No internet connection for about a minute after startup

Jon20 · 23 May 2010 at 19:34

Hi,

I've got a problem with having no internet connection for about a minute after startup. I'm using Windows 7. On the network symbol in the taskbar, its shows a blue circle and then a yellow ! We had Virgin broadband installed yesterday and I'm now using a Netgear WNDR3700.Its probably unrelated. When we were on ADSL I was using a Draytek 2710Vn and could get on the internet within a couple of seconds after startup. Any suggestions as although its not a major problem its a little annoying having to wait.

theheyes · 23 May 2010 at 19:44

If you've changed networking hardware and it was fine before then the hand of logic points squarely at the new box. What is the IP address of the netgear?

Jon20 · 23 May 2010 at 19:58

theheyes said:
If you've changed networking hardware and it was fine before then the hand of logic points squarely at the new box. What is the IP address of the netgear?

How would I go about finding the IP address of the Netgear? Sorry, I'm not that good at networking.

Jon20 · 23 May 2010 at 21:35

I've had a look at the Windows network map and that shows it as 192.168.1.1 The Draytek had the same IP address, is this likely to be causing a conflict?

Destination · 23 May 2010 at 21:53

You could try resetting everything, a good full power off, and siwtch on items in turn, modem first, then router, then PC one at a time.

I have vnet and I do get online within seconds of loading, on any PC attached to the router which is in turn attached to the cable modem.

SiriusB · 23 May 2010 at 22:41

Does your PC get its IP address automatically from the router? It could be that your router is a bit slow in assigning an IP address to your computer. If you go to Control Panel > Networking and Sharing Center > Change Adapter Settings. Right-click on your LAN connection [will be the one listed as connected if there are several] and click Properties. Then click TCP/IP v4 and click Properties again.

If both IP and DNS are set to automatic, it might be worth setting up an IP address manually

[Any IP between 192.168.1.2 to 192.168.1.254 shoul be fine - assuming you have no other computers on your network. Something like 192.168.1.200 should be well clear of any other computer. The Gateway address is that of your router - 192.168.1.1. You can also point the DNS to your router.]

Once set up manually, see if connecting is any quicker after a restart.

Jon20 · 23 May 2010 at 23:57

SiriusB said:
Does your PC get its IP address automatically from the router? It could be that your router is a bit slow in assigning an IP address to your computer. If you go to Control Panel > Networking and Sharing Center > Change Adapter Settings. Right-click on your LAN connection [will be the one listed as connected if there are several] and click Properties. Then click TCP/IP v4 and click Properties again.

If both IP and DNS are set to automatic, it might be worth setting up an IP address manually

[Any IP between 192.168.1.2 to 192.168.1.254 shoul be fine - assuming you have no other computers on your network. Something like 192.168.1.200 should be well clear of any other computer. The Gateway address is that of your router - 192.168.1.1. You can also point the DNS to your router.]

Once set up manually, see if connecting is any quicker after a restart.

Thanks Sirius, I had a quick go at changing the addresses and it worked.