WiFi disconnects every night?

Calvin said:
I had router that keep disconnecting before, I checked the firmware to be sure it's up to date and there was one... that did fixed it. If this disconnecting persists, the router is on the way out.. time to get new one.

I had Dlink router (about 5 years old) that keep disconnecting, so I got a new one with Netgear and has been great since.
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Same here, I had 3 old Linksys router disconnected frequently so I replaced with new Netgear router that use open source firmware - no problem.
 
Calvin said:
I had router that keep disconnecting before, I checked the firmware to be sure it's up to date and there was one... that did fixed it. If this disconnecting persists, the router is on the way out.. time to get new one.
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I hope not. It's only a few months old, as is the booster. I bought them last semester to replace a router that I had for several years.
 
Reba said:
I hope not. It's only a few months old, as is the booster. I bought them last semester to replace a router that I had for several years.
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But . . . if they are that new shouldn't they both still be under warranty and thus not cost you anything to replace? I know the time, etc. in doing it is not fun though.
 
Reba said:
It seems like every night, between 10 pm and midnight (the time varies), I lose the internet on my home computers.

I have a desk top Windows 7 Pro, laptop Windows 7, and MacBookPro. The desk top has an ethernet connection. The two laptops are wifi. I also have two wifi printers.

For example:

I'll be checking emails or AD or surfing the web just fine when all of a sudden, I get the "no wifi" message, and the wifi icon goes "!" on my MacBook. I check the connections. My router network is connected but I get no wifi. I try to reconnect. Doesn't work. Eventually, I always have to go upstairs, crawl under the desk, disconnect the router and modem, wait, and power up again. Then, restart all the computers, the printers, and sometimes the Squeezebox (wifi radio).

My modem, router, and booster are all only a few months old.

It seems to happen late every night. I wonder if it's something that my service provider is doing? We have Time Warner Roadrunner for internet and TV cable. (Sometimes our TV resets itself, too; shuts down to a Cisco screen and reboots; sometimes with a new appearance of the menu.)

Sometimes the wired PC loses internet, sometimes not, at the same time as the wifi devices.

Maybe I should start keeping a log of this? :hmm:

It's very annoying. I'm too old to crawl under the desk at night (to be honest, if TCS is available I make him do it, heh, heh.)
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Try this.

How to Check Wireless Signal Strength and Optimize WiFi Networks in Mac OS X

I believe you got interference. Try change the channel to avoid from the interference. If it was not the interference then go to terminal then type
Code: 
ping 192.168.1.1
(most common for default router's IP address) If you get ping from router during internet down then it was modem or ISP issue.

I had no idea what type of router and modem you use. Can you give us the model for model and router?

Why not put the modem and router on top of the desk? I think router/modem under the desk was not good idea due easy to catch the dust. The dust can kill router/modem when heat and dust build up the static.
 
Jane B. said:
But . . . if they are that new shouldn't they both still be under warranty and thus not cost you anything to replace? I know the time, etc. in doing it is not fun though.
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I'll have to dig out the paperwork and check the warranty. It still seems odd to me that they would be out of date in only a few months.
 
Reba said:
I'll have to dig out the paperwork and check the warranty. It still seems odd to me that they would be out of date in only a few months.
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My thought is not out of date but mfg. defect where use over even a short time made a weak part show up.
 
Try what Foxrac suggested, use a hard cable and see if it happens again. Think it sounds like it's most likely on your end from the router, and not the service provider.

the outcomes are pretty much going to be:
- Bad router hardware (all of it)
- Bad router wireless hardware
- Old router firmware / settings

You can always check the admin logs of the router, usually 192.168.#.# depending which model. See what the history says about the times the signal dropped.
 
I just went on a wild goose chase wondering if it was the DHCP lease being set to 24 hours, but even the internet thinks I'm wrong there as that shouldn't cause an existing connection to drop.

One guy said turning on his microwave caused it to drop, changing to channel 11 (from 1) fixed it.
 
TCS stopped by Time Warner and asked them about it. They said they aren't doing anything to cause it but they can send a technician over next Monday about 5 p.m.
 
The Highlander said:
...I had no idea what type of router and modem you use. Can you give us the model for model and router?
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Modem: Arris CM820
Router: Linksys/Cisco Wi-Fi router N300 E1200
Booster: Linksys/Cisco Wireless Range Extender N300 RE 1000

Why not put the modem and router on top of the desk?
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Space.

I think router/modem under the desk was not good idea due easy to catch the dust. The dust can kill router/modem when heat and dust build up the static.
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They aren't on the floor but on a low shelf under the desk. For my knees, that's a crawl under. :giggle:

That's where my previous modems and routers were for years without any problems. On the desk is one printer and the PC.

The booster is downstairs where the laptops and one printer are located.
 
