Continuously losing IP Addresses on wifi and ethernet
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Continuously losing IP Addresses on wifi and ethernet
Region : UnitedKingdom
Model : TD-W8980
Hardware Version : V1
Firmware Version : 0.6.0 1.3 v000e.0 Build 131012 Rel.51720n
ISP : TalkTalk
I have had the TD-W8980 for about 4 months now and also have an Apple Airport Extreme on the network in Bridge Mode. I am using WiFi on both the TP-Link and the Airport Extreme and have a couple of computers also connected via Ethernet to the Airport Extreme.
Devices connected via WiFi and Ethernet keep losing their connection to the Router. When checking their network settings they have a self-assigned IP address. This normally happens either overnight for the computers where they have gone into sleep mode and when they are woken can't renew their IP address with the router, and also with other devices such as iPad and iPhone, where they have been disconnected from the WiFi and then when returning and trying to reconnect they can't get an IP address. Also, if a new device tries to connect to the network on WiFi it seems to connect to the router but isn't given an IP address so can't get onto the network and Internet. I have to reboot the TD-8980 each time and then it will connect all of the devices fine but then in time, over about 24 hours, some will drop off and no longer be connected.
I have the latest firmware on both the TD-8980 and the Airport Extreme and I have reset them both several times to factory settings and set them up again but still get this problem. In fact, recently it has started getting worse. One thing I noticed on the TD-8980 is in the DHCP Client List, not all connected devices are listed. Typically, there would be 9 devices connected, most via WiFi, with others added as and when needed (I have a home office so visiting clients often connect on WiFi although more often than not they can only do so when I reboot the TD-8980). However, the Client List often only show 5 or 6 connected.
I bought the TD-8980 because I was told it was one of the best you could get. I have a very cheap Sitecom modem router I keep as a backup that doesn't have any problems at all and keeps all connections all of the time with the same setup with the Airport Extreme so I can only put the problem down to the TD-8980.
I would be grateful for any help or advice.
Model : TD-W8980
Hardware Version : V1
Firmware Version : 0.6.0 1.3 v000e.0 Build 131012 Rel.51720n
ISP : TalkTalk
I have had the TD-W8980 for about 4 months now and also have an Apple Airport Extreme on the network in Bridge Mode. I am using WiFi on both the TP-Link and the Airport Extreme and have a couple of computers also connected via Ethernet to the Airport Extreme.
Devices connected via WiFi and Ethernet keep losing their connection to the Router. When checking their network settings they have a self-assigned IP address. This normally happens either overnight for the computers where they have gone into sleep mode and when they are woken can't renew their IP address with the router, and also with other devices such as iPad and iPhone, where they have been disconnected from the WiFi and then when returning and trying to reconnect they can't get an IP address. Also, if a new device tries to connect to the network on WiFi it seems to connect to the router but isn't given an IP address so can't get onto the network and Internet. I have to reboot the TD-8980 each time and then it will connect all of the devices fine but then in time, over about 24 hours, some will drop off and no longer be connected.
I have the latest firmware on both the TD-8980 and the Airport Extreme and I have reset them both several times to factory settings and set them up again but still get this problem. In fact, recently it has started getting worse. One thing I noticed on the TD-8980 is in the DHCP Client List, not all connected devices are listed. Typically, there would be 9 devices connected, most via WiFi, with others added as and when needed (I have a home office so visiting clients often connect on WiFi although more often than not they can only do so when I reboot the TD-8980). However, the Client List often only show 5 or 6 connected.
I bought the TD-8980 because I was told it was one of the best you could get. I have a very cheap Sitecom modem router I keep as a backup that doesn't have any problems at all and keeps all connections all of the time with the same setup with the Airport Extreme so I can only put the problem down to the TD-8980.
I would be grateful for any help or advice.