Nick T 4 Posted March 12, 2014 Having a problem with my home network. I think the router might be just showing some age (3 years old) and these things almost are made to throw away standards these days. Anyways, my problem is my connection constantly kicks in and out without warning, router and modem have been reset multiple times. This fixes the issue for a coue of hours but then goes right back to dropping signal. Any advice to fix it or should I just go buy a new router. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Krdshrk 3,877 Posted March 12, 2014 Most likely would go get a new router. But you may want to try changing the channel your wireless radio is on. There may be some signal interference. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frank Rizzo 59 Posted March 12, 2014 Most likely would go get a new router. But you may want to try changing the channel your wireless radio is on. There may be some signal interference. +1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M1152 713 Posted March 12, 2014 Are you getting kicked off Wired, Wi-Fi or both? Are you dropping your internet connection for ALL your devices and have you ruled out the modem? FWIW my router is over 3 years old and works great but then again I re-flashed my router with dd-wrt. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheLugNutZ 21 Posted March 12, 2014 I would check for firmware updates 1st. I also had an issue one time where I had different signals being boradcasted and for some reason it was causing issues so i had to disable the N band. And yeah I have heard of channel issues, but im not real up on setting them manually... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vicious 138 Posted March 12, 2014 You can always go to the manufacturer's support page for your router and update the devices firmware. That may solve your problem. If it is a B/G/N router, try setting it to G only and see if that helps. Also, completely resetting it (usually a red button on there that must be held for 10 seconds) may help. Don't forget to unplug it for a few seconds after the reset to reboot it. If none of the above works, it is time for a new router. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Porthole 15 Posted March 12, 2014 Just went through a bunch of issues with my 2-3 year old router. Solved it with a new Netgear AC 1900 router. Gave me more speed and really extended the range around the outside of the house. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZED 54 1 Posted March 12, 2014 I had a similar problem and it ended up being one of the wires fell off the wireless network card on the laptop. It had 2 terminals and each wire slipped on like a car battery but without a nut of course. This laptop was a couple years old and I haven't had the need to check any of my newer ones to see if they are accessible now a days. Do you have another device/computer you can connect to it and see if it does the same thing to narrow it down? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
10X 3,296 Posted March 12, 2014 Do you have another device/computer you can connect to it and see if it does the same thing to narrow it down? If you don't have another computer available for testing, there are free apps for smart phones that can do the same thing. I'd been blaming my aging Mac for losing the signal frequently, but after downloading OpenSignal for IOS, I learned that it's my wireless router that is flakey. That's a much cheaper fix. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kingsoverqueens 10 Posted March 12, 2014 Had a similar problem that turned out to be a conflict between my fios actiontech router and a piece of netgear equipment that I was using for additional access points. Once I eliminated the netgear piece everything worked perfectly and I haven't had a problem since. Little pissed that verizon couldn't figure it out. Finally I got the right tech after 5 or 6 of them. I can't tell you how many routers they replaced and one guy even wanted to rewire my house. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boejoula 0 Posted March 12, 2014 Is it n+? If not I would get a new one. Have you ever run a firmware update on it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheLugNutZ 21 Posted March 12, 2014 Good points from people here in addition to what was originally said. I actually had a conflict one time with my directv movie streeming thing, had i not known a little about networking I would have prob went out and bought a new router myself... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites