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Extender help
Hey i need some help. i recently moved an have been using the ex6150v2 range extender. and when i moved the other day i went to plug it in and it did not work. i then tried to connect via ethernet cable and was able to a flashing green power light and thats it. i read that that is an indication for a corrupt firmware. but i cant go an fix it if i cant connect to the extender and update it. can anyone help?
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You can try recoving it with tftp or nmrpflash.
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/nmrpflashi dont use windows i use macbook, im looking into getting a doggle that connects to my macbook and to ethernet. so i can download the firmware to my mac and upload it to the extender if that works.
