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R7000P Suddenly Stopped Working
This evening my Nighthawk R7000P suddenly stopped working, it has a solid amber power button that persists indefinitely. None of the other LEDs are lit except for the WiFi radio LED, which is a solid white. Sometimes it will act as if in a boot loop, with all the LEDs coming on at once for a moment, but then going back to the solid amber power light. I apologize if this isn't much information to go on, but I'm new at this. What could the problem be? What steps might I take?
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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
- The TFTP method was unsuccessful because I couldn't get the router into the "ready" state the guide describes with the flashing power button. I was able to successfully use nmrpflash however, but the problem persists. The router won't even respond to the reset button, even an attempt at a factory reset.
try using nmrpflash to flash an older firmware.
