nbsp; The TFTP link I gave that won't work for me is from the you tube site that&nbsp;@plemans&nbsp;posted.&nbsp; It's on the same video link you posted:&nbsp;&nbsp;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9DLrLQrpaw&nbsp;Yes I saw the TFTP step by step guide but I couldn't follow it so gave away the router.&nbsp; I no longer have the R6050.&nbsp; So R6080 is slower than R6050?&nbsp; I thought newer model would be better.

michaelkenward · Answer

bgswsi&nbsp;wrote:
Are there home providers that offer more than 100 mbps?&nbsp;
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Sure are. Plenty of&nbsp;people&nbsp;turn up&nbsp;here with 400 Mbps&nbsp;services and some go up to !000 Mbps.
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In many countries anyone offering less than 100 Mbps these days wouldn't stand much chance.
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Just as important for some of us is local network traffic. With half a dozen NAS boxes, an Arlo camera system and various&nbsp;media devices, I&nbsp;would struggle with local traffic stuck at 100 Mbps.
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I am surprised that Netgear still lets any 100BASE-Tx routers out of the building.
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