- May 29, 2015
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I will give a short version and a long version for your convenience.
In short, my internet is intermittently cutting out for a very short time (Like 2-5 seconds) every 2 or 3 minutes or so. This is only happening on my computer and I cannot recreate the issue on a phone or even on a laptop being plugged into the same router port and all. I tried completely wiping the computer, when that didn't work I installed a pci network card and still nothing changed.
The long version: This problem is manifesting usually on a picture/meme site or video sites. Take for example on youtube. The page would load fine but then the video would seemingly buffer endlessly, no progress being made. And on picture sites everything would load except the main picture. This happens every so often, about every 2-3 minutes while I'm randomly browsing. More of this has happened while in the middle of streaming and trying to launch games from a client. Although I have yet to notice any big lag spikes while in-game. But this could be due to the shortness of the interruption. In short, I mean to say the connection doesnt seem to interupt very often once it is established. I have done everything I could think of to troubleshoot this issue. From wiping my windows install clean, reinstalling drivers, then resulting to buying a pci network card. I can confirm that only the home computer is having the issue and no other devices. I have even tried the laptop with wifi turned off, plugged into the router the same way. I have tested the cables specifically between my modem and router and computer. I am considering getting another modem/router but see no possible way it could be those causing the issue when its only this one computer giving me issues.
Another thing that comes to mind is that my power supply is old, but I don't see how it could cause this kind of issue. ANY sort of suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
I could also use any recommendations on network monitoring software, in case it could give me a hint on what's going on more accurately. For example maybe my disconnects are on a perfectly timed interval. Or I could test the laptop in the house more efficiently for problems.
In short, my internet is intermittently cutting out for a very short time (Like 2-5 seconds) every 2 or 3 minutes or so. This is only happening on my computer and I cannot recreate the issue on a phone or even on a laptop being plugged into the same router port and all. I tried completely wiping the computer, when that didn't work I installed a pci network card and still nothing changed.
The long version: This problem is manifesting usually on a picture/meme site or video sites. Take for example on youtube. The page would load fine but then the video would seemingly buffer endlessly, no progress being made. And on picture sites everything would load except the main picture. This happens every so often, about every 2-3 minutes while I'm randomly browsing. More of this has happened while in the middle of streaming and trying to launch games from a client. Although I have yet to notice any big lag spikes while in-game. But this could be due to the shortness of the interruption. In short, I mean to say the connection doesnt seem to interupt very often once it is established. I have done everything I could think of to troubleshoot this issue. From wiping my windows install clean, reinstalling drivers, then resulting to buying a pci network card. I can confirm that only the home computer is having the issue and no other devices. I have even tried the laptop with wifi turned off, plugged into the router the same way. I have tested the cables specifically between my modem and router and computer. I am considering getting another modem/router but see no possible way it could be those causing the issue when its only this one computer giving me issues.
Another thing that comes to mind is that my power supply is old, but I don't see how it could cause this kind of issue. ANY sort of suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
I could also use any recommendations on network monitoring software, in case it could give me a hint on what's going on more accurately. For example maybe my disconnects are on a perfectly timed interval. Or I could test the laptop in the house more efficiently for problems.
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