TP Link TL-WR1043ND Router

MaceFace

Hi Folks,

I have the above router that I have been using for a few years without problems (or so I think) when connected to Cisco EPC3925 which is in bridge mode.

However, this week, upgraded to 240Mpbs UPC and struggling with a speed problem.

When wired to Cisco modem, full 240Mpbs speed reported from upc speed test.
When wired to TP Link Gigabit router, only getting 130Mbps.

I factory reset the TP Link, tested multiple cables (even verified cables are okay by connecting direct to Cisco modem) but no difference.

So, for some unknown reason, I am only getting about half the speed when I wire to my TP Link, which is wired to the Cisco.

Anyone seen similar or suggest what the problem may be?

Thanks.

thefinalstage

Which firmware are you using? The likes of Tomato and dd-wrt sometimes create bottlenecks. You might wanna get a newer router for such glorious speed. I had that one for ages, still my go to if I need a test router actually.

listermint

Are the wired ports limited on it via software? I know its a gigabit router but perhaps there is a software override on ethernet settings.

Try updating the FW and checking advanced settings to see if there is anything that may ring bells.



Just the musings of a check everything stickler

Or contact TP they may have an answer

http://www.engadget.com/question/since-i-got-a-tl-wr1043nd-i-m-having-issues-with-internet-speed-via-ethernet-cable-it-basically-cuts-speed-in-half-has-anyone-experienced-anything-similar-dbk/

not the only one with the issue

ED E

www.tp-link.us/article/?faqid=465

Its hardware. The speed of the microprocessor on the board is the main limiting factor when routing wan to lan, yours can only manage about 130mb. A more efficient firmware might eek a little more out of it but really you need an upgrade.

listermint

ED E wrote: »

www.tp-link.us/article/?faqid=465

Its hardware. The speed of the microprocessor on the board is the main limiting factor when routing wan to lan, yours can only manage about 130mb. A more efficient firmware might eek a little more out of it but really you need an upgrade.

Ouch, thats pretty crap considering heralding as gigabit.

Alun

Gigabit ethernet ports are two a penny at the hardware level. It would have cost them more to make the WAN port 100Mbit/s only than leave it as a gigabit port.

The more expensive routers have hardware assisted NAT which takes pressure of the main CPU. My TP-Link WDR4300 has that and can easily handle higher speeds than 240Mbit/s with ease, but if I flash a 3rd party firmware onto it, it's back to about 150Mbit/s as the hardware NAT feature isn't supported.

MaceFace

I'm using the latest official firmware. Actually only put it on this week.
Also went through all options and done some checking with what made sense but no difference.

@ED E: would the hardware restriction also affect the wifi speed?

What I am thinking is if it is a hardware problem, is the problem that the TP Link can't accept more than about 130Mb from the incoming WAN port, or that it can't transmit that amount of data out the LAN port on the other side?

The reason I ask this is that I almost exclusively make use of wifi, but the max wifi speed I can get in the house is about 70Mb/sec (it's around this 2 feet from the TP Link router). So I am wondering if the wifi rate is halved from this 130Mb limit so an updated router which will give me the full 240Mb throughput for wired and also improve the wifi speed.
Maybe just wishful thinking that I get more out of the 11.n...

ED E

listermint wrote: »

Ouch, thats pretty crap considering heralding as gigabit.

Alun wrote: »

Gigabit ethernet ports are two a penny at the hardware level. It would have cost them more to make the WAN port 100Mbit/s only than leave it as a gigabit port.

The more expensive routers have hardware assisted NAT which takes pressure of the main CPU. My TP-Link WDR4300 has that and can easily handle higher speeds than 240Mbit/s with ease, but if I flash a 3rd party firmware onto it, it's back to about 150Mbit/s as the hardware NAT feature isn't supported.

As Alun said, gigabit is local switching (cheap easy) and you will see 800Mbps+ between two wired clients within the lan. Just cant do it to outside the lan.

MaceFace wrote: »

I'm using the latest official firmware. Actually only put it on this week.
Also went through all options and done some checking with what made sense but no difference.

@ED E: would the hardware restriction also affect the wifi speed?

What I am thinking is if it is a hardware problem, is the problem that the TP Link can't accept more than about 130Mb from the incoming WAN port, or that it can't transmit that amount of data out the LAN port on the other side?

The reason I ask this is that I almost exclusively make use of wifi, but the max wifi speed I can get in the house is about 70Mb/sec (it's around this 2 feet from the TP Link router). So I am wondering if the wifi rate is halved from this 130Mb limit so an updated router which will give me the full 240Mb throughput for wired and also improve the wifi speed.
Maybe just wishful thinking that I get more out of the 11.n...

Yes, its the WAN to LAN thats the limit. The internet is a set of networks and your house is its own private network (LAN). The router has to "translate" from one to the other and apply any rules/QoS/NAT/Firewalling etc for each packet that goes in or out between the public internet and your lan. A big beefy router can do a few Gbps WAN to lan easy, an older home unit not so much.

The wifi is totally independent of that, thats normal speeds for a decent access point on 2.4Ghz. Move to 5Ghz and/or .11AC if you want to go faster.