I seem to be in an endless loop/conundrum. I just bought a TP-Link Archer C7 AC1750 router to replace an aging/flaking well-out-of-warranty Netgear router. As context, on my wired gigabit Ethernet home network, I have a Windows server that provides, among other things, DHCP and DNS. I have the server set with a static IP of 192.168.1.200 and subnet mask of 255.255.255.0. The DHCP server address pool for clients is 192.168.1.201 to 192.168.1.251. The Netgear router's IP is 192.168.1.1 with DHCP disabled. No problems, other than the wireless recently winking out, requiring the router to be reset -- the reason for replacement. Wired LAN connectivity is solid whether wireless is working or not. All of my PC's are members of a non-public/internal domain controlled by the Windows Server, which is likely contributing to my problem.
I disconnected the Netgear, and connected the TP-Link according to instructions (cable modem off; connect new router to cable modem; cable modem on and wait for full connect; power router). Proper lights all 'round. The TP-link router's address is, according to the documentation, 192.168.0.1. However, attempts to reach the router from wired PC's at either http://tplinkwifi.net or http://192.168.0.1 results in "not found."
If I am understanding my problem correctly, I cannot get into the router's interface to change it to a different address (i.e. subnet) without first changing it to a different subnet. It was an easy matter to connect my Droid mobile to the TP-Link's 5G WiFi using the default password on the router's label, thinking that I could use the Droid's browser at least get in and change the router's IP. I thought that, surely, connecting the Droid directly to the TP-Link router wirelessly would get the Droid an address on the same subnet as the router, and so solve the problem. Same results as with the wired IP: "not found." So I connected the Droid to 4G cellular and downloaded the TP-Link tether app, and then re-enabled WiFi/reconnected to the TP-Link via wireless, and the app found no devices, despite being wirelessly connected to one.
Anyone got any idea how I get out of this maddening endless circle?
I disconnected the Netgear, and connected the TP-Link according to instructions (cable modem off; connect new router to cable modem; cable modem on and wait for full connect; power router). Proper lights all 'round. The TP-link router's address is, according to the documentation, 192.168.0.1. However, attempts to reach the router from wired PC's at either http://tplinkwifi.net or http://192.168.0.1 results in "not found."
If I am understanding my problem correctly, I cannot get into the router's interface to change it to a different address (i.e. subnet) without first changing it to a different subnet. It was an easy matter to connect my Droid mobile to the TP-Link's 5G WiFi using the default password on the router's label, thinking that I could use the Droid's browser at least get in and change the router's IP. I thought that, surely, connecting the Droid directly to the TP-Link router wirelessly would get the Droid an address on the same subnet as the router, and so solve the problem. Same results as with the wired IP: "not found." So I connected the Droid to 4G cellular and downloaded the TP-Link tether app, and then re-enabled WiFi/reconnected to the TP-Link via wireless, and the app found no devices, despite being wirelessly connected to one.
Anyone got any idea how I get out of this maddening endless circle?
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