New ER605 fails to connect to Internet
Just acquired a new TP-Link (ER606 Ver:2.6) Router with the intent of using it as a replacement for an aging router presently used to connect my network to the Internet. Followed instructions and connected the ER605 WAN port to the modem provided by my Internet Service Provider (ISP) and attempted to perform what the User Manual refers to as Quick Setup. There was no indication of any error but there was also NO Internet service. The image below shows what was displayed as a result. Would this be where addresses other than 0.0.0.0 ought to appear when connected to the Internet?
The Internet service works as expected then the network cable from the Mosem is unplugged and connedted to my properly functioning router.
I would say the reason for offering the screenshot is that 0.0.0.0 is not a valid IP address. While this is new to me it made me think that not much of anything happened when I ran what;s called Quick Setup.
Not sure what you mean when saying my laptop is connected to the ISP modem. I connected the laptop to the ER605 Router, which was connected to the modem but looks to me like no IP address was dynamically assigned. The laptop, as instructed, was configured to acquire an IP address via DHCP. I did NOT notice what address was assigned but since it seemed to be functioning properly that must have worked normally meaning 192.168.0.???.
12/20/2024 Update
Came to think that the question about connecting laptop to modem might be about information related to what results are expected when making an Internet connection. Therefore, I obtained a screenshot from the old router, which is functioning as expected, that I ended up having to setup because I cannot get the new ER605 router to work: What I think might be the relevant portion of that screenshot follows:
Note: This old router is connected to the same modem in the same configuration as I am attempting to configure the ER605 router.