Comments on: Updating the firmware on a Virgin WGR614v9 router

By: asdrty

asdrty — Sun, 13 May 2012 18:18:50 +0000

mukeblack you’re the man. it worked thanks alot….. i’m very happy

By: Lee Kennedy

Lee Kennedy — Tue, 08 May 2012 23:20:25 +0000

Worked (once I started typing in the correct MAC address), thank you very much for the guide. And now wireless throughout the house

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By: Jamie

Jamie — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:47:49 +0000

I Have A Big Problem I Can’t Seem To Get This Working. I Type – *C:\Users\Jamie\Downloads\telnetEnable 192.168.1.1 “My Mac Address” Gearguy Geardog* And It Does Nothing, I Tried Typing *telnet 192.168.1.1* After Typing What I Did. And Still Does Nothing.. Its Getting Anoying Because I Had The Same Router Before But Now I Got A New One Because The Other One Died On Me It Seems To Have Locked Virgin Firmware And My Internet Speed Has Dropped Dramatically With The U/L And D/L..

Please Help

By: Alex Ventura

Alex Ventura — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 10:58:28 +0000

Brilliant! It worked!
Thank you!

By: myke black

myke black — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:41:35 +0000

hi, for those having the blank screen on telnet issue, I had the similar problem, here’s how it was fixed…

I copied and pasted the MAC address from the router admin screen, but after several unsuccesful attempts, I checked the bottom of the modem and noticed that the last character of the mac address was incorrect. For some reason, it was changed from a ‘E’ to an ‘F’ – therefore when using the telnetenable.exe command, try using the mac address from the bottom of the router rather than the one in the admin screen. I also rebooted the router after using telnetenable. Not sure if this made any different but it allowed me to get the prompt when using the telnet client

Another thing you might want to check is your windows firewall settings, this can block the telnet too.

By: Mike Pegg

Mike Pegg — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 21:55:28 +0000

Hi Sunn,

I’d say the different router is the issue.

Mike.

By: Sunn

Sunn — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 18:36:32 +0000

C:\telnetEnable>telnetEnable.exe 192.168.0.1 30469AD020FE Gearguy Geardog
send failed: 10057

Guys i get this error, I am running the command prompt as an Administrator but no use!!! My router is WMDG280 could this contribute?

By: Mike Pegg

Mike Pegg — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 18:17:50 +0000

Hi Lee,

Point 1 says that exact point

Mike.

By: lee

lee — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 17:31:21 +0000

Just sorted it out. Read on another website something to do about Firefox, and thought I would try Internet Explorer. Worked like a dream this time when connecting to Router and then enabling the firmware update to happen.