743 as wireless client can only allow one wired device connected?

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743 as wireless client can only allow one wired device connected?
743 as wireless client can only allow one wired device connected?
2014-03-18 15:15:23
Region : Hongkong

Model : TL-WR743ND

Hardware Version : V1

Firmware Version :

ISP :


I use my TL-WR743ND v1 as a wireless client, mostly for connecting a Squeezebox Touch via ethernet (not using the SBT's own wifi because of its location). I also have the 743's ethernet ports connected to things like my TV and my surround amp. I remember very early on when I got this router, all of the devices seem to be able to go through with no issue. BTW, DHCP is set to off. Lately I find that when I am playing music on my Squeezebox and I turn on the surround amp (which is a DLNA device and has certain control features over network), the music on the SBT will stop and it will lose its connection. I also check the TV and it seems that it is not connected, too. A reboot of the 743 will fix the SBT's connection. I don't use the other machine's (other than the SBT) ethernet that much so I don't know when it started acting like this, or maybe it was like that all along but I just didn't know.

My question is, can the 743 (as wireless client) handle a few devices connected at the same time? If so, what could be wrong with my setup now?

Thanks.
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Re:743 as wireless client can only allow one wired device connected?
2014-03-20 12:02:07
O well... I updated the firmware to the latest version and did some more testing. It appears that devices can indeed be used concurrently. At one point, I had my Squeezebox streaming music, my TV looking up a DLNA server and my laptop browsing a website at the same time. The funky thing is that when I switched on my surround receiver (which allows for ethernet remote and DLNA functions), everything stopped. I had to reboot the 743 to make things work again. However, with just the surround receiver using the 743, things are fine. Wonder what could be causing the conflict.
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