Low Speeds on Archer C6 V3.20 during bridge mode.

[nishantt6969]

Thanks to @Aashish.007, the router is back to its original condition.

 

[rohitks]

I am not sure what putty method you used but Youtube has many videos for TP-Link routers and it talks about TFTP method. You run TFTP and then firmware file renamed to a particular name is being uploaded to router.
Is that the method you @nishantt6969 & @Aashish.007 followed or something else? It would be a good confirmation from you & Aashish.007 about the method used and what worked for benefit of others.
Using ddwrt or openwrt is always frustrating. I struggled for 2 days on my D-Link to go back to stock. It was only mozilla browser that worked. All IE & chrome failed to upload!

 

[nishantt6969]

I did TFTP method only, and it bricked the router. There were only 4 lights on router, not blinking, totally still.

I had somehow managed to get Archer C6 v3.20 latest firmware, so I flashed it directly from the router interface(192.168.0.1) after setting up static IP as 192.168.0.66 and that brought me back to original firmware.

 

[Aashish.007]

Hello @rohitks TFTP on Archer C6v3.x / A6v3 only works with an UART connection that requires you to open the router physically and connect cables (Unbricking Archer C6/A6 v3.x)

It would be easier to use the TP-Link recovery function instead by intentionally bricking the router and also you can flash stock firmware with stripped bootloader directly from luci.

 

[nishantt6969]

@Aashish.007 made me flash a6 v3 firmware on c6 v3, lmao and it worked.

 

[rohitks]

Ok so looks like TP-Link calls it recovery function. on D-Link it's called emergency room interface and it comes up when you long press reset and simultaneously power on router. On dlink however it comes up regardless it's bricked or not.

 

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