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Retired_Member
Oct 09, 2021
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R6220 bricked with internet & wifi LED blinking

I was messing around with installing openwrt when it suddenly bricked and i can't access it anymore. The internet and wifi LED's are blinking when holding in reset button while starting router. I h...
  • Retired_Member's avatar
    Retired_Member
    Oct 19, 2021

    I figured it out.

    I set my IP to 192.168.1.10 and my gateway to 192.168.1.1 like you would when flashing with TFTP.
    This resulted in nmrpflash actually finding my router when advertising on the correct interface.

     

    On the router OpenWRT page, it states that for windows users you are required to connect to the router through a network switch. I tried connecting through a network switch but I still encountered problems.

    (I was connected through the switch when it finally worked though).