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R7000 Sudden Death - radio lights out; ethernet ports all red/purple, can't reset, no HTTP response.
Disappointing. After only 4 years my Nighthawk R7000 died suddenly. The reset button is inoperative. I can't connect to it using an ethernet cable connected to an isolated computer. Both the 2.4 and 5 GHz radio lights are off, and all 4 Ethernet ports light up red (more like a purple color) immediately when power is applied (no cables are attached). I'd hate to sell this for parts on E-Bay if a fix is known. Photos attached. Any thoughts ???
Sorry. You're probably SOL then.
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You could try recoving it via tftp
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.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9DLrLQrpaw
and if that doesn't work, you can try using nmrpflash
https://github.com/jclehner/nmrpflash
Plemans: Thanks for the suggestions, but nothing worked.
See remarks in-line below:
You could try recoving it via tftp
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.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9DLrLQrpaw
No Joy - unable to connect to the router
and if that doesn't work, you can try using nmrpflash
https://github.com/jclehner/nmrpflash
I also tried that. After installing the required support program for NMRFlash, NMRFlash was unable to locate the R7000 router plugged into the ethernet port of the computer.
I appreciate all your suggestions, but I think this router is toast.
- It was worth a shot. by chance to you have a spare/different power supply that you own? I wouldn't buy one but if you had a matching (same voltage and at least the same amperage) it might be worth trying. power supplies have been known to go bad.
