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R6080/AC1000 router connection
a couple of days ago i was updating the router after a power surge in my apartment building.. all went fine and the nighthawk app said it was updated then the router lost connection and has not come ...
I tried the recovery reset and the power and lan just flashed. I attempted the tftp but no luck, looks like the .img file for the firmware is no good or something.
cvillelife wrote:
looks like the .img file for the firmware is no good or something.
What tells you that? TFTP is tricky. You have to get it right. You should see a series of prompts and messages. They will explain what is happening and where things go wrong.
TFTP is a command-line operation. The router will send some sort of response if TFTP will sees the wrong or broken firmware.
- After I drag the .img file into the terminal(I’m on a mac) and hit enter the line after that says no such file or directory
cvillelife wrote:
After I drag the .img file into the terminal(I’m on a mac) and hit enter the line after that says no such file or directoryThat's not what you do. Read the instructions for TFTP.
How do I upload firmware to my NETGEAR router using TFTP on Apple macOS? | Answer | NETGEAR Support
Your Mac sees the .img files a a "disk image". It isn't. It is a data file.
You will get some idea of what you need to do from this:
How do I manually upgrade firmware to my NETGEAR router? | Answer | NETGEAR Support
In the case of TFTP, you access the .img file from the command line (see above).