Problems with wdr4900 and windows 8.1
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Problems with wdr4900 and windows 8.1
Region : Denmark
Model : TL-WDR4900
Hardware Version : V1.3
Firmware Version : 3.14.3 Build 130320 Rel.39025n
ISP :
Hi
I bought a wdr4900 hoping it would help me expand my wireless network so I have wifi coverage in all of my house.
I disabled dhcp on the wdr4900 and set it up as an access point.
Now I have the problem that my lenovo windows 8.1 pc , and my asus windows 8.1 tablet can't connect to the tp-link router,
the connection drops all the time, I have to disable/enable wifi all the time to get it to establish connection, but the connection only works
for a couple of minutes, before it is dropped again, it says that i only have a limited connection.
My windows 7 laptop, my android phone, my daughters android tablet and the iphone of my wife all connect fine to the wdr4900, without dropping the connection, and on those I can see the wifi range has expanded, compared to the sagemcom router, covering all of my house, which was the reason for me buying the wdr4900.
I have been reading a lot about the problems people are having with wifi and windows 8.1, so I have updated drivers on my wifi card to no avail, the connection still drops all the time, making the internet virtually unusable.
But the strange thing is, after getting really frustrated by the tp-link wdr 4900 router I turned it of, and re enabled the wifi on the Sagemcom wireless N router supplied by my internet provider, now the connection again runs 100% stable with no drop outs even on my windows 8.1 computers, and the windows 7 and androids work as well, this leads me to believe , there must be a problem with the wifi on the wdr4900, compared to the sagemcom router.
I have even tried to copy the complete wifi setup from the sagemcom to the tp-link, setting channels and decryption the same, but nothing works.
Now I have bought a new tp-link wdr4900 with latest eu firmware, that doesn't work with windows 8.1, and the old sagemcom wireless N 2.4ghz router provided for free by my internet provider, that works with windows 8.1 24/7 with no problems at all what so ever, what a waist.
do any of you have any suggestions, that would make the wdr4900 work, just like the sagemcom, would installing open wrt make a difference ? I am open to any suggestions as the wdr4900 clearly has a stronger signal, and has a 5ghz network opposed to my Sagemcom.
Best regards Matthias Schümann
Model : TL-WDR4900
Hardware Version : V1.3
Firmware Version : 3.14.3 Build 130320 Rel.39025n
ISP :
Hi
I bought a wdr4900 hoping it would help me expand my wireless network so I have wifi coverage in all of my house.
I disabled dhcp on the wdr4900 and set it up as an access point.
Now I have the problem that my lenovo windows 8.1 pc , and my asus windows 8.1 tablet can't connect to the tp-link router,
the connection drops all the time, I have to disable/enable wifi all the time to get it to establish connection, but the connection only works
for a couple of minutes, before it is dropped again, it says that i only have a limited connection.
My windows 7 laptop, my android phone, my daughters android tablet and the iphone of my wife all connect fine to the wdr4900, without dropping the connection, and on those I can see the wifi range has expanded, compared to the sagemcom router, covering all of my house, which was the reason for me buying the wdr4900.
I have been reading a lot about the problems people are having with wifi and windows 8.1, so I have updated drivers on my wifi card to no avail, the connection still drops all the time, making the internet virtually unusable.
But the strange thing is, after getting really frustrated by the tp-link wdr 4900 router I turned it of, and re enabled the wifi on the Sagemcom wireless N router supplied by my internet provider, now the connection again runs 100% stable with no drop outs even on my windows 8.1 computers, and the windows 7 and androids work as well, this leads me to believe , there must be a problem with the wifi on the wdr4900, compared to the sagemcom router.
I have even tried to copy the complete wifi setup from the sagemcom to the tp-link, setting channels and decryption the same, but nothing works.
Now I have bought a new tp-link wdr4900 with latest eu firmware, that doesn't work with windows 8.1, and the old sagemcom wireless N 2.4ghz router provided for free by my internet provider, that works with windows 8.1 24/7 with no problems at all what so ever, what a waist.
do any of you have any suggestions, that would make the wdr4900 work, just like the sagemcom, would installing open wrt make a difference ? I am open to any suggestions as the wdr4900 clearly has a stronger signal, and has a 5ghz network opposed to my Sagemcom.
Best regards Matthias Schümann
