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Router stops to provide internet connection to some devices

by Jul 17, 2014 12:10PM PDT

Hello,

Recently, I bought two TP-LINK WR740N routers. One of them I normally use for wired and wireless networks, and I use the second one to extend the signal range of my first router through WDS. As instructed, this second router has its DHCP disabled, the SSID and password are the same as the first router's and the range is 192.168.0.2, while the first works on 192.168.0.1, with DHCP turned on.

This creates two identical networks of the same name, and the devices now connect to a router or another, depending on their proximity to them.

However, after some time, the second router stops to deliver "internet connection" to some wireless-connected devices, while in other devices everything works normally. All devices keep connected to the router and can access localhost and router's configs. normally. This phenomenon only occurs on devices connected to the second router.

Any idea?

Regards,

Rodolfo.

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I got a solution
by Jul 21, 2014 11:16AM PDT

I contacted TP-Link support this weekend and they suggested me to disable the WMM function on both routers and, addicionaly, change one of the SSIDs (which turned out to be an convenient setup). I've been running those configs for three days, connecting laptops, iPhones, iPad and Android devices through the second router and everything has been working pretty well so far.

I hope it helps other people as well.
Thanks!

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Which is why our office never deploys such a setup.
by Forum moderator Jul 17, 2014 4:48PM PDT

Research "How to use a router was a WAP?" if you want to know how we pull this off. That is, your setup is one that resulted in call backs. Since the industry didn't nail what you are doing to the point it was stone cold reliable, we use the old school method.
Bob

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by ihrodolfo Jul 17, 2014 9:37PM PDT

I appreciate your answer, but I don't want to run cables through my place. I guess that if I can't solve it, I'd rather get a lousy signal in some points of my house, shutting the second router down.

Just for a sake of curiosity, does the problem relies on the hardware or on the software? For example, running DD-WRT's WDS instead of TP-LINKS's would do it any better?

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Our no cable solution is to use
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Jul 18, 2014 4:32AM PDT
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Sorry if I was unclear on WDS.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Jul 18, 2014 4:34AM PDT
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