Netgear WGT624 V2 Corrupt firmware update

justlooking

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connected to the router
reset router as many ways as i could find on google

espresso

Have you powered down the router?

justlooking

yes i have powered down the router.

sco0ter

1. Press the reset button on the back until the test light blinks. This takes about 10 seconds. (To avoid accidental resets, the small button is recessed. Use a pen or paperclip to access it.)
2. Release the button.
3. Wait for the router to reboot.
4. Log in with the default password. If the router was not cleared, try these additional steps AFTER the router has finished rebooting.
5. Unplug the router's power.
6. Press and hold the reset button. While the button is held down, reconnect router's power.
7. Continue to hold the reset button for 20 seconds after reconnecting the power.
8. Wait for the router to reboot.
9. Log in with the default password

sco0ter

how did you do the update.?? Were you wired at the time???

justlooking

hard wired
on the router explorer mangement page.

justlooking

sco0ter wrote: »

1. Press the reset button on the back until the test light blinks. This takes about 10 seconds. (To avoid accidental resets, the small button is recessed. Use a pen or paperclip to access it.)
2. Release the button.
3. Wait for the router to reboot.
4. Log in with the default password. If the router was not cleared, try these additional steps AFTER the router has finished rebooting.
5. Unplug the router's power.
6. Press and hold the reset button. While the button is held down, reconnect router's power.
7. Continue to hold the reset button for 20 seconds after reconnecting the power.
8. Wait for the router to reboot.
9. Log in with the default password

tryed but still get power light flashing can't Log in to it at all.

sco0ter

Looks like its fried.... Is it still within warranty??

CHR15

Flashing firmware is one of the most dangerous tasks to undertake on any peripheral (or motherboard!)

The Firmware is telling the device what it's purpose on this planet is, without it, it is a Blind, deaf, mute!

The normal common cause of failure is if power is lost during the flashing process.
It will normally cope if you try to flash an incorrect/corrupt file in the way espresso mentioned earlier.

Sounds like a doorstop.
If it is within warranty, try to return it, but for heavens sake don't mention you tried to flash the firmware! just say it stopped working.

sco0ter

CHR15 wrote: »

Sounds like a doorstop.
If it is within warranty, try to return it, but for heavens sake don't mention you tried to flash the firmware! just say it stopped working.

Why???

Netgear tell you to upgrade and some of thier routers actually have tools to fix upgrades that have gone wrong... It seems like this router does have problems with flashing going wrong and its actually on netgears own forums and they have been replaced no problem.