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jaredrenshaw
Oct 03, 2021Follower
Nighthawk 7200 bricked when loading new firmware
When I attempted to load new firmware on my router from my app, the router bricked. I attempted to load it via TFTP2, but am not able to get the FW to load. The password seems to be correct (I don't ...
plemans
Oct 03, 2021Guru - Experienced User
You can try recoving it with tftp or nmrpflash.
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 using a tftp client. Use the built in one for windows 10 though. the video is more of an example of how its done.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9DLrLQrpaw
and if that doesn't work, you can try using nmrpflash