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adkmgc
Mar 16, 2022Follower
nighthawk ac2100 Did a firmware update last night, router has 2 red lights on and now is dead
Did a firmware update last night. Router now has 2 red lights on, nothing works.
plemans
Mar 16, 2022Guru - Experienced User
1. What actual router do you have? AC2100 is a speed
2. What firmware did you install?
3. What 2 lights are red?
If something was corrupted during the firmware update, you could try a factory reset first.
Push and hold reset for 7-15 seconds while powered on.
If that doesn't help, you can try recovering 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
https://github.com/jclehner/nmrpflash