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Router power lamp won't stop blinking
Hello, My router (WNDR4500|N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Routerr|EOL from Netgear) disconnected after a brief outage, but when everything else was restored the router power lamp blinks and it w...
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
It is a known issue with that router. The firmware has become corrupt and you need to unbrick it. Download tftp2.exe and there's several videos on youtube that show you how to "unbrick a router." You will also need to download the firmware for that router from the netgear website where you'll have to select it on the tftp2.exe program to unbrick it.
wcalifas wrote:
Download tftp2.exe and there's several videos on youtube that show you how to "unbrick a router."
Usually best done with the native TFTP client. (tftp2.exe is kind of yesterday's toy.) You just have to enable it.
How to upload firmware to a NETGEAR router using Windows TFTP | Answer | NETGEAR Support
One video here: