Internet connection works all day but at night stops working?

Belial · 12-28-2005, 11:32 PM

Hi, for a couple of days now, my internet has stopped working coincidently at night. It will work all day, but at around 7pm it starts saying "Local Area Connection 5 is Unplugged" then it will go back to "Local Area Connection 5 is Connected". When it is doing this, I am only able to connect when it says "Local Area Connection 5 is Connected", but when it says "Local Area Connection 5 Unplugged", it stops working. Then it will go and say "Local Area Connection is Unplugged" and it will say "Finding IP Address" or whatever and then go back to saying its unplugged. By now my internet doesnt work at all. This keeps happening untill the next day and then everything is fine. I am running a cable modem with a thomson wireless router. And my ISP is Road Runner.

kevin_johnsons · 12-29-2005, 05:35 AM

hi there...
please check the cable that is connecting the router and the computer for any loose connections and also swap the ends of that cable and try ....

**leroys1000** · 12-29-2005, 10:32 AM

Is the computer that is disconnecting on a wireless connection?
It sounds like someone might be talking on a cordless phone
at night and it is interupting the signal.

Belial · 12-29-2005, 02:26 PM

Well my internet connection runs on a wireless router. But I couldent imagine who'd be talking from 7pm to 3 or 4am in the morning.

**johnwill** · 12-29-2005, 06:58 PM

Well, it seems something is interfering with your signal, that would be where I'd start looking. As a test, try a wired connection to the router and see if you experience the same issues.

Belial · 12-31-2005, 08:51 PM

well the router is connected to the other side of my house (my dads computer room).

12-28-2005, 11:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
Belial Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 15 OS: Windows XP	Internet connection works all day but at night stops working? Hi, for a couple of days now, my internet has stopped working coincidently at night. It will work all day, but at around 7pm it starts saying "Local Area Connection 5 is Unplugged" then it will go back to "Local Area Connection 5 is Connected". When it is doing this, I am only able to connect when it says "Local Area Connection 5 is Connected", but when it says "Local Area Connection 5 Unplugged", it stops working. Then it will go and say "Local Area Connection is Unplugged" and it will say "Finding IP Address" or whatever and then go back to saying its unplugged. By now my internet doesnt work at all. This keeps happening untill the next day and then everything is fine. I am running a cable modem with a thomson wireless router. And my ISP is Road Runner. Last edited by Belial; 12-28-2005 at 11:33 PM.

12-29-2005, 10:32 AM	#3 (permalink)
leroys1000 Tech Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 770 OS: Windows XP	Is the computer that is disconnecting on a wireless connection? It sounds like someone might be talking on a cordless phone at night and it is interupting the signal. __________________ There is a madness to my method.

12-29-2005, 06:58 PM	#5 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,748 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Well, it seems something is interfering with your signal, that would be where I'd start looking. As a test, try a wired connection to the router and see if you experience the same issues. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

12-29-2005, 05:35 AM	#2 (permalink)
kevin_johnsons Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 9 OS: windows xp	hi there... please check the cable that is connecting the router and the computer for any loose connections and also swap the ends of that cable and try ....

12-29-2005, 02:26 PM	#4 (permalink)
Belial Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 15 OS: Windows XP	Well my internet connection runs on a wireless router. But I couldent imagine who'd be talking from 7pm to 3 or 4am in the morning.

12-31-2005, 08:51 PM	#6 (permalink)
Belial Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 15 OS: Windows XP	well the router is connected to the other side of my house (my dads computer room).