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extender set up
extender set up
2024-02-03 12:47:38
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Model: TL-WA860RE  
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hi,

trying to set up a tlwa860re extender. 

I can connect my mobile phone to my base router's wifi network just fine. I use tether 4.4.4 to set up the extender and connect it to the base router. it does connect there is no internet provision though... I reset the extender a couple of times and start all over always end up at the same situation.

any ideas??!

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Re:extender set up
2024-02-03 18:38:57

  @branestormer 

 

Have you tried this setup video guide ?

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2024-02-04 14:39:05

  @terziyski hi, thanks for replying.

I watched the video but I can only go for the tether option.

still no internet provision...

 

 

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Re:extender set up
2024-02-04 15:35:28

  @branestormer 

 

Hi,

 

Please open the Tether app again, log into the TL-WA860RE and then tap on the icon that resembles a Wi-Fi router (labelled "Main Network"). Post a screenshot of that screen here.

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Re:extender set up
2024-02-04 15:43:40

  @woozle hi

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2024-02-04 17:40:19

  @branestormer 

 

Let try different approach - use this guide and configure the RE from scratch again. But this time use a PC to configure the RE.

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Re:extender set up
2024-02-04 20:11:55

  @terziyski 

tried the Ethernet set up. yields exactly the same problem. 

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2024-02-04 20:31:10

  @branestormer 

 

Can you post some screenshots of Network Map clicking on (Internet, Router and WA860RE):

 

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2024-02-04 21:00:42

  @terziyski i solved connectivity using a mobile phone hot spot network instead of my hotel's wifi network. i suppose that means the hotel's wifi has some kind of restriction to being extended or to having extenders as clients? here's the screenshots for the hotel's wifi:

 

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Re:extender set up
2024-02-04 21:07:29 - last edited 2024-02-04 21:08:34

  @branestormer 

 

You didn't mention that you're trying to extend a hotel Wi-Fi.

Often the hotels Wi-Fi have a captive portal or other mechanism like short TTL packets to restrict extending their networks.

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Re:extender set up
2024-02-04 21:15:15 - last edited 2024-02-04 21:17:23

yes it's a hotel wifi. when i checked in i did mention that i need to plug my extender in order to provide my laptop with an ethernet connection.

they did not mention anything against this practice so i presumed it is doable.

apparently that's not the case. is there anything i can do to bypass the restriction?

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