ADSL Modem TD-W8951 ND V1 bricked while updating firmware

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ADSL Modem TD-W8951 ND V1 bricked while updating firmware
ADSL Modem TD-W8951 ND V1 bricked while updating firmware
2012-12-29 18:17:56
Region : India

Model : TD-W8951ND

Hardware Version : V1

Firmware Version : TD-W8951ND_V1_100728

ISP : B.S.N.L


While i was trying to update firmware of the device,it got bricked.
Even i have followed all the instructions for updating Firmware.

Please Reply.
Thanks.
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Re:ADSL Modem TD-W8951 ND V1 bricked while updating firmware
2012-12-30 00:16:09
Hi:

try to configure your network card with static ip address, 192.168.1.2 netmask 255.255.255.0 default gateway 192.168.1.1

Once you are done, connect directly your computer by cable to the router (not wifi) and try to ping 192.168.1.1, if the router is still alive, try to see if it is still responding to the port 21 (netcat or telnet should do the work, nc 192.168.1.1 21 or telnet 192.168.1.1 21). If you are lucky and your router is still alive, connect via tftp, set the binary mode by default and send the firmware again.

mann wrote

Region : India

Model : TD-W8951ND

Hardware Version : V1

Firmware Version : TD-W8951ND_V1_100728

ISP : B.S.N.L


While i was trying to update firmware of the device,it got bricked.
Even i have followed all the instructions for updating Firmware.

Please Reply.
Thanks.
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2012-12-30 10:49:32

mtruchado wrote

Hi:

try to configure your network card with static ip address, 192.168.1.2 netmask 255.255.255.0 default gateway 192.168.1.1

Once you are done, connect directly your computer by cable to the router (not wifi) and try to ping 192.168.1.1, if the router is still alive, try to see if it is still responding to the port 21 (netcat or telnet should do the work, nc 192.168.1.1 21 or telnet 192.168.1.1 21). If you are lucky and your router is still alive, connect via tftp, set the binary mode by default and send the firmware again.


Hi

First of all Thanks for Reply.

I changed network ip settings to manual and provided it with following
IP Address-192.168.1.2
Subnet Mask-255.255.255.0
Default Gateway-192.168.1.1

then i tried to ping the modem/router,it says Destination Host Unreachable and thus no other command is applicable yet.

Thanks.
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Re:ADSL Modem TD-W8951 ND V1 bricked while updating firmware
2012-12-30 13:30:13
Change it back into obtain IP address automatically and check default gateway of local area connection.
If nothing, try to hard reset it (holding reset hole about 15 secs) and see what happens. Check status of all indicators and confirm they are runing properly.
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Re:ADSL Modem TD-W8951 ND V1 bricked while updating firmware
2012-12-30 14:00:12
Even 30-30-30 Hard reset does'nt work at all.
Only power LED glows.
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Re:ADSL Modem TD-W8951 ND V1 bricked while updating firmware
2012-12-31 01:20:21
Hi

I don't think that configuring your network card as a "obtain IP address automatically" is going to work here, that's why I told you to try with static ip address, the less features from the router you use (like dhcp) the better

If only the power LED glows, I'm afraid you have a nice paperweight.

mann wrote

Even 30-30-30 Hard reset does'nt work at all.
Only power LED glows.
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Re:ADSL Modem TD-W8951 ND V1 bricked while updating firmware
2022-02-21 23:53:15
Dear mtruchado, I just confirmed that the modem is able to communicate with the computer. (My modem model is TD-W8961ND V3.0) How do I set the binary mode by default and send the firmware again.
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