Lan connection gets disconnected every so often

TheHeavensRise

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Mar 26, 2013
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So this happens like every so often and it drives me crazy as I can't seem to get it to fix even after I reinstall windows because i lost connection to the internet on my computer. I have my internet plug into a switch which is connected to a powerline adapter, but so is my ps4 and Nintendo switch and those have never get disconnected as far as i am aware of. I even use a usb network adapter and that did not work either
 

Jesse_20

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Bad network cable?
Lan driver update available?
Try rebuilding the network protocols (ip4/Ip6)?
Probably not the last, since you said it happens after a re-install.
Either of the first two could still be persistent after a windows reinstall though, and would still be isolated to your computer and not the network.
 

Jesse_20

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Could also be the Power Management settings in the adapters properties (found in device manager). Windows sometimes turns devices on and off of it's own volition as an energy saver. Network adapters are high on that list.