Wireless Router help!!

[DCM]

Help ooplers, took the plunge on a new WiFi router (TP-Link TL-WR1043ND) and have had no end of trouble trying to set the bloody thing up. I have had to reset it twice, hard reboot it twice as woke up this morning to no Wi-Fi or internet, I am just wondering if I should update the firmware, or, being that it is only a day old, take it back?

[axeman]

have you tried the set up assistant???
http://www.tp-link.com/support/downl...&m=TL-WR1043ND

[DCM]

Yeah Steve, I have tried their setup assistant, there is also a 'quick seup' on the router, tried that to, I have just done a Firmware upgrade, see how that goes.

The concerning thing was that I would be logged into the setup on the router, then I just couldn't access it, even though I could ping the router on the IP address.

[estebandonde]

Try pinging an external source, if you can get one.

Failing that make sure that the connection type is either DCHP or PPoE

hth


Steve

[Jamie.T]

Also make sure upnp is activated (universal plug and play). This should remember the subnet mask of your pc (usually 255.255.255.0). Without it activated you might have to "make" it remember the computers IP address all over again everytime you turn it on.

Oh, and set your connection type as PPPoA, i found its much more stable than DCHP. (Only if your ISP allows you to choose, most specify PPPoA for you)

[DCM]

DHCP is enabled.
upnp is activated.

It is more the fact that over night, it turned the WiFi off on it's own. I am hoping the new firmware will have cured the problem.