What is TP link

[Carole]

Living in a small hamlet, our link to civilisation and the modern world is somewhat limited.

I do however use an I pad mini and there are times of the day that I can use the Internet. Most times though it's all a bit slow.

I can't use my I pad in the lounge or bedroom....only the office or kitchen.

About 3 times a day I lose connection and when I go to "settings" it has set itself to TP link whatever that is and I have to reset it to BT hub.

Any idea why it does this?

 

[John Marwood]

Living in a small hamlet, our link to civilisation and the modern world is somewhat limited.

I do however use an I pad mini and there are times of the day that I can use the Internet. Most times though it's all a bit slow.

I can't use my I pad in the lounge or bedroom....only the office or kitchen.

About 3 times a day I lose connection and when I go to "settings" it has set itself to TP link whatever that is and I have to reset it to BT hub.

Any idea why it does this?

Chinese ( FBI stooges for NK )

 

[Carole]

Thanks John for your reply......

Am hoping that someone else can reply coherently.

 

[John Marwood]

Thanks John for your reply......

Am hoping that someone else can reply coherently.

Fair comment

I think it's ya hub Bab

 

[Noah]

TP Link are a firm who produce routers, powerline plugs & other networking gear. Is it possible that a neighbour has a TP Link router with a signal similar to or stronger than your BT Hub. If so your ipad may be trying to link to the stronger signal. Or I might be talking a load of nonsense, so I'd wait for someone who knows what they are talking about

 

[Carole]

TP Link are a firm who produce routers, powerline plugs & other networking gear. Is it possible that a neighbour has a TP Link router with a signal similar to or stronger than your BT Hub. If so your ipad may be trying to link to the stronger signal. Or I might be talking a load of nonsense, so I'd wait for someone who knows what they are talking about

That makes sense.

We have 0.9 connection in Bednall at the moment so I can see why it might want to connect to a stronger signal.

Thank you x

 

[db]

Thanks John for your reply...... Am hoping that someone else can reply coherently.

Fair comment

you have a few (and even "few" might be generous) members who find your posts mildly amusing.. everyone else either has you on ignore (great for stifling conversation), or are eternally frustrated by your banal, repetitive attempts at cryptic humour and (what you consider to be) political commentary.. i know this makes you feel like you are above the proles and therefore clever or special in some way, but in reality it just makes you a bit of a prick..

merry christmas

TP Link are a firm who produce routers, powerline plugs & other networking gear. Is it possible that a neighbour has a TP Link router with a signal similar to or stronger than your BT Hub. If so your ipad may be trying to link to the stronger signal. Or I might be talking a load of nonsense, so I'd wait for someone who knows what they are talking about

no, that's absolutely spot on..

@Carole, do you pay BT for internet then? if that's the case, then your iPad (and any other internet device or computer) should always show that it is connected to your BT Hub.. as @Noah says, it sounds as if one of your neighbours has a TP Link router which they have not secured with a password - because of this, your ipad thinks it is ok to use and so just connects to it automatically without asking or letting you know.. next time you are connected to TP Link, do this:

1. click the little grey cog wheel on your ipad to go into settings.
2. click Wi-Fi
3. click the little blue circle with i on the right-hand side of where it says TP Link.
4. click Forget This Network.
5. a box will pop up asking you to confirm - click Forget.
6. you should now be back at the main Wi-Fi screen.
7. toggle the Ask to Join Networks switch at the bottom.

doing all of the above should mean that you will only ever connect to your BT Hub.. if the iPad finds TP Link again, it will ask you if you want to connect, so you can simply say no..

if you have further problems, try giving BT a ring - you pay them for internet, so they have a responsibility to make sure that you can get the service that you pay for!

 

[Carole]

Yes I do pay BT but are changing in the New Year.

I will try and do what you suggest next time.

At the moment when I have no internet I just go to settings and put it back on to BT hub.

