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WNDR3700v3 Possibly Bricked
I have a very similar to issue to this thread here (the system says that I should create a new thread rather than to revive the old one, so here I am). The link to the instructions for how to upload ...
Thank you. Yeah, I actually replaced it with a Netgear Nighthawk R7000 back in May of 2018, but I was hoping to see if I would be able to revive this because if I can, I mean -- the router itself, otherwise, is good, not scratched up or anything like that.
(I'm *just* finally getting around to asking about trying to resuscitate this back to life now.)
The reason for it is because I was looking to see if I can re-deploy this router as a wireless AP, so that I don't have to run like a 300 foot network cable to our upstairs/2nd floor. (I also have the Amazon eero 6 wifi mesh network as well, but it doesn't have any RJ45 ports for the other wifi APs, and I have deployed one of my systems upstairs that is RJ45 only. WiFi doesn't work on it.)
Figured that if I can re-deploy this, then I won't have to deploy my Apple Airport express and a network switch, as this N600 would be more than sufficient for what my upstairs system needs.
But if the experts here can't really help where the router is beyond dead -- then e-Waste it is. I just thought that I'd give it a shot, if I can prevent it from going to e-Waste.
Only other thing would be to try a 30-30-30 reset, if this fails to bring it back to life then, time to let it go.
Good Luck.
Had to google what the "30-30-30 reset" was, but I did try it and the power LED still doesn't blink. Pity.
I appreciate your help. Thank you.
Gotta try.
Have a great weekend.
alpha754293 wrote:
Had to google what the "30-30-30 reset" was, but I did try it and the power LED still doesn't blink. Pity.
I appreciate your help. Thank you.
Go back a step. What does the power LED look like when you just start the router without trying to reset the thing?
Just another user with time on their hands.
Power LED is a solid amber for the entire time. It never switches to a blinking amber LED at all. It's always solid amber and remains that way no matter how long I keep it powered on for (e.g. > a day).
