Hello:
I beg you to excuse my bad English, not being my native language.
I'm trying to add wireless onto a network that connect to internet using a SYXEL P-600 series.
In order to do this I'm using a TP-LINK TL-WR841N router.
The internet connection has a dinamic IP, no PPPOE.
After connecting everything properly and going through the connection wizard. I found myself with no internet access.
If I try and let the router select my internet connection by itself, it keeps telling me I've got a static IP, wich I know I don't have.
What am I doing wrong?
Fed up with all of this. I've tried and set it up as an access point (After reading the excellent guide in this site).
It can't be easier. You change the router IP, disable DHCP and here you are. Access point on the spot.
But..., The trouble is that if I set it uop as an access point, the internet speed grinds almost to a halt.
Again the same question.
What am I doing wrong?.
Thanks in advance.
Trouble with TP-LINK TL-WR841N
Problem solved (partially)
Hello:
As I explained in my previous post. I've got a two sided problem with a TP-LINK wireless router. This router is connected, via cat5, to a Zyxel P-660-T1.
The main problem is the TP-LINK apparent incapacity to reach Internet through the Zyxel.
The second one, was that setting up the TP-LINK as an access point left me with almost zero speed.
As a last resource I decided to upgrade the TP-LINK firmware. And this seemed to solve the second issue. The former, not beig able to access internet through the Zyxel, subsists, but the latter, ridiculous speed, has been solved. Now everything goes as it should be.
Not being able to revolve the internet access problem still puzzles me, but at least. I can get to the internet, indirecly, using th TP-Link as an access point.
Thanks to to each and every one that took their time reading the previous post.
As I explained in my previous post. I've got a two sided problem with a TP-LINK wireless router. This router is connected, via cat5, to a Zyxel P-660-T1.
The main problem is the TP-LINK apparent incapacity to reach Internet through the Zyxel.
The second one, was that setting up the TP-LINK as an access point left me with almost zero speed.
As a last resource I decided to upgrade the TP-LINK firmware. And this seemed to solve the second issue. The former, not beig able to access internet through the Zyxel, subsists, but the latter, ridiculous speed, has been solved. Now everything goes as it should be.
Not being able to revolve the internet access problem still puzzles me, but at least. I can get to the internet, indirecly, using th TP-Link as an access point.
Thanks to to each and every one that took their time reading the previous post.
Hello to everybody.
Here I go for a third instalment of this saga.
Forget about what I said in my previous post (auto-answering my first one) about the apparent incapacity of a TP-LINK router to reach internet through a ZYXEL P-600.
I don't know why, looks like every time the ZYXEL stays on and downloading for a couple of days gets kind of overloaded and stops accesing internet. Well, actually it doesn't stop, what it does is dropping the speed access to a ridiculous amount.
After being stuck again with that problem, I got angry and turned off both, TP-Link and Zyxel, and went out to have a beer. Couple of hours later, on coming back, y tried again, and this time everything worked fine. This morning again the same song..., and the same recipe. Turn them off for a time, this time half an hour and, everything all right again....
Why? I don't know, but this solution seems to work fine.
Saludos
Here I go for a third instalment of this saga.
Forget about what I said in my previous post (auto-answering my first one) about the apparent incapacity of a TP-LINK router to reach internet through a ZYXEL P-600.
I don't know why, looks like every time the ZYXEL stays on and downloading for a couple of days gets kind of overloaded and stops accesing internet. Well, actually it doesn't stop, what it does is dropping the speed access to a ridiculous amount.
After being stuck again with that problem, I got angry and turned off both, TP-Link and Zyxel, and went out to have a beer. Couple of hours later, on coming back, y tried again, and this time everything worked fine. This morning again the same song..., and the same recipe. Turn them off for a time, this time half an hour and, everything all right again....
Why? I don't know, but this solution seems to work fine.
Saludos
Hello, SamirD.SamirD wrote:Wow, what country are you in?
The country is Bolivia, the city: Santa Cruz de la Sierra, the ISP provider is COTAS.
I keep singing the same song: couple of days downloading, then (it looks like) Zyxel overload, consequently Zyxel turned off for a while and everything working fine again.
Saludos
There should not be a speed difference if yo use the TP-Link as a router, or as an access point. If anything, Access point mode should be easier on its hardware than doing the NAT router translation, so it should be a bit faster.
