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Forums › LAN (ethernet/Wifi/routers/Bluetooth) › TP-Link TD-W9980 experiences
thommonz

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#175729 10-Jul-2015 08:54
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Given my experiences with Huawei HG630b's and the Technicolor 589vn2 I'm looking for a replacement that fits my needs.

I'm looking at this TP-Link (W9980) and wanted to know what others have experienced with it..  and have the following specific questions:

1. Does it do NAT/Port Mapping well?
2. Does it have user friendly name tags for LAN devices? (Can you put nice names on devices that are connected and see them when you are setting up NATs or reviewing what is connected to your LAN)
3. Is the wifi signal nice & strong?
4. Can you set up Dynamic DNS settings such as DynDNS or FreeDNS.afraid.org?
5. What good things have you experience with it?
6. What bad things have you noticed?


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itxtme
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  #1341029 11-Jul-2015 10:01
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Sorry cant comment on that specific model.  I have TL-WR1043ND which is router only TP-link

Its been rock solid for me (using a cable modem in front of it).

Good points are the NAT looping support, easy and comprehensive port forwarding.  Wifi is good, not sure if your model differs

The DHCP users computer names, not capable of adding your own name to it, so I guess a cross there for you.

The dynamic DNS in this model includes No-IP, Dyndns and comexe. (dont use these as I have a static IP).  Uptime seems really good, I would reccomend this model, and any model similar running comparative firmware (I believe your model does).

Also not sure what issues you have had with your modem/router combos, but have you considered running them in bridge mode and putting a router on the other side??

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