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WNCE4004 corrupt firmware?
The unit is blinking red indicating "the firmware is corrupt. See the User Manual for instructions." However the user manual makes no further reference to the issue. Is anyone able to point me in t...
You can try recovering it with nmrpflash or tftp. Not sure if it'll work as that device is from 2012.
MIght be worth upgrading because it might not just be a corrupt firmware but storage chip finally giving up.
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
Thanks, I'll try that.
If it doesn't work, what would you suggest replacing it with? As you say it is quite old.