TP-link Wifi extender issues

Kyrne · 22 Dec 2014 at 19:18

Evening chaps

Racking my brain here, everything has worked fine for over a year, randomly our wifi extender has just gave up on working.

All lights are as they should, hooked it up to PC and checked the 'config page' shows its connected to router / internet. All devices connect to it and show full wifi / speed. Just no internet pages load etc...

Tried the whole re-booted, re-connecting to no avial.

Anyone offer any help?

Router - Talktalk Huawei hg533
Extender - TP-link WA850RE

SiriusB · 23 Dec 2014 at 09:10

Do connected clients pick up IP and DNS settings?

Kyrne · 23 Dec 2014 at 10:38

Hmm. Not sure ill check. I was under the impression the router sorted that. I've messed about turning the server on, off & auto on the TP link. Still nothing worked.

Just find it odd how its just stopped after working for so long lol.

SiriusB · 23 Dec 2014 at 10:49

I only ask because your clients appear to connect to the WiFi but still cannot get online.

Another thing to try is factory resetting the unit and reconfigure - see if that shifts any gremlins.

Kyrne · 23 Dec 2014 at 11:01

Yeah done factory reset on both devices, no change

Checked over on the TP support site and seems other users are having the same problems. Ill bang some grabs up of the setting, so peeps can see if im doing owt daft.

Update - just checked on the talktalk support forum, seems its to do with a router updates that has just dropped as lots of folk having issues with Wifi Extenders / Repeaters / sky wifi dongles etc.