So this morning I installed dd-wrt.K3_R7000_1.chk. Successful.
Decided to revert back to Netgear firmware and installed R7000-V1.0.6.28_1.1.83.chk. Successful.
Tried to log into the router. Got a dhcp address from router. 192.168.1.6 /Subnet mask 255.255.255.0/Default Gateway is 192.168.6.1 when I do an ipconfig!
So I static my adapter to 192.168.6.10 and attempt to open www.routerlogin.net. I see the page try to load for a split second then it bombs. I dont think this router is totally bricked but some what bricked. I tried using the reset button and I still get a default gateway of 192.168.6.1 which is what I set the router address to when I installed dd-wrt.
So I connected to the router via putty and what I get into is a session called busybox v.1.7.2 amd a # prompt. Thats as far as I can go with this. Any ideas would be helpful to restore this router either way.
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OK got it back up and running!
Since the router was on 192.168.6.1, I set laptop static to 192.168.6.10, telneted into router on port 23. At the busybox prompt I typed the following commands:
erase nvram
reboot
wait several seconds for all lights to become active
Open browser and connect to 192.168.1.1 or type http://myrouterlogin.net
Netgear Genie start page appeared. Follow the prompts! Router is now fully operational on latest Netgear firmware release R700-V1.0.6.28_1.1.83.chk.
Thats fine you solved it!
From the next time you need not take much trouble to recover it. After you upgrade your router from Stock firmware to custom firmware or vice-versa, perform a factory reset using the hardware reset button. Hold it for 30 seconds when you are performing reset.