[wiki] Netgear GS108Tv3 switch in bootloop due to incorrect link in OpenWrt Wiki

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Hi,
Unfortunately, the Wiki page for this Netgear model has the wrong file linked, the sysupgrade is listed for both instead of the initramfs.: [OpenWrt Wiki] NETGEAR GS108T v3

Firmware OpenWrt Install URL: https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/24.10.0/targets/realtek/rtl838x/openwrt-24.10.0-realtek-rtl838x-netgear_gs108t-v3-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin

Firmware OpenWrt Upgrade URL: https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/24.10.0/targets/realtek/rtl838x/openwrt-24.10.0-realtek-rtl838x-netgear_gs308t-v1-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin

It's my fault for not checking to expedite things.. Now it's in a boot loop and when I try to recover it via TFTP, it responds for 2-3 seconds but I can't load any files as it restarts immediately. But this switch should have two firmware images, Is there a way, perhaps with a reset button press combination or similar workoardo, to get it running again without soldering cables for the serial connection? Thanks

Set my PC to 192.168.1.10 and sending the firmware to 192.168.1.1, maybe something is wrong?!

tftp> put netgear_gs108t-v3-initramfs
receive_packet: timeout
Try 1, didn't receive answer from remote.
send_wrq: Network is unreachable
Cannot send WRQ packet
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Thanks for pointing this out, I fixed the wrong link in the Wiki.

These switches do not respond to TFTP because to have a TFTP client built in, not a TFTP server. AFAIK, attaching serial is the only way to recover it.

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