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Netgear Nighthawk X6 Tri-Band WiFi Mesh Extender AC2200 - Lights flashing (HELP)
Hello, I have this NETGEAR Nighthawk X6 Tri-Band WiFi Mesh Extender AC2200 that has flashing lights but no functionality after power was lost to it during a software upgrade. I assume there is no...
Good luck! It can take a few tries sometimes as its sensitive to timing.
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Well, I've tried to flash old and new versions of the firmware onto the extender using nmrpflash and it seems to copy over okay with no issues. But when I am asked to reboot it I turn off the power button then turn it back on, and the problem just comes back - flashing white lights in the front and a solid Amber light in the back.
The weird thing is, is that if connect my router to my extender via ethernet and then connect an ethernet cable to my computer, I get Internet but it's as if I was connecting it directly to the router. No wireless functionality is present. I'm kind of stuck here. Any help? Maybe flashing a custom firmware could get me out of this but I don't think there's any for the EX7700
Well, I've tried to flash old and new versions of the firmware onto the extender using nmrpflash and it seems to copy over okay with no issues. But when I am asked to reboot it I turn off the power button then turn it back on, and the problem just comes back - flashing white lights in the front and a solid Amber light in the back.
The weird thing is, is that if connect my router to my extender via ethernet and then connect an ethernet cable to my computer, I get Internet but it's as if I was connecting it directly to the router. No wireless functionality is present. I'm kind of stuck here. Any help? Maybe flashing a custom firmware could get me out of this but I don't think there's any for the EX7700
Are you able to access it at all if you try 192.168.1.250 with the pc connected?
If I let my PC configure the ip/subnet mask/default gateway settings, I cannot access the extender through 192.168.1.250. It says the destination is unreachable. The computer assigns the extender a 169.254.x.x address but I don't know what it means.
I also assigned it a static ip address of 192.168.1.250, subnet mask 255.255.255.0 and default gateway 192.168.1.1. When I reboot the extender, I get a reply using cmd's ping when pinging 192.168.1.1, but pinging it after booting it up for a few seconds gets me no reply. I still can't access 192.168.1.250 via browser when I did this.