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Tplink wa850re stopped working

  • 09-12-2015 10:42pm
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 48


    What happens?
    I have had 2 tp link range extenders for about a year now (one is a year old and the other is about 8 months) and recently they just stopped working properly. My main internet comes from the right of the house, I have one tp link in the middle and the other on the left. When I went to use the Internet yesterday it would not load any webpages, so then I reset the main wifi and tried again but got the same problem. The pc would show that it has connection but when you would click on "example.com" the web address would fill in "htp://Example.com" but nothing on the page its self would load, then sometimes time out. So that mean just white screen and a loading icon top left.
    What have I tried?
    I have reset and re configured both of them multiple times, tried only connecting one, connecting through wired or wireless (same result at above). Also just plugging them in right next to the Internet source and again it's acting like its a mile away.

    Does anyone have an idea of what's gone wrong or how to fix it?
    To add the 2 pcs (1 in the middle of house and the other on the left) are both windows 8.1
    (Also I know above its supposed to be http but that counts as posting a link)


Comments

  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,759 ✭✭✭degsie


    Can you connect directly(wired) to the router and do a speed check? Also, load 'WiFi Analyser" on your phone and check signal strength and channel numbers.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,170 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    Your setup is far from ideal to begin with.

    Connect a cable as above and test.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 48 Aivia


    If my setup is not ideal, why did it work fine for a year?
    Wired 6mbs down 5mbs up
    Wireless 5mbs down 4mbs up

    I do not have an android phone so I could not test wifi analyser , I do live in the country so there should not be any interruptions.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,170 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    It may work, but its not ideal as you have 3x the transmissions per frame. As your internet is on the bottom of the scale you wouldnt notice it, but if any device acts up the problem becomes exaggerated.

    Call your ISP and theyll troubleshoot it with you. Sounds like DNS is ok but no traffic, usually its UPnP at fault there.


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