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R6080 firmware fail
So, I lost power to my router while performing firmware update. Ive tried the process via tftp64, tftp2, windows tftp via cms prompt, and I'm running into the same issue on all 3 fronts:
In all instructions, they say that when the software is ready to put, that when the router is turned back on that the power indicator should be orange. I have not been able to make the light turn from blinking green to anything else. So, I figure the reset process for this router is unique, or that in the software I'm using an incorrect ip and the computer is not communicating with the router.
Any thoughts on the issue are appreciated
In all instructions, they say that when the software is ready to put, that when the router is turned back on that the power indicator should be orange. I have not been able to make the light turn from blinking green to anything else. So, I figure the reset process for this router is unique, or that in the software I'm using an incorrect ip and the computer is not communicating with the router.
Any thoughts on the issue are appreciated
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> In all instructions, [...]
Which "all instructions"?
> [...] they say that when the software is ready to put, that when the
> router is turned back on that the power indicator should be orange.
> [...]Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your model number, and look
for Documentation. Get the User Manual (at least). Read. Look for the
LED descriptions and "Troubleshoot". Now, try to resolve the
contradictions.Have you ever seen the behavior described under the heading,
"Power LED Stays Amber". I've never touched an R6080, so I know
nothing, but I'd guess that the R6080 has single-color (green) LEDs, and
that that text was copied from a manual for a fancier model which had
multi-color LEDs.
Similarly, your "all instructions" might not have considered this
router model (which was dirt-cheap for a reason).> [...] I have not been able to make the light turn from blinking green
> to anything else. [...]"blinking" might be the best distress signal of which it's capable.
> [...] Ive tried the process via tftp64, tftp2, windows tftp via cms
> prompt, [...]Did you do any more than wait for the amber LED? What, exactly? And
then what happened?I'd recommend using the command-line TFTP program which came with
your computer's OS. Simple, no third-party software to fetch, better
error messages than some programs with graphics.One more set of TFTP instructions: