Telkom Netgear DGN2200Mv2 - locked?

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Does anyone know if the Telkom Netgear DGN2200Mv2 is locked? Can I flash the stock Netgear firmware on it? I'm also thinking of installing other firmwares, perhaps Openwrt or something else - but before I begin I wanna know if anyone's found them to be locked in some way.

Don't care about the warranty.
 
Hi nihilist

Does the modem have PSU & lightning protection in one? The IC version only has a 2pin power adapter and no lightning protection.

The netgear site describes a method to 'un-brick' the modem using TFTP. From what I understand one needs tftp & the (stock standard) firmware.
 
T-Man said:
Hi nihilist

Does the modem have PSU & lightning protection in one? The IC version only has a 2pin power adapter and no lightning protection.

The netgear site describes a method to 'un-brick' the modem using TFTP. From what I understand one needs tftp & the (stock standard) firmware.
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Yeah I think it is the lighting protection thing + psu in one.. I'll have to double check.

I actually only bought this thing so that when I have Telkom issues they can't pin it on me not having a non-Telkom Certified Router(TM) :)

Cool, haven't had a good TFTP session in a good while.. :D
 
Wow deja vu..

I could swear there is another post exactly like this from umm... yesterday.
 
My Billion 400G Modem from telkom is faulty. If I return it will they give me this new netgear modem?

The Wi-Fi on it keeps disconnecting and disappearing, sometimes LAN doesnt work on it.
 
nihilist said:
Does anyone know if the Telkom Netgear DGN2200Mv2 is locked? Can I flash the stock Netgear firmware on it? I'm also thinking of installing other firmwares, perhaps Openwrt or something else - but before I begin I wanna know if anyone's found them to be locked in some way.

Don't care about the warranty.
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Have you had any luck debranding the router?

I found the latest fimware on HCOM's site.
http://www.hcom.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/DGN2200v2-Telkom_DO-V1.0.0.31_1.0.31.zip

let me know if you could get it debranded as the above firmware is still a telkom one?
 
KingLv said:
Have you had any luck debranding the router?

I found the latest fimware on HCOM's site.
http://www.hcom.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/DGN2200v2-Telkom_DO-V1.0.0.31_1.0.31.zip

let me know if you could get it debranded as the above firmware is still a telkom one?
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Excellent find, will test it when i get a chance as we are on the current firmware locked out from using a USB device so hope this one has it back in again :).

Thanks amil for posting.

/damnit , no changelog listed in the download or on the site :/.
 
KingLv said:
Have you had any luck debranding the router?

I found the latest fimware on HCOM's site.
http://www.hcom.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/DGN2200v2-Telkom_DO-V1.0.0.31_1.0.31.zip

let me know if you could get it debranded as the above firmware is still a telkom one?
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Apparently you cannot flash the standard netgear firmware to this router. These Telkom netgear routers have a different chip in them as oppose to the standard netgear routers. This is the info I got from Duxbury in Jhb.
 
Telkom made sure

Magandroid said:
Apparently you cannot flash the standard netgear firmware to this router. These Telkom netgear routers have a different chip in them as oppose to the standard netgear routers. This is the info I got from Duxbury in Jhb.
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+100

They told me the same thing.

Its hard wired/burned/programmed/manufactured into the chip. The device is basically useless for even the slightest functions more that the very basics. It is a very frustrating experience to try and set up the Tekomized verion to do anything more than the very basics, because its been "blocked". I considered buying the real thing, but now I wonder why Netgear allowed Telkom to rape their otherwise useable device so much. Telkom probably bought many thousands.
 
KingLv said:
Have you had any luck debranding the router?

I found the latest fimware on HCOM's site.
http://www.hcom.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/DGN2200v2-Telkom_DO-V1.0.0.31_1.0.31.zip

let me know if you could get it debranded as the above firmware is still a telkom one?
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Anyone had problems with this new firmware?Since I uploaded it my router has been disconnecting/reconnecting every 3 hours
Tried a reset and a reboot but no luck
It is definitely the router because when I used my backup router I had 12 hours without a disconnection
Anyone know how to rollback to previous version?
 
Same here, keeps rebooting every 1 - 3 hours. Started with this rebooting thing months ago, decided to do an update hoping to get it better, but that didn't help at all.
 
just upgraded mine with the FW above about 2hrs ago, no reboots yet, but it did pick up my K3765 hwere it didnt before.
Something else new on it is the Traffic Meter.

Time will tell.
 
ajules said:
Anyone had problems with this new firmware?Since I uploaded it my router has been disconnecting/reconnecting every 3 hours
Tried a reset and a reboot but no luck
It is definitely the router because when I used my backup router I had 12 hours without a disconnection
Anyone know how to rollback to previous version?
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It does it on my side... also about every 1-3hrs... but only started about 3days after I upgraded.
:mad:
Will try and contact HCOM... I dont think we rollback.:sick:
 
You can RollBack... Duxburg(if thats how you spell it) sent me the old firmware...

Let me know if you guys have a place for me to upload it or just PM me I can email it to you.
 
OH MY GOD i have the same problem. now i need the old firmware:(. i tried google and couldn't find anything.
kingv please email me the old firmware - [email protected]

Thank you
 
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