Connection Problems driving me senseless

Dustykitten

Thanks fiddi

System Up Time 04:34:18
Port Status TxPkts RxPkts Collisions Tx B/s Rx B/s Up Time
WAN Link Down 24 8 0 0 0 04:34:18
LAN 100M/Full 501050 613501 0 312 120 04:34:18
WLAN 11M/54M 638676 860661 0 11908 6354 04:34:18

macman

OP, why have you got 2 routers on your set up? The wireless Netgear can still supply the ethernet-connected PC's.

penrhyn

Ah, just re read your first post, please confirm you are on cable.
If so forget the line stats.

Problem is more likely to do with your choice of wireless channel.

Dustykitten

macman wrote: »

OP, why have you got 2 routers on your set up? The wireless Netgear can still supply the ethernet-connected PC's.

That was DH's latest idea to 'fix' the problem! He wanted to try having the wired and wireless on separate routers (insert confused smile).

He is going to try changing the channel now. Annoyingly since this morning's reset the problem has not reoccurred (DH also removed the Zone Alarm as I was blaming that).

ETA - yes we are on cable Penrhyn

aliEnRIK

Virgin do a lot of 'traffic shaping'. This might affect your router so that it 'drops out' on the traffic change

Dustykitten

Thanks for that RIK - that would explain why it is worse at peak times like Sunday evenings. I don't download anything (mainly because I don't know how to!) but OH does. We are on a low level package with VM.

Doesn't explain why it did it at 9:30 this morning and has been all right today (I have not been here much to use it); I wonder if I have more than one problem occurring.

Blackpool_Saver

aliEnRIK wrote: »

Virgin do a lot of 'traffic shaping'. This might affect your router so that it 'drops out' on the traffic change

Really? so not recommended then............ (sorry OP)

Dustykitten

No problem Blackpool - love your signature - DS1 will be 16 in a month and I think is your son's spiritual twin.

Blackpool_Saver

Dustykitten wrote: »

No problem Blackpool - love your signature - DS1 will be 16 in a month and I think is your son's spiritual twin.

amen sistah

aliEnRIK

Dustykitten wrote: »

Thanks for that RIK - that would explain why it is worse at peak times like Sunday evenings. I don't download anything (mainly because I don't know how to!) but OH does. We are on a low level package with VM.

Doesn't explain why it did it at 9:30 this morning and has been all right today (I have not been here much to use it); I wonder if I have more than one problem occurring.

If hes downloading then its around 9:30 that the shaping sometimes starts
Id recommend he keeps his downloading to nightimes only, if he MUST during the day then set the upload to a much lower limit