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R6400 Will Not Boot
So the Wife and I have started exploring thrift/antique stores. While she dug through hosuewares I went to the electronics section. I found an R6400 that appeared almost new. I powered the unit. It booted and WiFi came up. My phone confirmed this. $15 later I had an R6400.
At home I was able to open the web interface. I nosed around a little. There was a notice that an upgrade was available. I held the reset button to default the unit to factory. This went well. A little later the power light went amber. I'll deal with this tomorrow!
Well today it will not boot. At power-on the power light flashes followed by a bright flash of the internet,(red) and ethernet,(pink) lights. Afterward there is a dim amber power with both WiFi and USB1 dim white.
Can someone please help me troubleshoot this router?
I may come back to this later. For now, I quit. The purpose of this router was to set up a VPN gateway. I have ordered a WNR3500Lv2.
I have had a 3500Lv1 in service for 9 years with great results. The v1 will be repurposed for for VPN using DDWRT firmware.
Thanks for the help.
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> [...] the power light went amber. [...]
TFTP recovery scheme?:
https://community.netgear.com/t5/x/x/m-p/1622096The instructions for the Win10 version of TFTP requires using the Power LED. Mine never comes on like it is described.
I can't get a good PING reply using the default IP address. I will try again later. I do get a good light when the PC is connected to the router so maybe I have a $15 Gbit switch.
> [...] I can't get a good PING reply using the default IP address.
> [...]
Actual command? Actual result? Copy+paste is your friend. "using"
which "the default IP address" where? Does your Windows system get a
good IP configuration from the (DHCP server in the) router? If not,
then did you configure it with a suitable static address? (What?)
> [...] I do get a good light when the PC is connected to the router
> [...]
Which "a good light"? As usual, showing actual actions with their
actual results (error messages, LED indicators, ...) can be more helpful
than vague descriptions or interpretations.
> [...] maybe I have a $15 Gbit switch.
That's possible. Perhaps the previous owner shed the thing for a
good reason.
TaterSalid wrote:
I held the reset button to default the unit to factory. This went well. A little later the power light went amber. I'll deal with this tomorrow!There is the more "severe" reset procedure:
- Press reset for 30 seconds
- Keep pressing reset while removing power
- Keep pressing reset for another 30 seconds while apply power
I would also investigate the possibility that the power supply is defective in some way. Look for something with the same volts and (+/-) polarity and enough amps.
Michael,
I have tried the reset several times as suggested. I also tried a 1A power supply. 1A should power this thing static and does without getting hot. The result was the same.
> [...] Is the ability to PING required for TFTP to work?
"ping" is a very low-level communication test. If it fails, then I
wouldn't expect much else to work, including TFTP.
If the normal restart and/or reset operations leave the gizmo in some
abnormal/confused state, and I were desperate, then I might try the
TFTP command at different stages in the start-up procedure, in the
(dim?) hope of catching it in a receptive state.
I know nothing, but I've read of people who claim to connect to an
internal serial port, which may allow some access to a more-than-usually
crippled device. A Web search may find examples.
I may come back to this later. For now, I quit. The purpose of this router was to set up a VPN gateway. I have ordered a WNR3500Lv2.
I have had a 3500Lv1 in service for 9 years with great results. The v1 will be repurposed for for VPN using DDWRT firmware.
Thanks for the help.
