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ChrisJay
Jul 07, 2017Aspirant
Unable to connect to Admin Page on RN2120 after firmware 6.7.5 upgrade
Hello all, I have a NetGear ReadyNAS 2120 which has never missed a beat until last week when I upgraded the firmware to 6.7.5 (latest). The unit rebooted as normal however after I was unable ...
StephenB
Aug 02, 2017Guru - Experienced User
TiggerTonk wrote:
Thanks for the suggestion I have been down that road with the crossover cable but I'll give this a try again.
I'm not sure how the crossover relates, but the NAS auto-detects, so a crossover isn't needed.
TiggerTonk wrote:
Also, does https://192.168.1.66/fwbroker respond?
Yes, this bit does respond to the admin login. Is it worth trying to reinstall 6.7.5 or is there a better firmware version to give a punt?
Some users with similar symptoms found that over-installing 6.7.5 via fwbroker worked. Though my sense from posts here is that 6.8.0-RC1 is more likely to work. You can find it in the public beta area.
TiggerTonk
Aug 09, 2017Aspirant
Not soon after your advice 6.8.0 came availble on the download page and installing this via fwbroker looks to have done the trick.
Thanks
- Marty_MAug 10, 2017NETGEAR Employee Retired
It is nice to hear you manage to upgrade the firmware of the NAS. If the concern has been resolved, I encourage you to mark the appropriate reply as the “Accepted Solution” so others can be confident in benefiting from the solution.The NETGEAR Community looks forward to hearing from you and being a helpful resource in the future!
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Marty_M
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