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OK, I will look at doing that soon. I am busy tomorrow though.
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How do I upload photos to the Wiki? I have only ever edited text.
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Here is what I took: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1QTot8-2PU0TCJdTOkkQFS0PoylHoVSWj?usp=sharing
I can get more photos, the thing is still apart on my desk. My 5GHz module is dead, not rec ... |
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I have a fairly well tuned WDS system on my large 9 acre property, at least 90% of which is covered by WiFi. See my signature for my router list.
I have never had a roaming issue. I use the default ... |
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Hello all,
I finally had the time to play with the 862. I was able to open the case and hook up serial to it. The kernel can not find the PCIe WLAN module, the 5GHz card. I removed the module, spraye ... |
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Well, I was able to get the case open and hook up serial. I did notice that one of the WiFi antennas was disconnected for the 5GHz daughter card but that didn't change anything. I have attached the se ... | |
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My guess, your wireless settings are not set properly: https://wiki.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/QCA_wireless_settings
My WDS 5GHz connection works fine between to R7800 on 5GHz, 80MHz, channel 149. ... |
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You are aware that the Archer C7 v5 is supported already right?
https://download1.dd-wrt.com/dd-wrtv2/downloads/betas/2023/ Choose any build folder, look for tplink_archer-c7-v5 sub folder. If ... |
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Make sure Tx power is set to 30dBm.
I have upgraded my antennas on my Archer C7 v2 with 9dB external antennas. They get better range but nothing is even close to the Linksys EA8500 or Netgear r780 ... |
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At the very least I should be able to tell if it is seriously burnt out or not. I also would like to hook up a serial connection and see if the kernel is complaining somehow. None of this is a high pr ... | |
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open it and observe the 5ghz radio (the big removeable one with heatsink and mini pcie interface, 3x antenna cables on it)
I normally can open any router but I have tried to open this model in the ... |
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It defaults to US, I always change it to Canada, where it was initially sold. I tried both. | |
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The LAN cable from the wifi extender goes into one of the regular Ethernet ports on the 841. | |
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Yes, just disable the wifi on the TP-Link.
Wireless - Basic Settings Change the Network mode to disabled, it will then act as a DHCP server and wired LAN switch. QoS and Firewall still works beca ... |
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I have 3 862's, only one has this issue. I am leaning towards hardware failure at this point.
The 5GHz radio on one of them is never enabled even when reset to factory defaults. The attached sc ... |
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