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Netgear R9000 won't reset
I purchased a used Netgear R9000. It powers up fine. Unfortunately, it powers up at IP 192.1.1.5.1 instead of the factory default. Going to the web page at 192.1.1.5.1 does give me the logon bo...
Try nmrpflash instead of TFTP.
If the 30-30-30 reset doesn't work then router maybe busted.
Try nmrpflash instead of TFTP.
If the 30-30-30 reset doesn't work then router maybe busted.
Thank you for the nmrpflash suggestion. Didn't run across that before in my searching. Certainly worth a try!
It took many tries and much fooling with nmrpflash, but it eventually worked. Thank you so much for the pointer!
Glad you got it working. Be sure to save off a back up configuration to file for safe keeping. Saves time if a reset is needed.
https://kb.netgear.com/24231/How-do-I-back-up-the-router-configuration-settings-on-my-Nighthawk-router
Enjoy. 📡A good third party firmware for the R9000 comes from Voxel. Here is his web site:
https://www.voxel-firmware.com/Downloads/Voxel/html/index.html
Be sure and review the Read Me link on the menu.
There is an active Voxel group over on Small Net Builders forum here:
https://www.snbforums.com/forums/netgear-ac-wireless-wi-fi-5.53/
