Wifi link disappeared on TL-WR1043ND

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eodna
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 10, 2019 17:32    Post subject: Wifi link disappeared on TL-WR1043ND Reply with quote
Dear all,
DD-wrt is great.
I have been using it on a TP-Link TL-WR1043ND for a long time.
Today the wifi adapter has simple disappeared from the ifconfig list, and also is no longer there in the web interface.
Can a mechanical problem cause this?

I have updaed firmware to the latest, but it makes no difference.

Thanks for any help!
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 10, 2019 17:45    Post subject: Reply with quote
What Wi-Fi settings are you using?

Most likely you have the wrong settings applied....

See my link in my signature for hints.
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eodna
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 10, 2019 18:00    Post subject: Reply with quote
There are no more wifi settings anywhere in the interface -- I only have eth0 and no wifi-related settings in the web interface!
Is it possible for the wifi adapter to disappear?
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Per Yngve Berg
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 10, 2019 20:33    Post subject: Reply with quote
Try to reset the router and configure from scratch.
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ian5142
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 11, 2019 4:21    Post subject: Problem Reply with quote
I had this happen to my 1043nd. I can't remember how I solved it though. Reset, flash via Serial/TFTP. No idea.

Best bet, get a new router. Archer C7 v2-4 (Atheros), or v5(Mediatek) are decent dual-band, basic routers.
High-end: Netgear R7800.

1043ND V1 has horribly unstable radios though. Mine never had an uptime greater than about 3 hours, vs a DIR-615 > week.
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eodna
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 11, 2019 8:17    Post subject: Reply with quote
I was heading towards this direction myself, and in case case after factory reset it doesn't seem to get a new IP, so I think it's game over!

Thanks for the hints everyone
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 11, 2019 9:12    Post subject: Reply with quote
All TP-link routers have the same problem, small flash space.
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