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TP Link mesh router constantly losing connection
Posted on 12/31/22 at 8:46 am
Posted on 12/31/22 at 8:46 am
Is this normal to happen often? Our power went out last night and I’ve tried everything in the book to get the main router to connect back up to my modem with no luck at all.
Outside of power outages, it will randomly lose internet connection for no apparent reason and I have to fight it for an hour or 2 to get it back connected.
Are these things just junk and time to upgrade or could it be something else happening? I have internet to my laptop that is hard wired straight to the modem
Outside of power outages, it will randomly lose internet connection for no apparent reason and I have to fight it for an hour or 2 to get it back connected.
Are these things just junk and time to upgrade or could it be something else happening? I have internet to my laptop that is hard wired straight to the modem
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Posted on 12/31/22 at 9:26 am to KajunKouyon
Whats the model info for your device?
Posted on 12/31/22 at 9:37 am to BabySam
They are the M4 towers. If that helps any?
Posted on 12/31/22 at 9:49 am to KajunKouyon
You tried unplugging satellite one, rebooting main one, then plugging satellite back in?
Posted on 12/31/22 at 9:52 am to BabySam
Yes. About 10 times
I went into the app and had to completely wipe the network and start from scratch. It’s a massive PITA having to go back and reconnect all of my devices now to a new network. But it’s working now
I went into the app and had to completely wipe the network and start from scratch. It’s a massive PITA having to go back and reconnect all of my devices now to a new network. But it’s working now
Posted on 12/31/22 at 10:37 am to KajunKouyon
damn that sucks...keeping same IP scheme and wifi SSID/password should allow for all devices to reconnect though. Are you strictly mesh with your satellites, or have you tried doing wired backhaul? That could be a big help for connectivity/availability of satellites. Even if running a temp cable from main to a satellite, just for proof that wired may eliminate dropouts
Posted on 12/31/22 at 10:49 am to BabySam
I’m not very tech savvy. I have internet cable to modem provided by internet provider. That’s wired to the main mesh unit and the other 2 are connected through wifi
Posted on 12/31/22 at 12:36 pm to KajunKouyon
Thats what i was getting at…you could run a temp cable to closest satellite and see if it solves any dropouts…if you so desired
Posted on 12/31/22 at 12:50 pm to KajunKouyon
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It’s a massive PITA having to go back and reconnect all of my devices now to a new network
If you use same wifi name and password all your devices will reconnect on their own.
Posted on 1/3/23 at 11:15 am to KajunKouyon
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I have internet cable to modem provided by internet provider.
I'm not very tech savy, but I bet the problem stems from your provider or their equipment.
I have TP Link w/ fiber and it has been pretty flawless for years. When I had cable, I battled constant problems.
Posted on 1/3/23 at 12:28 pm to slacker130
I had issues with a TP Link wireless router (not mesh) constantly dropping and ended up returning it.
Posted on 1/3/23 at 10:21 pm to RebelWithACause
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I had issues with a TP Link wireless router (not mesh) constantly dropping and ended up returning it.
Before switching to Ubiquiti, every all in one wireless router I've had (Asus, Linksys, Netgear) all failed or started having issues after a couple years.
My Ubiquiti gear is going strong after 4 years with no issues. Don't get me wrong, I expect something to break eventually. However by having seperate router switches and APs, I'll just replace the piece that breaks.
Posted on 1/3/23 at 11:13 pm to gpburdell
quote:Routers get hot, switches get hot, and WAPs get hot. Put them all in the same box and it gets hot hot hot. And we demand absolute silence from them so there are no fans.
Before switching to Ubiquiti, every all in one wireless router I've had (Asus, Linksys, Netgear) all failed or started having issues after a couple years.
My Ubiquiti gear is going strong after 4 years with no issues. Don't get me wrong, I expect something to break eventually. However by having seperate router switches and APs, I'll just replace the piece that breaks.
It costs a bit more up front (especially if you pay to have some wires run for your APs), but I think it pays off in the long run.
Posted on 1/4/23 at 12:28 am to Korkstand
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Routers get hot, switches get hot, and WAPs get hot
We've been dealing with this for 40 years with audio equipment, nevermind a router that pulls 20 watts. AIRFLOW, AIRFLOW, AIRFLOW.
Product design can be an issue, but more often than not, it is something like sticking a router in the closed A/V cabinet with the XBox and the receiver and wondering why the bass cuts out at random times, etc.
Having issues after a couple of years is not necessarily indicative of a problem with the equipment as built, though. These things have 1-2 year warranties, and there is all kinds of crap on your PC, your kids iPads, etc. which impacts perceived internet performance.
MSI updated a network prioritization driver on my desktop two weeks ago, and I think I'm back on Prodigy when trying to resolve DNS addresses.
This post was edited on 1/4/23 at 12:31 am
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