I have this module:

http://www.benl.ebay.be/itm/25111814767 … 1497.l2649

I connected the 3,5v to the VCC of the WDR 4300.

Then the TXD of the module to the RX
RXD of the module to the TX
GND of the module to the GRD

where did you read to use VCC? leave it disconnected..

try to disconnect everything from router, connect tx and rx cables of adapter together, you should at least get on putty what you type!

http://buffalo.nas-central.org/wiki/Use … r_Findings

So I only have to connect TXD with RX and RXD with TX?

okay

I have my TXD and RXD of my module and connected them together.. If I put them in the TX or RX I can type in putty.. So whats next..

Do I have to connect my TXD and RXD of my module to?

(Last edited by sdke on 8 Dec 2012, 21:05)

No that was only to test the adapter.. Your connections to router were ok except for vcc. So you get nothing on putty while router is booting?

(Last edited by nebbia88 on 8 Dec 2012, 22:59)

No, I don't get anything on my putty when I boot, I also did a reboot, but nothing comes..

I learned that the 4310 is not sold in the US, instead we just have the 4300.  I purchased one recently, and performed some tests using iperf.  The results show that OpenWrt's throughput is nearly or as fast as TP-Link's stock firmware.

Each test runs for 10 seconds. Wireless devices were ~1m away from the AP.  Default configuration. No settings altered before the test except to enable wifi with no encryption.  I built OpenWrt from the current trunk.

Wired PC1 to Wired PC2
1.09 GBytes   936 Mbits/sec Stock
1.09 GBytes   936 Mbits/sec OpenWrt

5ghz 802.11n Phone to Wired PC
75.9 MBytes  63.1 Mbits/sec Stock
51.6 MBytes  42.8 Mbits/sec OpenWrt

2.4Ghz 802.11n Phone to Wired PC
49.8 MBytes  41.1 Mbits/sec Stock
46.8 MBytes  38.7 Mbits/sec OpenWrt

2.4Ghz 802.11g Laptop to Wired PC
26.5 MBytes  21.3 Mbits/sec Stock
32.0 MBytes  26.3 Mbits/sec OpenWrt

Has this been resolved? I expected to see halved performance, given the information this user provided.

Indeed. It would be great if this switch worked.  I understand that it is a low priority feature. If anyone knows what would be necessary to get it to work, please let me know.  I am comfortable building my own images from trunk and would be happy to test this feature.

Hi LAN to LAN speeds are different from LAN WAN speeds.

I guess that's where hardware nat would come into play?  Thank you for the clarification.

Can someone who's actually running openwrt firmware on these routers comment on the maximum allowed transmit power for both the 5GHz and the 2.4Ghz bands (i generally use channel 157 and channel 3 with channel above in 40MHz mode, respectively).
I am thinking of investing in a new router.
I am currently using a buffalo wzr-hp-ag300h with maximum 20 dBm on 5ghz and 19 dBm on 2.4 Ghz (this just blows).

Thanks
C

I'd be happy to help you determine this. Let me know what to do here, or feel free to hit me up on irc. handle: isuldor

I've just finished running iperf over a nat'ed connection. I found that during wireless tests, sys uses ~20% and sirq uses ~29% cpu. The system is at ~50% idle cpu when transferring at full speed. Wireless speeds are unaffected:
51.6 MBytes  42.8 Mbits/sec WLAN to LAN
51.4 MBytes  42.9 Mbits/sec WLAN to WAN

However, the wired test with iperf promptly maxed out the cpu. This greatly diminished transfer speeds over the network. 
1.09 GBytes   936 Mbits/sec LAN to LAN
388 MBytes   325 Mbits/sec LAN to WAN
Now I see what people have been talking about. All the network routing in the WDR4300 is done in software.

(Last edited by briankb on 30 Dec 2012, 04:02)

Anyone got any info on the WDR3300? It looks very similar but with only one USB & it's going for ~$70 (eg here.

(I actually went as far as emailing TP Link's support in China - in Chinese - & they said they couldn't find the info I'd asked for, namely processor, flash & RAM capacity. How's that for service!)

ssh to your router and when connected issue this command:

iw list > wifidetails

Post the contents of wifidetails here...

Thanks,
chhatc

Hi,

I'm a absolute beginner with OpenWrt so this might be a silly question

I bought the similar TL-WDR3600 and want to use the wifi with dual band.
How can I configure that?

Thanks in advance!

Have you seen this page:
http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/tp-link/tl-wdr3600
Since the WDR4300 is listed as similar, you should be able to proceed following the instructions on its page:
http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/tp-link/tl-wdr4300
(By far the easiest way to flash openWRT on TP-Link devices is via the original firmware. If this is similar to the WR703N's firmware - which I suspect, but don't know for sure - googling "TL-WR703N openwrt" should find you some specific detailed instructions.)

Total newbie but ready to try wrt om my wdr4300.
I would like to enable the possibility of web server installed on a USB storage.
Anyone tried this? Please link to firmware and let me know if i need to install anything else.
Web GUI is a must afterwards.
Bedst regards,
Allan Mogensen
www.penturner.dk

Yes I know these Wikipages.
I already run OpenWrt. My Question is how to configure dual band.

I think I got that wrong. I thought both radios could advertised as one to gain more speed.

Not possible... You have been fooled by marketing claims ;-)

Just read this again: http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/tp-link/tl-wdr4300
So perhaps I just should try to flash using the option in the current webGUI?
And install LuCi and webserver as written on the page?
Which bin file should I install? Where can I find the version of my 4300?
Please help... Thanks alot.

Haha your're right!
Thanks anyway

Question, is it only the v1.1 version that has the 2.4Ghz 18dBm / 5Ghz 20dBm limitations or are all versions after that also affected?

Trying to figure out the next router to buy and this one, if only the tx-power can go a bit higher, seems to be quite nice...

My reasons for this one are: AR9344 (560Mhz 74k MIPS), 128Mb ram,detachable antennas..
Questionmarks : txpower for one of the currently sold versions..

Anyone feeling helpful and could answer this question for me?

Hi,

Does any body knows or measure  write/read throughput of USB ( external HDD ) on TL-WDR4300 v1.0 ? on stock firmware it's just about 1.0 MB/s, I,m thinking that it's not working like usb 2.0 perhaps don't know if get better with open-wrt or if cpu it's capable to write 30 MB/s . Many thanks if anybody can give me a link or post the measure.

Hello

I buyed a wdr4300 today,that is the version sold here in Brasil.

Can anybody tell me if the installation of openwrt is difficult on this router or is there any file I can flash as web upgrade to get openwrt running?

Thank you.

Did you already read this ? http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/tp-link/tl-wdr4300

Você já leu isto: http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/tp-link/tl-wdr4300

I sugest you to use attitude adjustment releases here: http://downloads.openwrt.org/attitude_a … x/generic/

Eu sugiro que use os releases attitude adjustment : http://downloads.openwrt.org/attitude_a … x/generic/

Beware with the version because the 4300 and 4310 are not firmware compatible.

Cuidado pois os firmwares do 4300 e do 4310 não são compativeis.

Yes I already saw the wiki page.
Sim eu já vi o wiki.

My doubt is if I can flash the initial firmware as web upgrade or must I flash via FTP or ssh ?
A minha duvida é se posso fazer no web Upgrade ou usando FTP ou ssh?

Thank you!
Obrigado!