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netgear r8000 bricked router recovery
recently upgrading my routers firmware but its not responding then I unpluged the power .after this ,I can't load the web gui 192.168.1.1
but I still can ping the router.
I have tried the reset method .and then reload the firmware image through the TFTP . but it say server is not responding...can someone help me on this ? thanks.so.much
but I still can ping the router.
I have tried the reset method .and then reload the firmware image through the TFTP . but it say server is not responding...can someone help me on this ? thanks.so.much
many things can go wrong with tftp as well as sometimes you need to try a couple times because the timing is critical when doing it.
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.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9DLrLQrpaw
and if that doesn't work, you can try using nmrpflash
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many things can go wrong with tftp as well as sometimes you need to try a couple times because the timing is critical when doing it.
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.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9DLrLQrpaw
and if that doesn't work, you can try using nmrpflash