Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2012 9:29 Post subject: TP-Link TL-WR1043ND v1.8: WAN not working
Hello,
I've bought the above mentioned router some days ago.
With the stock firmware everything works perfectly (after a MAC clone), but with ddwrt the wan port is not working.(it even doesn't show up in /tmp/var/log/messages)
I've installed the file "factory-to-ddwrt.bin" that is recommended in the router database(to be fair, for version 1.4 of the router;) )
The workaround in the second link from my first post here worked like charm.
1) downgrade your stock firmware to an older version
2) install ddwrt
3) have fun
At first i've installed the latest beta of ddwrt: I get a wan-ip, but i was not able to connect to something (no ping, nothing).
Then I've installed again the version from the routerdatabase and now everything works fine.
But at the end i only can use the wan port with build 14896
I cant use with the latest beta firmware
I need the latest because it correct wifi speed problems in wr1043nd
Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2012 6:11 Post subject: This method worked for me.
This method worked for my tp-link 1043nd (1.8 stock firmware ). I downgraded factory firmware to 1.7 and then used the web interface to flash the firmware to dd-wrt.
Graslandpinguin wrote:
Hello,
and thanks for the reply!
The workaround in the second link from my first post here worked like charm.
1) downgrade your stock firmware to an older version
2) install ddwrt
3) have fun
At first i've installed the latest beta of ddwrt: I get a wan-ip, but i was not able to connect to something (no ping, nothing).
Then I've installed again the version from the routerdatabase and now everything works fine.
This downgrade process which you are doing can cause mess and I can't recommend this to anyone.
The proper way to deal with it is such that a developer of DD-WRT investigates the way which the newer bootloader shuts the wan port down and makes a check in newer builds of dd-wrt about its state during boot.
Joined: 11 Oct 2012 Posts: 22 Location: Dusseldorf, Germany
Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 9:50 Post subject:
Yeah, that method works in most cases but it has already been stated that it can cause a mess on devices that already got the 'new' bootloader. (TP-Link actually pulled all firmware images from their site that included the new one and replaced them with images with the 'old' bootloader. I couldn't find one, that is; checked the US, UK, RU and DE sites.)
A DD-WRT internal fix is probably the best way to solve this. OpenWRT already got a fix ready. *wink wink*
I also bought the TP-Link TL-WR1043ND and it is a v1.8 with Serial Number starting with 12xxxxxxxxx.
Like everybody else I also have the WAN connection problem, also the WAN light doesn't come on when the router is fully booted, but it does light up during boot.
I tried the following firmware's which are all installed from the original firmware and where the WAN connection is not working:
TP-Link TL-WR1043ND
v1.8 SN#124xxxxxxxx
Build: r14896 (recommended by the DD-WRT router database)
Build: r18777 (recommended by some people on the forum)
Build: r19519 (the latest firmware which is not in testing)
Build: r20119 (the latstest firmware in testing)
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 18:05 Post subject: 1043nd v1.8 sn 12xxxxx
Hi.
I have upgraded to dd-wrt using the german tp-link firmware. Than to the latest r20453 dd-wrt.
It works normally and I am currently torrenting at 3Mb/s and downloading an iso at 3.5 Mb/s. Load 0.4. Stable and working great. If something happens I will let you know.
