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XR500 - led power won't stop blinking and my internet doesn't work
Hi guys, Since a power outage at my house my XR500 won't work and now I can't play or use my devices, the led power is blinking systematically. I can't also do a factory reset on the XR500, I d...
> I'm on Mac by the way, do you have a TFTP link for Mac ?
Follow the link in the posting cited above:
https://community.netgear.com/t5/x/x/m-p/1533866#M87578
You still have to configure the Mac's Ethernet interface with static
parameters (System Preferences > Network > Ethernet <X> > Configure
IPv4: Manually), but the values for Windows should work as well on a
Mac.Possibly interesting:
https://community.netgear.com/t5/x/x/m-p/1934828
https://community.netgear.com/t5/x/x/m-p/1758207A Web/forum search might find more.
> [...] the led power is blinking [...]
You may be a candidate for the TFTP recovery scheme. See, for
example:
Hi thank you for the reply,
I'm on Mac by the way, do you have a TFTP link for Mac ?
> I'm on Mac by the way, do you have a TFTP link for Mac ?
Follow the link in the posting cited above:
https://community.netgear.com/t5/x/x/m-p/1533866#M87578
You still have to configure the Mac's Ethernet interface with static
parameters (System Preferences > Network > Ethernet <X> > Configure
IPv4: Manually), but the values for Windows should work as well on a
Mac.Possibly interesting:
https://community.netgear.com/t5/x/x/m-p/1934828
https://community.netgear.com/t5/x/x/m-p/1758207A Web/forum search might find more.