Why does my internet keep crashing?

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Why does my internet keep crashing?

Answer 1

i've got had the same adventure with a pal making use of communicate communicate and getting very detrimental bandwidth, so confident i might cancel jointly as you nevertheless can. i do no longer have faith it is your subject nonetheless, and that i might advise attempting Firefox or Chrome because it sounds extra like a controversy inclusive of your utility than any exterior factors. @MapleKingdom: undecided you recognize the question - how can a working laptop or computing gadget exhibit 'internet Explorer has stopped working' if the ability has disconnected and computing gadget powered down?

Answer 2

If you keep losing the wireless signal it looks like interference, or the routers on its way out. Routers normally have about a 3 year life span in my experience,

If it’s an older wireless G router try changing the channel, in most European countries you can only use 1-13, so allot of scope compared to some countries that have allot less channels available. Depending on the make of your router will depend on the exact process followed, but in general you login to your router via its IP address and go to the wireless settings and change the channel.

Heat can also be an issue for routers at the moment, check it’s well ventilated and not in a cupboard or draw.

If you are on a more modern wireless N router, most have auto channel. Some computers have difficulty using this, and testing for that can be a little bit of a nightmare if you do not know your way around device manager.



The easiest thing to do is wireless is bothering you, is get a wire. As long as you know a place that can do them cheap (£1 to 2 per meter is acceptable where I am from) measure the distance and bam, direct line.



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Its not down to the ISP if there are too many routers in the area. ISPs give you the connection to the modem, its your call to broadcast it wireless. If you do choose to get a new router, go for a wireless N draft and use it on 150mbps. The technology was made to be used in a highly used wireless enviroment.

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i would also like to add if he lives in the basement, you can normally only get 1 ISP per telephone line. and 1 phone line account per house hold in some places so its not as simple as just getting another ISP

Answer 3

Either the router is dead or on its way, or there are too many other signals on the same channel.



Option #1 is buy a new router.



Option #2 is to change the channel (usually default #6) to something obscure like channel #11. This will lower the interference problem if it is that. You do this by logging into the router, and there are usually wireless setup options.

Answer 4

Normal wifi should be able to support multiple connections without a problem. If the router needs rebooting 1-2x/wk I would press the company for a replacement

Alternatively is it possible they are disabling access if you are exceeding your download limit? - you do say you do a lot of torrent downloading.

You could eliminate the wifi problem altogether by using powerline or homeplug adapters, but this may not work if your basement flat has a separate meter for electricity

- these use mains wiring instead of a long ethernet cable. You plug a powerline adapter into one of the ethernet ports on the router and into a local mains socket and another adapter into your computer ethernet port and a nearby mains socket

Speeds are better than wifi and signals can be encrypted so your neighbour cannot hack in if they have powerline adapters.



http://www.netgear.co.uk/powerline_wallplugged_extenders.php

Answer 5

You can reset the router yourself by using your computer, if the people you share with will allow you. Depends on the router but the address to access the router will be something like http://192.168.1.1, it usually varies by a few digits depending on the make of the router, so you need to find out the make and model



Then you type in username/password (if there is one). And there should be an option to reset the router in the menu of the router software.



Also i dont know what you mean about "local airspace", the signal is only broadcast from the router to around 300 metres max and that in itself wont effect anyone else router,



If its an issue of the signal being weak then because of being in the basement then you would need to ask the people to move the router or get one with a bigger signal range

Answer 6

By your own router

Answer 7

Get your own broadband connection then if it is such a crap company.



No good you complaining when it's not even your own provider because you don't say where your paying your share for it or piggybacking their connection without them knowing.



Also you saying you do a lot of downloading are you sure they are not being throttled by your excessive use?