Disconnecting every 10-40 minutes

[Creowks]

I recently bought a new router, which seemed to be working properly. It's one of the newest ones out there, therefore a very good one. My internet has been working fine for a few days, until 2 days ago.

Don't get me wrong. I have internet, it's working fine, however, every 10-40 minutes (or somewhere around there), my internet seems to randomly disconnect, and within 10-15 seconds, I'm reconnected again. This happens frequently, and is extremely annoying when I am playing a game that requires internet connection; I disconnect from the game, and have to restart it all over again.

I first thought it would be my router, but I put my laptop next to me earlier today, to check if the internet on that too, would disconnect. It did not. It only happened on my computer. The internet connection seems to be perfectly fine on all the other computers in our/my home.

First I tried checking if I needed an update for my wireless card, but it was up-to-date. Then I tried resetting the router, and re-configure the whole thing (and of course, remove the connection from my computer). I also tried System Restore (in case I had installed a bad update/driver the last past days), as far as 5 days back (as I said, this problem started only 1-2 days ago). I even tried disabling power-save for my wireless card, with no luck.
Nothing worked; problem still remains.

I am now clueless, as since it has nothing to do with the connection itself, nor the internet, or even the router. It has to be something with my computer, or Vista(?).

The weird thing is, however, that I have only installed a few Windows Updates, and nothing else, this whole week. And with System Restore, any bad updates would be removed, but that wasn't the cause either. This just happened out of the blue.

My Router is a Belkin N1 Vision Wireless-N Gigabit Router, with up-to-date Firmware (and I'm on Wireless, of course). My OS is Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit. My Wireless card is a Ralink T61 Turbo, with up-to-date drivers, as well.

I doubt it has anything to do with the router, since the problem is on this computer only, and no others (1 other running Vista Business, and the rest running Windows XP); they do not have the disconnection problem I have.

Any help would be appreciated. This is getting really annoying, and I hope to get this issue solved as soon as possible.

Thank you.

I cannot offer help other than to say my system has suddenly started to do
this out of the blue over the last two weeks. The wireless connection drops
to "Local Only" and then picks up again a bit later on.

An XP machine runs faultlessly.

I have updated the wireless card drivers and even replaced the card with
another. I have moved the Access Point so its next to the computer and gets a
100% signal.

Over the weekend I rebuilt Vista and the problem went away for about 24
hours. Now its back following a download of "27 updates" which occured last
night and was due to the rebuild of Vista. I will try and regress through the
updates to see if one of them is doing it.

Martin

"Creowks" wrote:

>
> I recently bought a new router, which seemed to be working properly.
> It's one of the newest ones out there, therefore a very good one. My
> internet has been working fine for a few days, until 2 days ago.
>
> Don't get me wrong. I have internet, it's working fine, however, every
> 10-40 minutes (or somewhere around there), my internet seems to randomly
> disconnect, and within 10-15 seconds, I'm reconnected again. This
> happens frequently, and is extremely annoying when I am playing a game
> that requires internet connection; I disconnect from the game, and have
> to restart it all over again.
>
> I first thought it would be my router, but I put my laptop next to me
> earlier today, to check if the internet on that too, would disconnect.
> It did not. It only happened on my computer. The internet connection
> seems to be perfectly fine on all the other computers in our/my home.
>
> First I tried checking if I needed an update for my wireless card, but
> it was up-to-date. Then I tried resetting the router, and re-configure
> the whole thing (and of course, remove the connection from my computer).
> I also tried System Restore (in case I had installed a bad update/driver
> the last past days), as far as 5 days back (as I said, this problem
> started only 1-2 days ago). I even tried disabling power-save for my
> wireless card, with no luck.
> Nothing worked; problem still remains.
>
> I am now clueless, as since it has nothing to do with the connection
> itself, nor the internet, or even the router. It has to be something
> with my computer, or Vista(?).
>
> The weird thing is, however, that I have only installed a few Windows
> Updates, and nothing else, this whole week. And with System Restore, any
> bad updates would be removed, but that wasn't the cause either. This
> just happened out of the blue.
>
> My Router is a Belkin N1 Vision Wireless-N Gigabit Router, with
> up-to-date Firmware (and I'm on Wireless, of course). My OS is Windows
> Vista Home Premium 32-bit. My Wireless card is a Ralink T61 Turbo, with
> up-to-date drivers, as well.
>
> I doubt it has anything to do with the router, since the problem is on
> this computer only, and no others (1 other running Vista Business, and
> the rest running Windows XP); they do not have the disconnection problem
> I have.
>
> Any help would be appreciated. This is getting really annoying, and I
> hope to get this issue solved as soon as possible.
>
> Thank you.
>
>
> --
> Creowks
> Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
>
>

[Creowks]

It seems as if we have the exact same problem. Mine started about 1-2 weeks ago, as well.

I was also wondering whether it could have anything to do with any of the most recent updates. I did a system restore to before this happened, but the problem still remains; which is kind of weird, if it's one of the updates. I didn't install any new updates on my laptop for a great amount of time, and since the laptop's working fine (Vista), I'm starting to think it has to be one of the most recent updates.

Good luck with going through the updates. I'll try look around some myself, and post back if I find anything (which I haven't so far).

On Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:51:36 +0100, Creowks
<Creowks.3h9x8c@no-mx.forums.vistaheads.com> wrote:

>
>It seems as if we have the exact same problem. Mine started about 1-2
>weeks ago, as well.


Try this:

1. Go into Power Options, set the Plan Settings for the network card
to "maximum performance".

2. Go into Device Manager, drill down to the Wireless card and shut
off the "allow power management to turn off this device" feature.

Post if you need more detailed instructions.

[Creowks]

I've already tried turning off the "allow power management to turn off this device", as stated in the first post.

I just checked, and my Network Card is already set at maximum performance.

Any other suggestions?

Creowks;4024966 Wrote:
> I recently bought a new router, which seemed to be working properly.
> It's one of the newest ones out there, therefore a very good one. My
> internet has been working fine for a few days, until 2 days ago.
>
> Don't get me wrong. I have internet, it's working fine, however, every
> 10-40 minutes (or somewhere around there), my internet seems to
> randomly
> disconnect, and within 10-15 seconds, I'm reconnected again. This
> happens frequently, and is extremely annoying when I am playing a game
> that requires internet connection; I disconnect from the game, and
> have
> to restart it all over again.
>
> I first thought it would be my router, but I put my laptop next to me
> earlier today, to check if the internet on that too, would disconnect.
> It did not. It only happened on my computer. The internet connection
> seems to be perfectly fine on all the other computers in our/my home.
>
> First I tried checking if I needed an update for my wireless card, but
> it was up-to-date. Then I tried resetting the router, and re-configure
> the whole thing (and of course, remove the connection from my
> computer).
> I also tried System Restore (in case I had installed a bad
> update/driver
> the last past days), as far as 5 days back (as I said, this problem
> started only 1-2 days ago). I even tried disabling power-save for my
> wireless card, with no luck.
> Nothing worked; problem still remains.
>
> I am now clueless, as since it has nothing to do with the connection
> itself, nor the internet, or even the router. It has to be something
> with my computer, or Vista(?).
>
> The weird thing is, however, that I have only installed a few Windows
> Updates, and nothing else, this whole week. And with System Restore,
> any
> bad updates would be removed, but that wasn't the cause either. This
> just happened out of the blue.
>
> My Router is a Belkin N1 Vision Wireless-N Gigabit Router, with
> up-to-date Firmware (and I'm on Wireless, of course). My OS is Windows
> Vista Home Premium 32-bit. My Wireless card is a Ralink T61 Turbo,
> with
> up-to-date drivers, as well.
>
> I doubt it has anything to do with the router, since the problem is on
> this computer only, and no others (1 other running Vista Business, and
> the rest running Windows XP); they do not have the disconnection
> problem
> I have.
>
> Any help would be appreciated. This is getting really annoying, and I
> hope to get this issue solved as soon as possible.
>
> Thank you.
>
>
> --
> Creowks
> Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com

OK AM JUST TRYING TO HELP I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY BELKIN N1
VISION DISCONNECTING ME FROM XBOX LIVE WHAT IT IS IF YOU LOOK AT YOUR
SERCURITY LOG ON THE BELKIN ROUTER SETUP PAGE ONLINE YOU WILL SEE THE
ROUTER UPDATES THE REALTIME EVERY 2HOURS THATS WHY EVERYONE KEEPS
GETTING DISCONNECTED THERE IS A WORK AROUND THIS THERE IS A HIDDEN ADMIN
PAGE http://192.168.2.1/wukongjiuwo.html IF YOU GO HERE PUT YOUR
PASSWORD IN ANOTHER MENU COMES UP WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO IS IN THE BOX WERE
IT SAYS ENTER AT THE END OF IT TYPE THE LETTERS (ps) JUST ps NOTHING
ESLE THEN HIT ENTER THEN IT WILL COME UP OF A LIST OF RUNNING PROCESS,S
WHAT YOU NEED TO LOOK FOR IS ONE THAT SAYS ntp and your time offset THEN
WHEN YOU HAVE FOUND IT TYPE KILL AND THE THREE DIGIT NUMBER THAT BESIDE
IT AND THAT SHOULD BE IT DO NOT APPLY IT OR THE ROUTER WILL RESET AND
YOU WILL HAVE TO DO THE WHOLE PROCESS AGAIN IF YOU RESET YOUR ROUTER YOU
WILL HAVE TO DO IT AGAIN DONE MINE 2MONTHS AGO HAD NO PROBLEM YET ONE
MORE THING CAUSE YOU KILL THE REALTIME UPDATE THE CLOCK WILL NOT DISPLAY
THE CORRECT TIME BUT ITS BETTER THAN BEEN DISCONNECTED EVERY 2HOURS HOPE
THIS HELPS ASLO THIS IS NOT MINE FOUND IT ON THE WEB HOPE IT WORKS FOR
YOU


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[Creowks]

I've been checking my logs frequently since this happened, and it does update every 2 hours, however, my disconnection doesn't appear at the same times (as the guy in the thread you got this from; DD-WRT Forum :: View topic - Belkin N1 vision : sources and toolchain available, - right?). My disconnection happens randomly, and can appear in between the real-time updates. I tried what you said, and I disconnected shortly 15 minutes after starting a game that I play.

Quote:

As you see, the re-connect/disconnect happened an hour after the real-update.


Sometimes it seems as if it's gone; it doesn't disconnect me at all, for a long period of time. My computer hadn't disconnected for about 10-12 hours (while being asleep and away), and it didn't disconnect after I browsed around on it later. Then I tried playing a game I use to play occasionally, and within 15 minutes, it disconnected. I restarted the game again, after it reconnected, and within the next 30-40 minutes, I disconnected yet again.

Actually, when I think of it, my internet disconnects while I'm on this game, but it does (rarely) disconnect when I'm not on it as well. Can have something to do with the network resources I'm using? Could it be the game (even though that sounds highly unlikely; a game disconnecting my computer's connection to the router)?

I'm running out of options here. I really need help.

[Creowks]

I'm sorry for the double-post/bump, but the issue still remains, and I really need to get this fixed.

Help would be appreciated.

On Fri, 17 Oct 2008 13:57:47 +0100, Creowks
<Creowks.3hfegb@no-mx.forums.vistaheads.com> wrote:

>
>I'm sorry for the double-post/bump, but the issue still remains, and I
>really need to get this fixed.
>
>Help would be appreciated.

Does it stay connected indefinitely if you don't run that game you
mentioned?

Perhaps it is overloading the network connection in some way and
driving down the card, or the router, or just overloading the software
such that it needs to clear out the mess. Game software is not always
the best written software.

[Creowks]

Quote:

Originally Posted by +Bob+

On Fri, 17 Oct 2008 13:57:47 +0100, Creowks
<Creowks.3hfegb@no-mx.forums.vistaheads.com> wrote:

>
>I'm sorry for the double-post/bump, but the issue still remains, and I
>really need to get this fixed.
>
>Help would be appreciated.

Does it stay connected indefinitely if you don't run that game you
mentioned?

Perhaps it is overloading the network connection in some way and
driving down the card, or the router, or just overloading the software
such that it needs to clear out the mess. Game software is not always
the best written software.

It does stay connected pretty much all the time when I'm not playing the game (may be some occasions where it disconnects, but that's very rare). I don't think it's affecting the router, because the other computers stay connected. I am, though, wondering if you're right about the overloading part.

I've tried a lot of different things. That including closing most non-critical processes, while playing the game. Today, I closed down my MSN Messenger (only), and tried playing the game. I stayed connected for 3 hours without disconnecting at all.
Later I tried signing on MSN again, and within 20 minutes, the game showed me the disconnection pop-up; my whole internet disconnected + reconnected again, as always. This made me try again, with MSN off, and indeed I stayed connected.

This sounds rather absurd, that MSN could be the cause of this problem. I highly doubt it. However, it is weird that my internet actually doesn't disconnect while being off MSN (while playing the game). Maybe you're right about the internet overload? Could it be my network card?

Note that I could play this game fine for the first week it was out, with no problems... then it started happening.

Could anyone explain to me why my internet connection stays connected while MSN is off, but disconnects within an hour when I'm online?

I doubt the game software is the cause of this, because I haven't heard of anyone else with this problem (playing the game) yet.

What should I do? Any suggestions, tweaks, settings, programs?

Oh, and I do stay connected all of the time when I'm not playing this game. I don't disconnect playing other games, though.


EDIT: Let me also add on that the game I play has Peer-to-Peer connection; a shooting/FPS game.