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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 b...
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.
> [...] the power light went amber. [...]
TFTP recovery scheme?:
https://community.netgear.com/t5/x/x/m-p/1622096
The 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.Antinode,
"PING 192.168.1.1" replies back as "unreachable" with the PC configured as 192.168.1.10. DHCP isn't working. Is the ability to PING required for TFTP to work?
As to a good ethernet light, it appears to be pink. That isn't one of the colors and I suspect it is a prisimatic effect or perhaps the LED is amber and white combined with a prisimatic effect.
I am hopefull the previous owner bricked this thing with an upgrade that can be corrected. If not, I have a healthy power pack, two eithernet cables and a Gbit switch for $15.