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R6700v3 bricked by firmware update?
Dear all, my wifi (R6700v3 as access point) was a bit unstable recently and devices had sometimes problems connecting to it. While having a look at the settings via the browser, I noticed that th...
You can try recoving it with tftp or nmrpflash.
are you on windows? if so, follow this guide. Sometimes it can take a few times of trying it as its sensitive to timings.
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
OP stated that their router's power LED would not begin to flash after reboot as stated in Step 10. I am having the exact same issue, power LED goes from solid orange to solid white/blue. Any fix yet here?
JeanValjean7 usually if its going blue/white, its booted.
Can you ping in on a lan port?
JeanValjean7 wrote:
....power LED goes from solid orange to solid white/blue.As plemans says, that indicates that the router has booted as expected.
What do the other LEDs look like?
What problems do you have?
