[SOLVED] My ethernet goes out for a few seconds every few hours?

[Opticwise]

I use an ethernet cable on a Linksys extender box. Every time my connection is lost, the box stays on and my brother can still play. While I get disconnected from the game. My port goes dark every time it happens. I have no clue if it has something to do with my hardware or my OS

 

[bill001g]

What is this box you call a linksys "extender".

The most likely problem is a bad cable. This is even more likely if the lights are going out and the port actually is going disconnected. It would be nice if a bad cable just stopped working so you knew it. What happens many times is one of the wires inside the plug is slightly loose and can make intermittent contact maybe be of something like very small changes in temperature. You could also be using a fake cable which makes these problems even more likely.

I would try a new cable. You need nothing fancy. Cat5e or better if it is cheaper. It needs to be pure copper (no CCA) and must have wire size 22-24 (none of that flat or thin cable). If you can't find this information on the cable look for another vendor, sellers of quality cable make it a point to show the specifications.

 

[Opticwise]

Yeah thank you I just realised my brother bent the cable. The cable is completely bent.
The extender I am talking about is this

Linksys Velop Mesh-uitbreidingsmodule

www.linksys.com

 

[bill001g]

If you are plugging your ethernet into that device you are in effect hooking up a wireless nic via a ethernet cable.

You get no real advantage compared to having wifi directly on your machine and talking to the main router directly via wifi.

If you want good ethernet performance you might want to consider MoCA is you have coax wire in both rooms or powerline adapters.