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| Thread ID: 137507 | 2014-07-16 11:45:00 | Win 8.1 losing internet connection | Ofthesea (14129) | PC World Chat |
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| 1379428 | 2014-07-16 11:45:00 | Hi, I have a new PC with Win 8.1 and every now and then the browser(s) cannot connect to the internet ie the modem. PC to modem/router is by cable. When this happens I see on the Onedrive and Dropbox icons suggest that they are up to date checked "in the last few seconds" but browsers do not work (Opera/Firefox/Chrome) but the network connection displays as ok. Unfortunately I generally can't tell exactly when the connection is lost I start my Win 7 laptop and it connects wirelessly on the same modem/router just fine. PC does not connect until restarted I'm not confident in getting anything fixed unless I can diagnose this a bit further, any wise advice please? |
Ofthesea (14129) | ||
| 1379429 | 2014-07-16 12:28:00 | Your network adapter may be set to a power saving mode: Note: Make sure that you are logged-in as an administrator to make these changes. a) Press Windows and X key together and select Device Manager. b) Locate the Network adapter and expand the driver icon. c) Right Click on the network adapter driver and click on Properties. d) Navigate to Power Management tab and uncheck the option that says “Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power”. e) Click on OK. I would also suggest you ensure that the latest drivers for this adapter from the manufacturers website are installed. |
KarameaDave (15222) | ||
| 1379430 | 2014-07-16 21:16:00 | Is it a telecom supplied Thomson router? they have known issues with windows 8.1 and DNS. If so manually setting your DNS setings to use googles apparently fixes it. Haven't done it myself only heard about it. | dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1379431 | 2014-07-17 07:12:00 | HI K-Dave Thank you for your suggestion at d) on mine it didn't have exactly what you said. I unchecked "Reduce Link speed during standby" which seems similar. The option "Reduce link speed during system idle" was already unchecked. I also enabled the "Wake on Link Settings" option, seemed a good move. All the other "Wake ons" were enabled I won't be able to fully test it until next week but I'm hopeful, thanks again. |
Ofthesea (14129) | ||
| 1379432 | 2014-07-17 07:18:00 | Hi Dugi, no it's my own, a TP Link TD-W8968 Worked fine on the previous cabled Vista PC (cough) and all the wireless stuff I'm hopeful the power settings will resolve it. |
Ofthesea (14129) | ||
| 1379433 | 2014-07-20 11:03:00 | Well, back home now. Problem hasn't gone away, same thing happened tonight | Ofthesea (14129) | ||
| 1379434 | 2014-07-21 06:34:00 | Is the firmware on the modem up to date? | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1379435 | 2014-07-21 22:57:00 | Is it a telecom supplied Thomson router? they have known issues with windows 8.1 and DNS. If so manually setting your DNS setings to use googles apparently fixes it. Haven't done it myself only heard about it. Yes, I have the same problem here with Telecom supplied UFB modem, problem only appears since upgrading to Win8.1, was fine with Win8, and other PC with Win7/XP and Android Phone/Tabs are all working fine. I have not changed the DNS to Google's (8.8.8.8 and 8.8.8.4), but I fix it each time with ipconfig /flushdns, it sometimes require closing the current tab and opening a new tab before it works (on Chrome/FF/IE) Configuring your network settings to use Google Public DNS developers.google.com How to Flush DNS www.wikihow.com |
Geek4414 (12000) | ||
| 1379436 | 2014-08-07 11:31:00 | Updated firmware on TP Link TD-W8968 Tried power setting options Tried ipconfig /flushdns, netsh winsock reset catalog, netsh int ip reset Tried Google Public DNS Sometimes can't open cmd window. When can run cmd the ping results don't seem to follow any pattern, sometimes no return, sometimes ok all the way to www.google.com etc Normally have to power down PC to get a connection back though sometimes reboot the modem works All was good with (Actrix) internet connection before the new PC. When the internet is working things might be fine for days ref 16-07-2014, 10:45 PM Not yet sorted .... |
Ofthesea (14129) | ||
| 1379437 | 2014-08-07 12:05:00 | Is it a telecom supplied Thomson router? they have known issues with windows 8.1 and DNS. If so manually setting your DNS setings to use googles apparently fixes it. Haven't done it myself only heard about it. You're right - change to Telecom's DNS should fix the problem. I'm having quite similar issues, after changing the DNS, everything works just fine. |
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