@David-TP 1.9.1 firmware on a deco M5 definitely does NOT allow fixing of the WAN port and definitely does shutdown if the broadband connection is lost (phrased this way as my M5's are configured as...

@BadRouters which doesn't work ! the 'workaround' doesn't work, my deco's are setup as AP's and I have a router from another supplier running open wrt and my decos all go offline if there is no...

@Sus_Deco totally agree. And announcements like thst recent one - why not support It on ALL models. there is no logic in only fixing some models - it's a fault wherever it appears! appaling service...

@lordcracker sadly it does affect satellites. It affects anything connected to the wired port and having taken down the primary deco - thst shuts down the rest

@Sus_Deco it's really hard to say as the scanner on this thread objects and blocks messages with competitors names. there is an open source project for the old linksys routers - and a hardware...

@noizex I agree. I can't work out how anyone in the company thinks this is correct behaviour for a router function. and the companies lack of response has removed tplink from consideration for any...