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R8500 orange power light flashing
After a firmware update or failed update? My router only has an orange flashing power light. I have tried to factory default multiple times and nothing changes. When I plug my laptop into it and run ipconfig I get 192.168.56.1, but it won't load the site on any of my computers. No wifi available. Any help would be amazing. Thanks in advance.
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Try a TFTP reload of FW?
https://kb.netgear.com/000059634/How-to-upload-firmware-to-a-NETGEAR-router-using-Windows-TFTP
Need to press the reset button for 30 seconds then release, then it send to PUT the command and upload the FW.
Make sure you enable tftp: https://www.thewindowsclub.com/enable-tftp-windows-10
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=hXhMgQS5k1o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9DLrLQrpaw
I had a problem on a Windows 10 PC where this didn't work to use TFTP, so I switched to a Windows 7 PC and the TFTP worked.
Mac TFTP: https://www.petenetlive.com/KB/Article/0001247
Try nmrpflash:
https://github.com/jclehner/nmrpflashLast resort would be to try a 30-30-30 reset on the router to see if this might clear the problem. If all of this fails, router may need to be replaced. It's EoL currently:
