keep loosing internet

unwashed potato! · 14 Sep 2006 at 23:11

anyone know why any possible easons as to why i keep loosing my internet connection when downloading something for more then about 5/10 mintues when the speed gets to about over 150kb/s and then wont come back unti l restart?

I have a linksys network thing, my internet connection is wired, think its from ntl. the connection is at home, and im 1 of 5 on the network.

any more information needed? and if so how do i find it out?

can be very annoying, for instance, trying to download visa now, but it looses internet after a while so i have to restart but same problem

Steve09 · 15 Sep 2006 at 00:28

Maybe when it gets to 150kb/sec its too much for your router and "kills" it until you have disconnected from the Internet therefore your Internet cuts out?

Do you have capped broadband also?

I used to get this problem, but now I have stopped receiving so much crap, mine never cuts out which is fantastic

unwashed potato! · 17 Sep 2006 at 23:14

stevechapman said:
Maybe when it gets to 150kb/sec its too much for your router and "kills" it until you have disconnected from the Internet therefore your Internet cuts out?

Do you have capped broadband also?

I used to get this problem, but now I have stopped receiving so much crap, mine never cuts out which is fantastic

i defienlty dont have capped broadband. it may if anything be too much for the router. how can i find out how much my router can take?

I can get the name if thats needed but in like 30mins?

Steve09 · 17 Sep 2006 at 23:38

Im dont know how much a Router can take.

Best off waiting for another person

unwashed potato! · 18 Sep 2006 at 00:20

ok thanks, i think its called a Linksys BEFSR81, but thats only from trying to get into the settings through my computer, i will have to look tomorrow f9or the name on the actual hardware

ok google found it for me and i got these details, think the important thing is i makred in bold, could be wrong, anyone care to take a look?

•Provides Port Security, Packet Filtering, and Filters Internal User’s Access

•Identifies Up to Four Ports for High or Low Port-Based Prioritization

•QoS Capabilities Based on IEEE 802.1p and IP TOS/DS Greatly Reduces the Chance of Data Loss Based on Weighted Round-Robin (WRR)

•Dramatically Speed Up Your Gaming and Multimedia Connections With the Internal Switch

•Full Wirespeed Layer Two Switching on All LAN Ports

•1K MAC Address Table Means Both Auto Address Learning and Aging

•Standards: IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.1p

•Protocol: CSMA/CD

•Ports:
LAN: Eight 10/100 RJ-45 Ports
WAN: One 10BaseT Port

•Cabling Type:
10BaseT: UTP Category 3 or Better
100BaseTX: UTP Category 5 or Better

•Topology: Star

•Speed:
LAN: 10Mbps (10BaseT Ethernet); 100Mbps (100BaseTX Fast Ethernet)
WAN: 10Mbps (10BaseT Ethernet)

•Dimensions: 7.31" x 6.16" x 1.88" (186mm x 154mm x 48mm)

•Unit Weight: 17.8 oz. (0.5 Kg)

•Power: External, 5V DC, 3A

•Certifications: FCC Class B, CE Mark Commercial

•Operating Temp: 0ºC to 40ºC (32ºF to 104ºF)

•Storage Temp: -20ºC to 70ºC (-4ºF to 158ºF)

•Operating Humidity: 10% to 85% Non-Condensing

•Storage Humidity: 5% to 90% Non-Condensing

unwashed potato! · 18 Sep 2006 at 22:06

i forgot to say i have a 10 megabite (is that right) interent connection iwth not cap, what sort of speeds should i be looking at?

shine · 18 Sep 2006 at 22:12

If you connect directly to the NTL modem do you still get the same problem?

unwashed potato! · 19 Sep 2006 at 09:53

i haven't got a clue on how i'd do that. Its my mum who does it all and as she doesn't know very much about that subject she wont let me do anything to it, i can't even look at the name of it while she is there as she'll think im going to change something n it and break lol. but anyway i have found that if i loose my net, i can unplug it from the back of my pc and replug it and then it works straight away :s, ok solution for the moment as it measn whatever im downloading i can continue.

what might this mean though?