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Brendo13's avatar
Brendo13
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Nov 20, 2020

Nighthawk AC 1750 6400v2 Light Blinking Amber and won't show networks

Hi,

 

Recently my nighthawk ac1750 6400v2 will not show my wifi networks and the power button will only blink amber.

 

Factory reset does not work, I've tried using third party software to re-install firmware, and tried tftp protocols to install firmware. I can't get it to go into "recovery mode" like some threads have talked about either

 

I wasn't doing anything weird with the router before this so I'm at a loss as to why this is happening

 

Any help is appreciated, thank you!

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1 Reply

  • antinode's avatar
    antinode
    Guru
    Nov 20, 2020

    > [...] the power button will only blink amber. [...]

     

    > [...] tried tftp protocols to install firmware. [...]

     

       The TFTP recovery scheme is a multi-step procedure which offers
    multiple opportunities for user input, hence user error.  By itself,
    saying that you "tried" it doesn't say much.  As usual, showing actual
    actions (commands) with their actual results (error messages, LED
    indicators, ...) can be more helpful than vague descriptions or
    interpretations.  Especially when using a command-line program,
    copy+paste is your friend.