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WNDR4500v2 not booting

stomptoblock
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WNDR4500v2 not booting

Been having an issue with a WNDR4500v2 router. Plugged it in today for the first time in a while and when I hit the power button, it doesn't boot up. All it does is display an orange steady LED in the place of the power LED. The WPS LED is also illuminated in green. This is as far as I can get with it. Any suggestions?

Model: WNDR4500v2|N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router
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plemans
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Re: WNDR4500v2 not booting

If you hardwire into it can you ping/access it?

have you tried factory resetting it? Push and hold reset for 7-15 seconds until the lights change? 

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DexterJB
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Re: WNDR4500v2 not booting

Hi @stomptoblock, you can try and flash the firmware via TFTP using the steps on the instructions linked below.

 

https://kb.netgear.com/000059634/

 

Dexter

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stomptoblock
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Re: WNDR4500v2 not booting

Yeah, it doesn't respond to anything though

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stomptoblock
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Re: WNDR4500v2 not booting

I'll give the TFTP flash to see if that works

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plemans
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Re: WNDR4500v2 not booting

If that doesn't work, the only other program I know of is nmrpflash. 

https://github.com/jclehner/nmrpflash

 

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