Lost network connection when the weather is cold.

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I know this could sound silly. When the weather changes, like today when Northeast is getting a few inches of snow, my home network often would act up too. The router is a WRT54GL. One of the computer is about 50 ft away from the router and connected via cat5 cable. Many times in a year I can suffer total packet loss problem. I can't ping the router either.

What should I do or what should I check to identify what the problem is? Please help.
 
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I have seen the power supply go bad on these routers causing lost packets and internet access. I would recommend upgrading your router instead of spending $30 on a new power supply. Linksys is a good brand, go with an N600 or higher with dual bands.
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I would start with the Cat5 cable itself. Try another cable (even if you have to move the OC closer to the router) to see if that resolves the problem. I would also try another port on the router itself.

Do any other systems have this problem or only the one?
 
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Thanks!

This is not an everyday event, but it can be very annoying when happened. Do you think the cable connector (jack) could be a factor? Since it doesn't happen often, I'd like to think it must be very circumstance driven, ie, when the temperature changes.

 
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I have seen the power supply go bad on these routers causing lost packets and internet access. I would recommend upgrading your router instead of spending $30 on a new power supply. Linksys is a good brand, go with an N600 or higher with dual bands.
 
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