Router keeps disconnecting from the internet

internet connection networking

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It appears that the problem was uTorrent running on one of the computers. We turned it off and it's working since.

Thanks for the effort, everyone.

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Amir Rachum

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Updated on September 17, 2022

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Amir Rachum over 1 year

In our apartment we have 4 computers: two desktops and two laptops, all wirelessly connected through a wireless router (Edimax BR-6226n) connected to a cable modem (Motorola SBV5121).

The problem is, the router keeps disconnecting from the internet very often. Resetting it makes it work again, but it gets disconnected again very quickly - sometimes a matter of minutes.

The router is brand new. The desktops are configured in the OS to recieve static internal ips, and the laptops are configured in the router settings.

Any ideas on how to fix this?
- MBraedley over 13 years
  
  Have you called your ISP? Do you also have (digital) cable TV? I would suggest that you get them to run a line test, if only to rule them out as the problem.
- Amir Rachum over 13 years
  
  I'll call them if needed, but considering that only reseting my router works for a while, I conclude it's not the modem's fault.
Amir Rachum over 13 years

I am using v1.19
Amir Rachum over 13 years

They are not heated and they are placed on a wooden table - no metal.
MBraedley over 13 years

The only thing is, he's connecting all of his computers to a wireless router. So unless the router is having problems with the modem, I don't see how a bad NIC could cause the issue.
Naidim over 13 years

@MBraedley: Good point; I missed that - but it could still be the connection between the modem and router, which would be harder to eliminate as a possibility.
MBraedley over 13 years

One way to test it would be to connect one of the laptops to the modem with a cable, and if it still drops the connection, then it's likely the modem or line, not the router.
cregox over 13 years

This just shows the problem is actually, as expected and surprisingly not mentioned by anyone, the router - too weak to handle heavy connection. Even though you mentioned it's new. It's either malfunctioning or quite too cheap.
Amir Rachum over 13 years

@Cawas torrents works in more than 1MB/sec in other computers.
cregox over 13 years

so you are agreeing with me, right?
Amir Rachum over 13 years

@Cawas no, I meant to say torrents work fine in other computers, so can it be the heavy connection? I suspect it has something to do with high port numbers.
cregox over 13 years

That's interesting... If it's not heavy load on the router and you think it could be just configuration of ports, then it's a bug in the router. It's still definitely something wrong with it.
Matthew1471 over 8 years

I've seen this before with poor router firmware (specifically buggy UPnP implementations). If you have uTorrent set to use UPnP, see if turning it off makes a difference. Also check the router is not getting too warm and crashing out because mannging connections to running Torrents is too demanding for it. Irrespective I would also update the firmware on the router in-case the manufacturer has fixed this bug.