Need suggestion on TP-LINK Router

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RazorSiS
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 17, 2015 10:43    Post subject: Need suggestion on TP-LINK Router Reply with quote
Hi guys, I'm completely new to this and sorry if doing something wrong.
I'm really confused on buying my first router.
As per my budget and availability, shortlisted two cheap TP-LINK routers

1. wr740n
2. Wr841n

But here I'm bit confused
I will be using it as router and also as repeater sometime, so got some questions

1. Is it possible to use the above router as repeater or range extender using stock firmware wds?
a. If yes, which one or both?
b. If no, is it possible with ddwrt?

2. Which one from above got good ddwrt support?

3. Is two antenna of wr841n better while using it as repeater compared to single antenna of wr740n?

4. Will two antenna cover more range or just the speed?

5. Will two antenna provide more connection stability?


Please guys suggest me the better one i should buy from the above two and sorry if asking too much in my first post.

Thank you!
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KrypteX
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 17, 2015 10:56    Post subject: Reply with quote
WR841ND is better.
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RazorSiS
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 17, 2015 11:52    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thank you kryptex for your suggestion.

wr841nd isn't available here only wr841n

Can you please take some time answer all those questions i have asked, it'll help me understand these stuff lil more and help while buying any other router.

Also speed is not the priority
mwbuss8
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 17, 2015 12:02    Post subject: Reply with quote
Typically stock implementations of wds aren't very good IMO. In order for it to work as desired, you'd need 2 atheros routers on dd-wrt or 2 broadcom routers on dd-wrt. The different chipsets don't play nicely together. You should be able to setup a client bridge with either of the two you mentioned though, which seems like what you want.
RazorSiS
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 17, 2015 13:42    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thanks mwboss for the info.
But the router is a netgear one that i want to extend range.

The thing is we use a shared internet connection in my hostel but the reception in my room is very bad, so thought it would be great to extend it using wds or something. Range extender is not an option as it would be useless after i leave that hostel.

The network is open no password but i don't have access to the router admin panel.

Can you suggest me how to extend it using this router
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 17, 2015 14:09    Post subject: Reply with quote
If you don't have control of the netgear, wds isn't really an option. There is no repeater mode for atheros chipsets, but you can set it up as a client bridge with a VAP to accomplish the same thing.
RazorSiS
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 17, 2015 15:37    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thanks mwbuss got it.

Will this setup affect the range or speed or performance of this router in anyway?

Is there any benefit of the dual antenna wr841n over the single antenna wr740n in this setup?
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 17, 2015 16:52    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yes, WR841 will give you max 300 Mb/s wifi connection (dual stream), WR740 only 150 Mb/s (single stream).
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RazorSiS
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 17, 2015 17:09    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yes i know 841 is 300mbps and 740 is 150mbps but here i wanna ask whats the effect of client bridge + virtual ap setup on speed or range of the router
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 17, 2015 17:13    Post subject: Reply with quote
WR841N can give twice the speed of WR740N, in ideal conditions, even in Repeater or Client mode. It's obvious.
Regarding range, 2 antennas are better than 1, isn't it ?

FYI, the difference between WR841ND and WR841N is that the first has detachable antennas (hence the extra D), while the second one doesn't.

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PostPosted: Tue Nov 17, 2015 18:11    Post subject: Reply with quote
Ok now everything is clear
Thanks a lot kryptex & mwbuss for your valuable suggestions
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 20, 2015 6:29    Post subject: Suggestion Reply with quote
If I would be you, then I'd have gone for dual antenna (Wr841n) as it is much better than the single one.
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RazorSiS
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 5:40    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thx jessu

Got the wr841n but its a version 9.3 and i can't find any info on ddwrt for this particular version. I could only find upto version 9.2.

As I'm new to all this stuff would like to know some particulars regarding WR841N V9.3

Should i flash ddwrt for v9.x, will it be safe.
RazorSiS
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 24, 2015 2:31    Post subject: Reply with quote
Bump

Is anyone gonna help me little more with the WR841N V9.3 or should I open a new thread @ atheros winsoc section
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