JohnJSal
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Networking topics usually go over my head. I have no idea what you said here!
But I see that the DHCP setting for the router is set to Auto.
What could cause interference with a wireless router?
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Networking topics usually go over my head. I have no idea what you said here!
But I see that the DHCP setting for the router is set to Auto.
Agent Smith
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Look in your router for something about lease time. What does it say right before it goes out?
JohnJSal
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I'm away right now, but I'll check on Sunday. I don't remember seeing the word "lease" in any of the settings though.
Agent Smith
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Somewhere it should say "Remaining lease time." I would look at that about when your connection drops.
Agent Smith
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Hmm, I think if I can remember that WPS is a security issue. Try turning that off if you have manually entered a key to the WIFI. You should be using WPA2 Personal Mixed, AES only. If you are using TKIP I would get rid of that. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temporal_Key_Integrity_Protocol#Security
JohnJSal
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What I mean is that when the directly connected PC goes through the router, the same issue happens, but when I unplug the router and plug this PC directly into the modem, it does work.
JohnJSal
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Yesterday was the first day of my new month for data, which also means higher speeds while I have that allotment, and I didn't seem to disconnect last night. Maybe it has something to do with the weakness of the signal once I go over my monthly data allowance and the speeds slow down. Even though it is only supposed to slow down to 1-5Mbps, at night congestion seems to be higher and maybe it slows down so much that no signal is getting through the router?
I don't know. But now I seem to have a new issue. My speeds should be back to 12Mbps, but they are only about half of that. I called my ISP yesterday and they said it was congestion, despite this happening in the morning when there isn't supposed to be as much congestion. Not to mention that while I'm using my "priority data" I'm not supposed to see these slowdowns anyway.
Moral of the story: satellite internet sucks, and if you have other options, take one.
I don't know. But now I seem to have a new issue. My speeds should be back to 12Mbps, but they are only about half of that. I called my ISP yesterday and they said it was congestion, despite this happening in the morning when there isn't supposed to be as much congestion. Not to mention that while I'm using my "priority data" I'm not supposed to see these slowdowns anyway.
Moral of the story: satellite internet sucks, and if you have other options, take one.
Agent Smith
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It's either a lease time issue or your ISP. Yeah, Sat does suck!
jjohn6
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You have a device that is not the computer you are using to test that is doing some kind of backup to some random cloud service at night? If you are hooking up every device and its cousin to your new router and the time rolls around where lets say your phone backs up, bam your issues arise?
If you do have a device uploading/backing itself up, you are going to see your connection go to a crawl. Specially when your latency is through the roof. The connection is constantly fact checking all the data you might be backing up, the new traffic has no way to actually go out and request lets say a news page you just clicked on during this event.
If you do have a device uploading/backing itself up, you are going to see your connection go to a crawl. Specially when your latency is through the roof. The connection is constantly fact checking all the data you might be backing up, the new traffic has no way to actually go out and request lets say a news page you just clicked on during this event.
JohnJSal
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No, that I know of nothing has auto-backup enabled on any devices.