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WNDR4500v2 Not starting
My WNDR4500v2 router won't start up and has a blinking power led. I tried fixing it using tftp but after more than 30 minutes it was still blinking and apparently it's supposed to rake 5 minutes. Does anyone know a solution to this?
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Many things can go wrong with tftp as well as its sensitive to timing. Sometimes it takes trying it a few times.
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/nmrpflashMake sure you have the right settings on your on the ipv4 when using the ftftp2.exe. There are several youtube videos on how to unbrick a router.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZW5fpOWpI0I and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7l2UNE5incE and here's one on a netgear router https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0K8sVuCrPt4. They use different types of tftp's but they all do pretty much the same thing. Remember that when you unbrick it, change back the ipv4 settings back to how they were so in case you try to use your computer with an ethernet cord it will have no issues.
