TFTP update on EX6100v2

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I bricked my EX6100v2 and I am attempting to follow this guide at https://kb.netgear.com/000059633/How-to-upload-firmware-to-a-NETGEAR-router-using-TFTP-client however the blinking amber light never happens and tftpd64 is stuck on block #0.

This person at https://community.netgear.com/t5/WiFi-Range-Extenders-Nighthawk/EX6100v2-blinking-green-light-of-dea... got further than me at TFTP recovery.

What am I missing?

[plemans]

Lots of things can go wrong using tftp. Maybe a descrption of where in the process its failing? 

also, 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. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9DLrLQrpaw

and if that doesn't work, you can try using nmrpflash

https://github.com/jclehner/nmrpflash

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I tried those methods above, TFTP succeeded and there was a green blinking light, so I waited 10+ minutes and restarted... still dead with a solid amber light.

nmrpflash did not work at all with the command nmrpflash.exe -i net3 -f EX6150v2-V1.0.1.86.img used only to be responded to with:

Advertising NMRP server on net3 ... -
No response after 60 seconds. Bailing out.

Tried both many times with the same result.

I'm basically on the same note as this thread https://community.netgear.com/t5/WiFi-Range-Extenders-Nighthawk/EX6100v2-blinking-green-light-of-dea...

[plemans]

well if you read the conclusion to that thread, it was replaced. If yours is still within warranty, start the rma process. Click mynetgear at the top, register an accound and your device. From there you can go through the warranty process.