Keep in mind that you should only have one NAT router on your network. These days, most modems perform that function. Adding a second wireless router makes the network a double-nat mess, with two DHCP servers, etc. It is a much cleaner setup if you just use your TP-Link as an access point (don't connect anything to the WAN port at all).
As to your speed issue - it could be one of several things:
1) the particular wireless channel you are using may be congested - try doing a wireless survey and set it to an unused/non-overlapping channel: http://www.speedguide.net/faq/what-is-t ... to-use-346
2) Keep your wifi router/access point away from the modem and any other possible sources of interference
3) Make sure to use proper/efficient security (WPA2 / AES is best). Dont leave your network unsecure, as others may be using it as well.
I hope this helps
Keep in mind that you should only have one NAT router on your network. These days, most modems perform that function. Adding a second wireless router makes the network a double-nat mess, with two DHCP servers, etc. It is a much cleaner setup if you just use your TP-Link as an access point (don't connect anything to the WAN port at all).
As to your speed issue - it could be one of several things:
1) the particular wireless channel you are using may be congested - try doing a wireless survey and set it to an unused/non-overlapping channel: http://www.speedguide.net/faq/what-is-t ... to-use-346
2) Keep your wifi router/access point away from the modem and any other possible sources of interference
3) Make sure to use proper/efficient security (WPA2 / AES is best). Dont leave your network unsecure, as others may be using it as well.
I hope this helps
I don't think the OPs issue with with wireless but with the Internet connection itself since it slows down until restarted.Philip wrote:There should not be a speed difference if yo use the TP-Link as a router, or as an access point. If anything, Access point mode should be easier on its hardware than doing the NAT router translation, so it should be a bit faster.
Keep in mind that you should only have one NAT router on your network. These days, most modems perform that function. Adding a second wireless router makes the network a double-nat mess, with two DHCP servers, etc. It is a much cleaner setup if you just use your TP-Link as an access point (don't connect anything to the WAN port at all).
As to your speed issue - it could be one of several things:
1) the particular wireless channel you are using may be congested - try doing a wireless survey and set it to an unused/non-overlapping channel: http://www.speedguide.net/faq/what-is-t ... to-use-346
2) Keep your wifi router/access point away from the modem and any other possible sources of interference
3) Make sure to use proper/efficient security (WPA2 / AES is best). Dont leave your network unsecure, as others may be using it as well.
I hope this helps
Yes, and looking at the Zyxel unit's specs, there's not going to be a way to replace it since it is the dsl modem as well. Checking the Zyxel with a wired connection is going to be the only way to determine if it's the unit or the service or both.Philip wrote:This can be easily determined by connecting a client via ethernet directly to the original modem/router.
Sorry about being late to this party but...
I use TP-Link gear wireless/hardwire networks. Good stuff for cheap. If you're going to use a router as an access point you need to plug the connecting cable from the router in the modem to a LAN port on the second router. Plugging in to the WAN port makes you have to jump through too many program hoops. Leave the dhcp enabled so the router does all the heavy lifting as far as users go. Set it for dynamic address. Then reboot the entire network. In the dsl router look at the users page and get the IP the remote router got assigned. Make that a permanent address for the remote router
It sounds a little daunting but it isn't. Take your time.
As for the slow down, the more equipment you add and the more users on a dsl circuit, the more it slows down.
I use TP-Link gear wireless/hardwire networks. Good stuff for cheap. If you're going to use a router as an access point you need to plug the connecting cable from the router in the modem to a LAN port on the second router. Plugging in to the WAN port makes you have to jump through too many program hoops. Leave the dhcp enabled so the router does all the heavy lifting as far as users go. Set it for dynamic address. Then reboot the entire network. In the dsl router look at the users page and get the IP the remote router got assigned. Make that a permanent address for the remote router
It sounds a little daunting but it isn't. Take your time.
As for the slow down, the more equipment you add and the more users on a dsl circuit, the more it slows down.
All good points Setishock 
(and welcome to the party, better late than never)
The only thing I would add is that having only one DHCP server on the LAN is best in most cases, whether it is the modem or the router acting as an access point is more of a personal choice and depends on whether you can edit the modem's functionality.
(and welcome to the party, better late than never)The only thing I would add is that having only one DHCP server on the LAN is best in most cases, whether it is the modem or the router acting as an access point is more of a personal choice and depends on whether you can edit the modem's functionality.