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disassemble the router r9000 x10
would anyone know how to disassemble the router r9000. I searched everywhere and found nothing. Is there any tutorial with images if possible? My router bricked and I need to access the seria pins on...
antinode wrote:> [...] Is it really indicative of defect?
I've never done this, so I know nothing, but that does not look good
to me.antinode is correct in that the output does not look good. Fact that you are getting readable output says you have the serial connect setup properly, but there should not be errors and I have never hear of red eye..... ,but that maybe what is on these. In any case I am not seeing valid output other then firmware name Annapurma labs, owned by Amazon. CPU in the r9000 is from them. Init errors are not good. Maybe time to toss in bin and move on.
myersw wrote:The wifi leds being off may just mean the current configuration has wifi disabled.
With the router not connected to the modem, what IP address do you get on the PC after doing a IP address release and renew? If the router is acting as a router you should get an IP address. If you do not then the router could be in AP mode or it has someother issues.
I do not know what a r9000 looks like on bottom, but if like other NG routers there are some screws on the bottom and one under the label then should be able to seperate the two halves. At least that is how my r8000 was, that I had to access the serial port to get it going again.
Here is link to what it looks like open and where the serial port is. Has info for r8000 which should be same for the r9000.
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Nighthawk-WiFi-Routers/R9000-How-to-get-a-shell-prompt/td-p/1335755
By the way, from what you can see from the photo I posted, like the router with nothing connected. Isn't it strange that the USB, 10G and network LEDs are on?
> [...] When connecting the PC to the router it does not give me a valid
> IP (192.168.1.xx) but a random one. [...]
That's what happens when the router (DHCP server) does not work. In
that case, you need to set the IP parameters of your Windows system
manually to be compatible with the default subnet of the router. This
is explained in the Netgear KB articles which you'll find if you follow
the links from:
https://community.netgear.com/t5/x/x/m-p/1622096#M102004
> Is the router currently connected to a modem? [...]
That shouldn't matter to the TFTP recovery scheme.
> [...] but I can't atribbute a fixed IP to my PC or access or manage
> the router. [...]
See "not a useful description", above.
> [...] It is possible the router is currently configured as an AP so
> would not provide IP addresses. [...]That could explain many things. If that's true, and a settings reset
fails to restore the normal (full-router) mode, then you might try
connecting a computer and the problem R9000 to a working router (with a
working DHCP server). Then look at something like an "Attached Devices"
or "DHCP Clients" report on the working router, to see if the problem
R9000 appears there, and, if so, what its (new) LAN IP address is.If that works, then put that IP address into a web browser, and see
if you can get some useful response from the problem R9000.
antinode wrote:> [...] It is possible the router is currently configured as an AP so
> would not provide IP addresses. [...]That could explain many things. If that's true, and a settings reset
fails to restore the normal (full-router) mode, then you might try
connecting a computer and the problem R9000 to a working router (with a
working DHCP server). Then look at something like an "Attached Devices"
or "DHCP Clients" report on the working router, to see if the problem
R9000 appears there, and, if so, what its (new) LAN IP address is.If that works, then put that IP address into a web browser, and see
if you can get some useful response from the problem R9000.
I did exactly what you said, it makes sense, but my router only shows some device when there is something connected to the R9000. When only it is connected to my router nothing appears on the devices
rvilelas wrote:
antinode wrote:> [...] It is possible the router is currently configured as an AP so
> would not provide IP addresses. [...]That could explain many things. If that's true, and a settings reset
fails to restore the normal (full-router) mode, then you might try
connecting a computer and the problem R9000 to a working router (with a
working DHCP server). Then look at something like an "Attached Devices"
or "DHCP Clients" report on the working router, to see if the problem
R9000 appears there, and, if so, what its (new) LAN IP address is.If that works, then put that IP address into a web browser, and see
if you can get some useful response from the problem R9000.
I did exactly what you said, it makes sense, but my router only shows some device when there is something connected to the R9000. When only it is connected to my router nothing appears on the devices.By your tip everything indicates that it is really configured as AP. But how to find out your IP address? I couldn't figure it out by connecting it to my existing router because the R9000 is "transparent". At least it seems that there is still a thread of hope left!
rvilelas wrote:
antinode wrote:> [...] It is possible the router is currently configured as an AP so
> would not provide IP addresses. [...]That could explain many things. If that's true, and a settings reset
fails to restore the normal (full-router) mode, then you might try
connecting a computer and the problem R9000 to a working router (with a
working DHCP server). Then look at something like an "Attached Devices"
or "DHCP Clients" report on the working router, to see if the problem
R9000 appears there, and, if so, what its (new) LAN IP address is.If that works, then put that IP address into a web browser, and see
if you can get some useful response from the problem R9000.
In fact, the equipment is working not as an AP but as a switch, since wifi is not working, don't you agree?
I did exactly what you said, it makes sense, but my router only shows some device when there is something connected to the R9000. When only it is connected to my router nothing appears on the devices.
By your tip everything indicates that it is really configured as AP. But how to find out your IP address? I couldn't figure it out by connecting it to my existing router because the R9000 is "transparent". At least it seems that there is still a thread of hope left!
Any new ideas on how to access the router (switch, AP)? find out the IP? I count on your expertise. thanks again