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Wifi extender doing nothing but “boosting”, whatever that is
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Wifi extender doing nothing but “boosting”, whatever that is
My AC1750 dual band wifi extender was working fine. But i bought a new one to get better coverage. So i pulled the existing one out to move it. Upon plugging it in somewhere else, all its done is the on/off button just slowly flashes green. WTF?
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Re: Wifi extender doing nothing but “boosting”, whatever that is
Have you tried factory resetting it and then doing a full reinstall?
Push and hold reset for 7-15 seconds while its powered on.
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Re: Wifi extender doing nothing but “boosting”, whatever that is
Yes mate, have tried that. Have also left it unplugged overnight. No success. AU$200 down the drain after only a couple of months it seems.
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Re: Wifi extender doing nothing but “boosting”, whatever that is
Are any of the other led's lighting up?
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
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Re: Wifi extender doing nothing but “boosting”, whatever that is
Thank you, but sorry. I have no idea how to even do stepone of those instructions. I dont have an ethernet cable either.
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Re: Wifi extender doing nothing but “boosting”, whatever that is
There's a video that walks you through it.
And a ethernet cable is pretty easy to aquire at a store.
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Re: Wifi extender doing nothing but “boosting”, whatever that is
Thank you. I might trybit later. In the meantime, i needed i ternet, so had to buy another one. Not particularly happy.
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