More Dlink problems

[team3607]

I am really starting to get mad at this thing. I have spent many hours trying to get this thing to work. The latest problem is it will not reset and I have a feeling that it is bricked. The power light keeps blinking and when it is set to bridge mode, no orange light appears. Also, when I try going to http://192.168.0.51 the emergency web sever shows up. I followed the steps provided by FIRST (http://www.usfirst.org/uploadedFiles/Robotics_Programs/FRC/Game_and_Season__Info/2011_Assets/Kit_of_Parts/How_to_fix_the_Emergency_Web_Server.pdf) to fix that 3 times but it did not work.

I have spent probably around 7 or 8 hours just trying to fix the stupid thing with no luck. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[Alan Anderson]

The "emergency web server" page is letting you know that the router has lost its firmware and needs to be reloaded. Concentrate on getting the dap1522_fw_121.bin file uploaded to the router correctly. At what point in the directions does it not do what it should? What does it do instead?

[team3607]

I did it step by step and it seems to work. I uploaded the file to the emergency server and it told me to wait so I did. It said it was complete and to restart the device. So I turned the power off. Waited like a minute. Plugged it back in, then tried going to http://192.168.0.50 again but the emergency web server is still there.

[Joe Ross]

My guess is that if the firmware is corrupted, it will go back to the emergency webserver. Have you tried redownloading the firmware? Tried a different computer? Tried a different ethernet cable?

[team3607]

I downloaded the file FIRST told me to. Unless there is a different firmware to download, I reinstalled it like 5 times. I have tried the laptop and 2 other computers. Same thing happens and I have used an ethernet cable as well as a crossover cable. Same thing happens.

I read somewhere that since the power light is blinking and not solid, the dlink in "bricked". I'm not 100% sure what that means but I know it's bad. Anyone know how to fix a bricked dlink? I've looked but found nothing.

[Alan Anderson]

I downloaded the file FIRST told me to.
Right, and you've told us that it failed to work multiple times. The question Joe asked was this: have you tried redownloading it? It's possible that the original downloaded file got mangled somehow.

[team3607]

yes I did multiple times. We have concluded that the dlink is bricked and are going to get a new one unless someone knows how to fix a bricked dlink. Nothing we have tried seems to work