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Title: Bricked router?
Post by: coreservers on Jul 19, 2009, 08:01:17
last week I unlocked my spare sky router Netgear 835GV3.
all was fine, but as the connection didnt happen friday I'd not tested it live. decided to test it just now, but.... it comes up the orange adsl light flashes, it stops then the router resets itself. I tried resetting it via the recovery utility, which does run completely, but it goes back to constantly resetting immediately.

I have another I can unlock once connection is complete, but I need it until then.

Title: Re: Bricked router?
Post by: Steve on Jul 19, 2009, 08:22:32
Which netgear firmware version did you unlock it with?

I presume you've got  a sky 934g which is a dg834gv3
Title: Re: Bricked router?
Post by: coreservers on Jul 19, 2009, 09:18:03
DG834v3_4.01.4,
Title: Re: Bricked router?
Post by: Steve on Jul 19, 2009, 10:48:16
There's an 04 and 40 listed for the v3 I was going suggest can you either trying  upgrading the 04 or downgrading the 40 I am just wondering though as I don't know whether the unlocked ones work with sky but from your post it sounds like its failing to sync. There are some odd ways of completely resetting netgear routers http://vpncasestudy.com/reset.html
Title: Re: Bricked router?
Post by: Sebby on Jul 19, 2009, 14:59:18
You could also try a factory reset of the settings. I think it's under Diagnostics.
Title: Re: Bricked router?
Post by: coreservers on Jul 19, 2009, 15:28:55
trouble is I cant actuall get into the router, to do a reset. it wont sync as I'm not been activated yet on idnet. But it boots up flashes orange, stops, then the entire router reboots. it then comes up flashes orange (pc states network cable unplugged in between). stops and reboots again. I suspect it's pretty bricked
Title: Re: Bricked router?
Post by: Rik on Jul 19, 2009, 15:42:56
It should sync, regardless of the IDNet connection. It just won't establish PPP.
Title: Re: Bricked router?
Post by: Sebby on Jul 19, 2009, 16:49:30
Also, you should be able to access the web interface regardless of sync.
Title: Re: Bricked router?
Post by: Steve on Jul 19, 2009, 17:53:47
Have you tried the paper clip in the back
Title: Re: Bricked router?
Post by: Ray on Jul 19, 2009, 17:57:54
sounds painful, Steve.  ;D
Title: Re: Bricked router?
Post by: Rik on Jul 19, 2009, 18:01:39
:rofl:

It depends on the speed at which it's travelling.  ;D
Title: Re: Bricked router?
Post by: Steve on Jul 19, 2009, 18:32:45
It was I saw red ;D