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RBR50 WiFI router kicked the bucket this morning and won't connect again
My RBR50 router was working fine until my connection just dropped this morning. I checked the back of the router and I saw that the power light was flashing red with a white ring at the top. I searched it up and it said that it was a corrupted firmware. I tried restarting it but it turns green during the startup process and started flashing red again. I also tried doing a factory reset but it doesn't seem to want to do anything? I thought I could go into the app and try updating it, but that didn't work, I also tried going to the default IP address to see if I could do anything on that end but I wasn't able to connect to it at all. I've run out of ideas on what to do and its currently sitting bricked. Help.
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bhireg0 wrote:
My RBR50 router was working fine until my connection just dropped this morning. I checked the back of the router and I saw that the power light was flashing red with a white ring at the top. I searched it up and it said that it was a corrupted firmware.
Sadly, that sounds very much like you are into TFTP territory, where wild animals roam.
How to upload firmware to a NETGEAR router using Windows TFTP | Answer | NETGEAR Support
This isn't the easiest operation, so if you are forced to use it, you could try a web search to find videos that guide you through the process.
