Tablet and Desktop PC Won't Connect at Same Time TD-W8968
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Tablet and Desktop PC Won't Connect at Same Time TD-W8968
Region : Argentina
Model : TD-W8968
Hardware Version : V2
Firmware Version :
ISP :
I purchased a TD-W8968 for a friend. She has a PC running Windows XP with SP3, and a new Samsung 10" Tablet. The problem is that the only way to get the 2 devices to be able to use the router at the same time is to power up the router first (with the PC LAN cable unplugged), let the Samsung connect wirelessly, then plug the PC in via the cable. This is a very weird scenario - I've used a few TP-Link routers, but I've never seen this behaviour before. Please help!
Note: If I let the PC get access to the router first, the Samsung Tablet tries to connect, does so a bit slowly, authenticates ok, then tried to get an IP, fails within 1 or 2 seconds, then goes back to re-authentication, does that within 3-4 seconds, tries to get the IP, fails quickly and then just goes into an endless loop of this. I cannot think of any setting in the Router that would cause this problem. It has been setup in a very basic way, with no VPN or "interesting" settings.
Model : TD-W8968
Hardware Version : V2
Firmware Version :
ISP :
I purchased a TD-W8968 for a friend. She has a PC running Windows XP with SP3, and a new Samsung 10" Tablet. The problem is that the only way to get the 2 devices to be able to use the router at the same time is to power up the router first (with the PC LAN cable unplugged), let the Samsung connect wirelessly, then plug the PC in via the cable. This is a very weird scenario - I've used a few TP-Link routers, but I've never seen this behaviour before. Please help!
Note: If I let the PC get access to the router first, the Samsung Tablet tries to connect, does so a bit slowly, authenticates ok, then tried to get an IP, fails within 1 or 2 seconds, then goes back to re-authentication, does that within 3-4 seconds, tries to get the IP, fails quickly and then just goes into an endless loop of this. I cannot think of any setting in the Router that would cause this problem. It has been setup in a very basic way, with no VPN or "interesting" settings.
