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R6700v2 Corrupt firmware? Plz help.

ColonelBologna
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R6700v2 Corrupt firmware? Plz help.

I just got my R6700v2 this morning.  During setup, it froze/crashed.  Waited a few minutes to be sure, turned the router off/on and could no longer connect to it. (wired connection)  Figured...crap.  I'll do a factory reset.  No dice.  So looked online, behavour shows solid red/orange light.  Probably corrupted firmware.  Looked up the procedure to reflash the router.

 

Followed the instructions here:

https://kb.netgear.com/22688/How-to-upload-firmware-to-a-NETGEAR-router-using-TFTP

 

But my router will not get to the "green blinking light" part.  Holding the reset button down while powering the router up, only results in a blinking white light.  I was sure to hold the reset button down for plenty long enough after powering up.

 

Is my brand new router bricked?!

 

😞

 

 

Model: R6700v2|Nighthawk AC1750 Smart WiFi Router
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ColonelBologna
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Re: R6700v2 Corrupt firmware? Plz help.

Problem solved!

 

I ended up using windows TFTP service to place the new firmware and that was succesfull.  The router did not auto reboot, but after i places the file, and restarted the router, it came back to life!

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ColonelBologna
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Re: R6700v2 Corrupt firmware? Plz help.

Problem solved!

 

I ended up using windows TFTP service to place the new firmware and that was succesfull.  The router did not auto reboot, but after i places the file, and restarted the router, it came back to life!

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