Need to unplug internet cable to pc and replug it every hour?

[jompz34]

This is my problem my computer is losing connection every 1-2 hours. To solve this problem i just plug out the internet cable from my Pc and plug it back in and i get internet instantly again. This is very annoying.


I have an TP-LINK router that is 4 year old

 

[swifty_morgan]

what if you disconnected the power and ANY other connections from the router for an hour. ( let it sit by itself ) ....after that plug everything back in. what happens?

 

[jompz34]

what if you disconnected the power and ANY other connections from the router for an hour. ( let it sit by itself ) ....after that plug everything back in. what happens?

i have had it disconnected and without power (the router) in 5 days and when i came back today i connected it again and then i started up my computer was on it for about 2 hours then my internet goes i unplug the internet cabel to my pc and plug it in again bam i got internet again. But for example if i don't use my stationary pc and use my macbook which is connect to the wireless router i can use it for hours and the internet will never crash.

 

[swifty_morgan]

maybe the ethernet port needs a driver update>

or it's going bad. do you have a lan card to install and try out?

 

[jompz34]

maybe the ethernet port needs a driver update>

or it's going bad. do you have a lan card to install and try out?

My pc is from november its an asus z87-A motherboard so i don't think it should be going bad and i don't have a lan card. But i havent installed any Ethernet port driver updates so where do you find thoose

 

[swifty_morgan]

on the disc that came in your motherboard box....... but if you're on the net you must have..??

have to go to site and seek out new drivers.

 

[jompz34]

on the disc that came in your motherboard box....... but if you're on the net you must have..??

have to go to site and seek out new drivers.

Yea i have the latest lan driver

 

[swifty_morgan]

if you have to "jiggle" the wire.............. bad wire or bad port>>??

that's why I suggested the nic card. to test that theory.

 

[jompz34]

if you have to "jiggle" the wire.............. bad wire or bad port>>??

that's why I suggested the nic card. to test that theory.

No i don't need to jiggle the wire and since the last time i lost internet i have swaped internet cable and so far the internet havent crashed but i guess i will see in some hours

 

[swifty_morgan]

by "jiggle" I meant manipulate it. you do by unplugging and replugging. so bad wire or bad socket. lets hope the new cable works................... maybe if you look at the old cable and "pry" the wires up a little they might make better contact inside the socket... or perhaps the end of one of them is broken ?................. these things are just like the old phone cables.

 

[jompz34]

by "jiggle" I meant manipulate it. you do by unplugging and replugging. so bad wire or bad socket. lets hope the new cable works................... maybe if you look at the old cable and "pry" the wires up a little they might make better contact inside the socket... or perhaps the end of one of them is broken ?................. these things are just like the old phone cables.

okay the internet went again but this time i unpluged the internet cable leading to the pc. So is it the router that is chrashing or does the router have bad ports?. btw this time it took 3 hours for it to crash

 

[swifty_morgan]

have you updated the firmware for the router?

so, when I asked you to unplug everything and isolate the router ( let it stand with NO wires attached at all OF ANY KIND )........ you didn't do that? you still had a wire attached to it?

 

[jompz34]

have you updated the firmware for the router?

so, when I asked you to unplug everything and isolate the router ( let it stand with NO wires attached at all OF ANY KIND )........ you didn't do that? you still had a wire attached to it?

no it hadn't any wires in when i did that. I just meant that instead of unplugging it from the pc port i unplugged it from the router port (not sure if it matters do and also here is my firmware and hardware version

Firmware Version:
3.7.2 Build 071123 Rel.38867n
Hardware Version:
WR641G/642G v3 08118989

 

[swifty_morgan]

that means nothing to me. you'll have to see for yourself if there are any updates, ( router man. site )

could still be the cable. did you try swapping ends/router end to pc/pc to router.......

there's something amiss but something minor.

 

[jompz34]

that means nothing to me. you'll have to see for yourself if there are any updates, ( router man. site )

could still be the cable. did you try swapping ends/router end to pc/pc to router.......

there's something amiss but something minor.

okay now i checked and i have the latest version firmware but i haven't changed 1 internet cabel that goes to the router so that might be the problem but i can't check that before i buy a new one