I tried to set up VLANs on my C2600 Access Point. Now I can't connect to the access point anymore. My assumption is that it's address is not accessable from the VLAN I am assigned to when connecting to the access point (either wireless or via LAN).
Anyway, I would like to restore/unbrick it via TFTP but it's not clear how to do it.
First, when I look at the C2600 OpenWrt page, it is not clear to me wether the C2600 is a TFTP client or a TFTP server. I assume it's an server, but I can I determine it?
Second: When I try to follow the instructions: as stated (see below) I don't know what is meant from step 3-4 onwards. I have a Linux Mint laptop and configuered the LAN connection with an IP-address of 192.168.0.86 on forehand and disabled wifi as well. Then I open a terminal window and
start tftp. Note: I have the "ArcherC2600_1.0_tp_recovery.bin" file in the /var/lib/tftpboot folder. The routers address is 192.168.0.66. Which commands do I have to give?
Bootloader contains TFTP server
The basic procedure of using a tftp client to upload a new firmware to your router:
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Unplug the power to your router
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Plug the Ethernet connection from your computer (acting as tftp client) into a LAN port on your model. See your model's OpenWrt wiki devicepage for details on which port to use
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Start your tftp client on your computer
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Give it the router's address (specific to model and bootloader, see your model's wiki page)
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Set mode to octet/binary
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Tell the client to resend the file until it succeeds
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“put” the file
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Plug-in your router while having the tftp client running and constantly probing for a connection
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The tftp client will receive an ack from the bootloader and starts sending the firmware