The odd thing is it only does it to me and not the other halfs I pad.

 

[tek-monkey]

Sounds like you have particularly weak wifi on that ipad, is it a mini? Unless your walls are quite thick, or your router is quite crap, you should get a signal in most of the house. You can also buy various bits of kit for extending your network, if you have £30 or so to invest I can have a look for a few for you? If you aren't very technical yourself (they can be a git to sort out) I'm sure @wmrcomputers can offer a setup service.

 

[wmrcomputers]

db's guide above should have you sorted on this one. For your iPad to even be connecting to it, their wireless network can't be secured with a password

 

[Carole]

Sounds like you have particularly weak wifi on that ipad, is it a mini? Unless your walls are quite thick, or your router is quite crap, you should get a signal in most of the house. You can also buy various bits of kit for extending your network, if you have £30 or so to invest I can have a look for a few for you? If you aren't very technical yourself (they can be a git to sort out) I'm sure @wmrcomputers can offer a setup service.

Thank you.
If we spend the £30 will it still work when we switch networks?

 

[tek-monkey]

Err, should do but I've heard BT hubs are a pain. Not had an issue myself as I immediately turned off all the hubness and have a better one I use, but I'll do some research.....

 

[Noah]

This rather reminds me of the story/urban legend of a local computer shop which received a panic stricken call from a customer. She said that the keyboard had at times been entering the wrong letters and the mouse been behaving erratically for several days. Then just before she phoned the Windows Paint programme had launched without her touching the computer at all, and started to write the word "Hello". She had pulled out the plug and phoned the computer shop.

The person taking the call suggested that there were two possibilities

1. The computer had been taken over by an evil demon and should be immeditely buried at the crossroads wit a stake driven through it. Holy water, garlic & crucifixes might also be useful.

2. She was using a wireless mouse & keyboard. A near neighbour had just bought a similar set and they were conflicting with each other. The neighbour had realised what was happening and had tried to contact her using a programme that was likely to be on her computer.

 

[tek-monkey]

Would like @wmrcomputers input as I've never used one, but this seems cheap for a wireless extender:

http://www.medion.com/gb/shop/inter...n-repeater-md87070-refurbished-50046597b.html

 

[wmrcomputers]

Would like @wmrcomputers input as I've never used one, but this seems cheap for a wireless extender:

http://www.medion.com/gb/shop/inter...n-repeater-md87070-refurbished-50046597b.html

Looks reasonable. I'd be worried about it coming with a european mains plug though as pictured.

I recently bought myself this one (now £21.50) but it was on offer at £13.99 with free delivery when I got it. They're rarely as simple to set up though as they want you to believe. Mine worked useless re-creating the same network name and I didnt like devices trying to disconnect and reconnect between the main router and this as I walked around the house, so I connected it up to a laptop with ethernet and accessed its own setup - gave it a new network name etc and also used a different channel so that neither of my networks interfere with eachother.

 

[Wormella]

I have a Wireless extender I've never got to work properly (a Huawei WS322 Wi-Fi Repeater - the needs to extend the field of the BT home Hub) - any tips?

 

[Noah]

I have tried powerline network adaptors at various times but they always seem to run rather too hot for my liking.

 

[tek-monkey]

Used powerline adapters at the old place brilliantly, wiring in this house is crap though so they don't work.

 

[wmrcomputers]

I have tried powerline network adaptors at various times but they always seem to run rather too hot for my liking.

I don't trust them to be left plugged in 24/7 for the same reason mate.

 

[wmrcomputers]

I have a Wireless extender I've never got to work properly (a Huawei WS322 Wi-Fi Repeater - the needs to extend the field of the BT home Hub) - any tips?

I don't really think there are tips to give with repeaters / extenders etc. They're all different in how they require setting up, and more often than not you'll need someone very tech savvy to get them working as you'd hope. I try to have very little to do with setting up this sort of kit as they can be a flaming nightmare even for me.