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Nighthawk R7000P not working after firmware upgrade to v1.3.1.44
Hi, Yesterday night upgrade my Netgear Nighthawk R7000P (AC2300), using Admin page (192.168.1.1), after 30 minutes the amber light kept flashing, I went to sleep hoping the process will be finish d...
Here is a step by step writeup of recovering a r7000 via tftp using a MAC written by a Senior Designer.
Will work fine for a r7000p as well. Only real issue is does the MAC have an Ethernet port. If not then you will need a USB to Ethernet dongle.
I have done this procedure on a r8000 using a MACbook Pro with dongle and know it works. Will see some non english in some of the screen shots.
Have you tried a reset? Hold reset button for 7-10 seconds?
If that doesn't work and your power light is blinking, you're probably a candidate for a tftp procedure. Here's the windows instructions.
https://kb.netgear.com/000059634/How-to-upload-firmware-to-a-NETGEAR-router-using-Windows-TFTP
- Thanks for your answer, I’ll try later.
Is this tftp procedure possible in MacOS?
Thanks again- Yes. You just need to use a client though.
https://kb.netgear.com/000059633/How-to-upload-firmware-to-a-NETGEAR-router-using-TFTP-clientHere is a step by step writeup of recovering a r7000 via tftp using a MAC written by a Senior Designer.
Will work fine for a r7000p as well. Only real issue is does the MAC have an Ethernet port. If not then you will need a USB to Ethernet dongle.
I have done this procedure on a r8000 using a MACbook Pro with dongle and know it works. Will see some non english in some of the screen shots.