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Re: TFTP (Router-Upgrade) (Solved)

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On 2017-05-09, Bernd Fröhlich <befr@eaglesoft.de> wrote:
> Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>
>> On 2017-05-09, Bernd Fröhlich <befr@eaglesoft.de> wrote:
>> > Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Huh?? Those instructions do tell you to do the reset:
>> >> 
>> >> Turn off the device.
>> >> Press with a pointed object (Kulli or office clip) into the "Factory Reset"
>> >> opening on the back of the unit.
>> >> Press and hold this button and turn the unit on.
>> >> Release the reset button after approx. 3-5 seconds.
>> >
>> > Yes, but that is NOT a factory reset (although it uses the same
>> > pinhole).
>> > A REAL factory reset is to press a clip into that hole for 5 seconds
>> > while the router is ON.
>> 
>> I think you need to read those last two instructions above again slowly.
>> That's exactly what it says: hold the Factory Reset button while the
>> unit is on for 3-5 seconds. ; )
>
> Nope it says "Press and hold this button AND TURN THE UNIT ON."
>
> Whereas the manual page 218 reads:
>
> "Hardware Reset
> WHILE THE ROUTER IS RUNNING (ACT LED blinking), press the Factory Reset
> button and hold for more than 5 seconds. When you see the ACT LED blinks
> rapidly, please release the button. Then, the router will restart with
> the default configuration."
>
> For me (and obviously for the router) those two make a big difference.

Then why do they say it will do a factory reset in both cases? I'm
skeptical (you probably just didn't really hold the button down as well
as you thought), but whatever you say. : )

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TFTP (Router-Upgrade) befr@eaglesoft.de (Bernd Fröhlich) - 2017-05-08 11:51 +0200
  Re: TFTP (Router-Upgrade) Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-08 14:37 +0000
    Re: TFTP (Router-Upgrade) befr@eaglesoft.de (Bernd Fröhlich) - 2017-05-08 18:31 +0200
  Re: TFTP (Router-Upgrade) android <here@there.was> - 2017-05-08 16:47 +0200
    Re: TFTP (Router-Upgrade) befr@eaglesoft.de (Bernd Fröhlich) - 2017-05-08 18:31 +0200
  Re: TFTP (Router-Upgrade) Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-08 14:57 +0000
    Re: TFTP (Router-Upgrade) befr@eaglesoft.de (Bernd Fröhlich) - 2017-05-08 18:31 +0200
      Re: TFTP (Router-Upgrade) Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-08 17:25 +0000
  Re: TFTP (Router-Upgrade) JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2017-05-08 20:13 -0400
    Re: TFTP (Router-Upgrade) Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-09 01:44 +0000
      Re: TFTP (Router-Upgrade) JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2017-05-09 00:51 -0400
        Re: TFTP (Router-Upgrade) Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-09 06:36 +0000
  Re: TFTP (Router-Upgrade) (Solved) befr@eaglesoft.de (Bernd Fröhlich) - 2017-05-09 15:29 +0200
    Re: TFTP (Router-Upgrade) (Solved) android <here@there.was> - 2017-05-09 16:04 +0200
    Re: TFTP (Router-Upgrade) (Solved) Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-09 14:25 +0000
      Re: TFTP (Router-Upgrade) (Solved) befr@eaglesoft.de (Bernd Fröhlich) - 2017-05-09 17:46 +0200
        Re: TFTP (Router-Upgrade) (Solved) Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-09 17:11 +0000
          Re: TFTP (Router-Upgrade) (Solved) befr@eaglesoft.de (Bernd Fröhlich) - 2017-05-09 19:31 +0200
            Re: TFTP (Router-Upgrade) (Solved) Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-09 17:37 +0000
            Re: TFTP (Router-Upgrade) (Solved) JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2017-05-09 14:38 -0400

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