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Snu92
Jul 29, 2019Aspirant
WNDR4300 blinking/flashing power led after long reset
I just tried to do a factory reset to a WNDR4300, but I pressed for a long time the reset button, like for 15 seconds; until the power led started flashing really fast, and it is the only led that is actually working..
Thanks in advance
Thank you for answering... I connected the router to a pc with ethernet port and it didn't turn on, either the port of the pc or the port in the router. So I asked myself, if the router is completly dead then. And as a final approach I changed the DC adaptor, and the power led light stayed amber.... I did the factory reset again and that was the problem, a bad dc adapter
I hope this could help others.
Regards
3 Replies
- Snu92Aspirant
I tried to factory reset again, the router stays the same (Blinking yellow and amber at the same time the power led).... I cant connect my pc via ethernet because It doesn't have ethernet or lan port...
- plemansGuru - Experienced User
You could try reloading the firmware via tftp. I'll link to the procedure. You will need an ethernet port to do so. If you don't have a pc/laptop with an ethernet port, you can buy a usb to ethernet adapter. There's a bunch for reasonable price on online retailers.
https://kb.netgear.com/000059634/How-to-upload-firmware-to-a-NETGEAR-router-using-Windows-TFTP
- Snu92Aspirant
Thank you for answering... I connected the router to a pc with ethernet port and it didn't turn on, either the port of the pc or the port in the router. So I asked myself, if the router is completly dead then. And as a final approach I changed the DC adaptor, and the power led light stayed amber.... I did the factory reset again and that was the problem, a bad dc adapter
I hope this could help others.
Regards