My Verizon router was crapping out like what you've described in OP - frequent disconnect... plus youtube videos weren't loading quickly as usual. so I called Verizon and they sent me a new router and then everything's peachy.
 
Babyblue said:
Wirelessly posted

Have you tried to call your service provider to ask? They may be doing late night updates.
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I was thinking the same thing. Some ISPs do routine work at the same time every day, week, month, etc... it varies.
 
Reba said:
Modem: Arris CM820
Router: Linksys/Cisco Wi-Fi router N300 E1200
Booster: Linksys/Cisco Wireless Range Extender N300 RE 1000


Space.


They aren't on the floor but on a low shelf under the desk. For my knees, that's a crawl under. :giggle:

That's where my previous modems and routers were for years without any problems. On the desk is one printer and the PC.

The booster is downstairs where the laptops and one printer are located.
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Arris CM820- 192.168.100.1

N300 E1200 - 192.168.1.1

Open any browser and put IP address without www or http then enter. You should see there.

original


I can't find GUI for Arris but I took screenshot of my motorola modem and it looks like that.
fh92.png


Check your router's firmware to make sure it's up to date. Here a link.
E1200 Support | Linksys Wi-Fi Router N300

Still problem after update new firmware?

When your internet get down then try open 192.168.100.1 and 192.168.1.1. If both get does respond then Call your ISP. If 192.168.100.1 does not respond then replace the new modem. If you can't connect wireless then change channel, If you connect wireless but no respond from 192.168.1.1 then replace the new router.


I hope I explain very clear.
 
I haven't been able to test out some of the ideas because I never lost wifi last night! Weird. (Not complaining though.)
 
I been hearing people who are having problems with disconnections, as what other posters say about the amount of load using Wifi, and if many people using it at the same time, Wifi traffic get heavy and can cause the Wifi router to heat up a little, and at certain point of the temperature on the chip can cause to not function well and you will see it disconnected, or router can get hanged up and you have to reset the router. Sometime router can be defective and most of the routers should tolerate that kind of heat.

You know, it's doesn't matter if your family are not using the devices (re: laptops, cell phones, desktops etc), it just sometime when all the devices start checking for any updates, like firmware update on your DVD, TV, and Windows update start downloading and waiting for you to shut down, or checking all the apps update on your IOS and on and on, that's where all the traffic hit and get heavy. Then the Wifi get overloaded. So, from time to time heat wear down on the chips even if it's only two years old, then you wills starting to notices the connection problems.

So, it's more likely the router is the culprit, I would suggested to ask technician to replace it.
 
SneakerNet said:
I been hearing people who are having problems with disconnections, as what other posters say about the amount of load using Wifi, and if many people using it at the same time, Wifi traffic get heavy and can cause the Wifi router to heat up a little, and at certain point of the temperature on the chip can cause to not function well and you will see it disconnected, or router can get hanged up and you have to reset the router. Sometime router can be defective and most of the routers should tolerate that kind of heat.

You know, it's doesn't matter if your family are not using the devices (re: laptops, cell phones, desktops etc), it just sometime when all the devices start checking for any updates, like firmware update on your DVD, TV, and Windows update start downloading and waiting for you to shut down, or checking all the apps update on your IOS and on and on, that's where all the traffic hit and get heavy. Then the Wifi get overloaded. So, from time to time heat wear down on the chips even if it's only two years old, then you wills starting to notices the connection problems.

So, it's more likely the router is the culprit, I would suggested to ask technician to replace it.
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The last two nights now, it hasn't disconnected. Maybe just sharing with AD is a resolution. :giggle:

My router is about four months old. If I have to replace it, it will be me, not a technician. I don't need a technician to plug and and unplug devices. :)

Does it continue running if the devices are in Sleep mode?

The only devices that use wifi in my house daily are two laptops and two printers. My desktop computer uses a cable connection. Once in a while (less than weekly), I use a tablet. No phones, no games, no TV, etc.
 
Yep, it continues running and distributing regardless of what activity is taking place. That is why I was talking about adding a booster.

If you are still having problems, you may have a bad router..
 
AlleyCat said:
Yep, it continues running and distributing regardless of what activity is taking place. That is why I was talking about adding a booster.

If you are still having problems, you may have a bad router..
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I do use a booster.
 
I'd be interested to know what the router actually does when this is happening.

Does it switch off? If you log into it to check, has the 'time connected' figure appear to have reset (as in, it has just reconnected to the internet as opposed to having been connected for many hours)?

The reason I ask is, seven years ago when I moved into my house, I signed up for Sky Broadband (UK) and they supplied a router. The router itself was faulty and would randomly disconnect and sometimes struggle to reconnect. It was a physical problem, and when I finally managed to convince their tech support of this and received a replacement router my service then worked flawlessly for the six years I lived there.
 
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