DGN2200v3 Router Power LED blinking Red & Green

[Ghilz12]

I am the owner of a DGN2200v3 router (Wireless ADSL + Modem Router) that after a recent thunderstorm has stopped working properly.

When switched on, the Router power LED flashes red and green intermittently and all other LEDs remain off.

I have already tried to restore the factory settings, check the power supply and check the presence of the ADSL by connecting a second router. All right.

Can it be a hardware problem?

[Ghilz12]

I am the owner of a DGN2200v3 router (Wireless ADSL + Modem Router) that after a recent thunderstorm has stopped working properly.

When switched on, the Router power LED flashes red and green intermittently and all other LEDs remain off.

I have already tried to restore the factory settings, check the power supply and check the presence of the ADSL by connecting a second router. All right.

Can it be a hardware problem?

[plemans]

Sure it could be a hardware problem. Storms are great at wrecking electronics. If you've tried resetting it, tried different power supplies, and hooked up a different router then you might be correct in it being a hardware problem. You're only other option is trying to restore it over tftp. Not saying it'll work or even that it's likely to work but its always worth trying.

Here's how to do it with windows:

https://kb.netgear.com/000059634/How-to-upload-firmware-to-a-NETGEAR-router-using-Windows-TFTP

and here's if you use mac

https://kb.netgear.com/000059633/How-to-upload-firmware-to-a-NETGEAR-router-using-TFTP-client

[antinode]

> and here's if you use mac

   Not really.  You don't need any third-party software to do this on a
Mac (or on Windows, or on GNU/Linux).  See, for example:

      https://community.netgear.com/t5/x/x/m-p/1622096#M102004

[michaelkenward]

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@plemans wrote:

Sure it could be a hardware problem. Storms are great at wrecking electronics.

Oh so true. Been there done that.

This is, by the way, an inexpensive ADSL modem router that first appeared in 2011.

According to Netgear's manual for this device the LAN and WAN support only 10BASE-T or 100BASE-TX. That makes it slower than many newer internet services and most modern network hardware. This may not matter to you, but be warned that it will hobble you if you ever sign up for faster Internet. It also slows down whatever is going on in your local network. Newer devices support 1000BASE-TX.

The wifi speed is also snail like.

A lightning strike might be a good prompt to replace it with something more recent and with better security.