V1.0.4.122_10.0.95 Update on R6400v2 kills lon in page

[michaelkenward]

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@Nivlac wrote:
I haven't tried TFTP as I would need to install it on my windows PC

No. Nothing to install.

TFTP is built into Windows. You just have to enable it.

This article explains how to go about it.

How to upload firmware to a NETGEAR router using Windows TFTP | Answer | NETGEAR Support

What Windows 10’s “Optional Features” Do, and How to Turn Them On or Off

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It looks like others in the thread indicated that a factory reset may due it but I don't have a back-up of the settings.

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Unfortunately, that is sometimes the only option.

[Nivlac]

Thank you. I'd forgotten that it is a windows feature though I was thinking about checking on it. Thanks for the link. That will be helpful. Probably won't try it until next week but will post a follow up as to the outcome.

[Tarkus1]

#metoo Not that can’t do a factory reset.   I need this pos to work.  
No acknowledgment from netgear    Buying a new non netgear. Then I’ll have this **bleep** as a backup and play the game.  Then if I brick it I’ll go office space on it. 

[Tarkus1]

Nothing works.  App browsers nothing     bad firmware.

[Nivlac]

I can confirm that the Nighthawk app can indeed access my router presumably using the 5000/5555 ports, however you can only update to the current firmware from Netgear's online update site. No option for downgrading or manual installation.  You also cannot access any setting to modify them - or at least not using my IOS or Android apps.

[michaelkenward]

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@Nivlac wrote:

.... you can only update to the current firmware from Netgear's online update site. No option for downgrading or manual installation. 

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Investigate the use of TFTP.

How to upload firmware to a NETGEAR router using Windows TFTP | Answer | NETGEAR Support

This also explains how to enable TFTP on a Windows PC.

TFTP isn't the easiest operation, timing is important, as are the exact details for the commands and prompts you see. It can take several attempts. So if you are forced to use TFTP try a web search for videos that guide you through the process.

For example:

Different device, but the approach is the same.