Wireless internet quits just quits!!!!! Help

[Marshall Smith]

I download torrents constantly and other minuscule things, but every few minutes my wireles internet will just drop off but still say i am connected but i have no speed any way, to me or back. im just wondering if anybody has had this problem and could help.

Gateway Lt1005u - Windows 7

 

[zigzag3143]

wifi drop

I download torrents constantly and other minuscule things, but every few minutes my wireles internet will just drop off but still say i am connected but i have no speed any way, to me or back. im just wondering if anybody has had this problem and could help.

Gateway Lt1005u - Windows 7

Hey Lt

first things first

Welcome to sevenforums. we could use a ton more info abt your computer specs and internet setup.

thanks

Ken

 

[Marshall Smith]

ok its got a atheros AR5BXB63 wireless card like the aspire one but other than that you'll have to tell what to look at or where to find it im really new to 7. but im not clueless

 

[zigzag3143]

wifi

ok its got a atheros AR5BXB63 wireless card like the aspire one but other than that you'll have to tell what to look at or where to find it im really new to 7. but im not clueless

what router?, what isp?, what firewall?, what anti-virus?, etc


Ken

 

[Orbital Shark]

Hi Marshall, welcome to the forums.

Does this happen with ALL torrent as I have had the same issue recently but I managed to pin it down to bad seeds & seeds dropping out.

Best way to test is to try a torrent that has an silly amount of seeds, but 1 that you know is healthy/real.




Jeff

 

[Marshall Smith]

ok to address both helpers i have a dlink wbr-1310 router, bellsouth which is at&t now, normal windows 7 firewall. no anti-viral programs.


it happens to all torrents i walked away from my computer and then came back about 20 minutes or so and i tried to play the itunes sharing thing and it wouldnt play so i had to go to my netbook and disconnect and reconnect

 

[Orbital Shark]

Have you tried resetting your router? Some ISP's send updates down the line (with no notification) and it can cause slowdown or even periodic disconnection. I had to reset the GF mum's router which worked like a charm.

 

[Marshall Smith]

ok ill try that

 

[Marshall Smith]

nope

it didnt work i left the house for about 4 hours and it was disconnected again!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Robert Cartman]

I had almost the same problem before and i found a number on the admin page of my router that sets how often the ip changes. It vas set to 2 hours and i changed it to the maximum (about 2000 h). That solved my problem.

 

[Orbital Shark]

You might want to contact your ISP as if your wireless is staying connected but the Internet drops then the problem may well be at their end

 

[Orbital Shark]

I had almost the same problem before and i found a number on the admin page of my router that sets how often the ip changes. It vas set to 2 hours and i changed it to the maximum (about 2000 h). That solved my problem.

+1 very probable, good call

 

[Marshall Smith]

i'll look

 

[zay]

What I learned is that if you are trying to dl a lot of torrents at a time, it can cause you lose connectivity. I keep my torrent dls to about 5. I used to have that issue even with vista, I also make sure there are plenty seeds for what I want to dl. I am not sure what the optimum settings, but I came across a post that someone posted it. I will look for it for you.

 

[zigzag3143]

wifi and torrents

What I learned is that if you are trying to dl a lot of torrents at a time, it can cause you lose connectivity. I keep my torrent dls to about 5. I used to have that issue even with vista, I also make sure there are plenty seeds for what I want to dl. I am not sure what the optimum settings, but I came across a post that someone posted it. I will look for it for you.

Zay if you search sevenforums there are tips to optimize torrent clients for increased speed and reliability

Ken

 

[zay]

Here is the link
How to fix uTorrent speed problems « PaperKingdoms

 

[Orbital Shark]

Optimal setting for µtorrent IMHO

 

[Marshall Smith]

I dont know which step did it, but its not disconnecting anymore thanks everyone!!!!!!!

 

[zay]

Give us all reps, lol. Glad you got it fixed.

 

[Marshall Smith]

something new, i fixed the problem with the computer, but i go to my grandparents house every once in a while and they have the same router as me the dlink wbr-1310 and it likes to kick periodically, its not biased to any connection it just does it. any suggestions?