Would like a message to pop up to say lappy connected to router

agrinnall

Well, I guess we will have to agree to disagree on this, and the OP will have to decide whether to recommend leaving the router switched on (which should negate the need for the pop-up originally asked about) or to carry on switching it off and continue to look for a solution to the problem.

closed

OP hasn't said that the router is turned off at all yet, it may just be the short delay whilst the machine boots up fully and finds the router wirelessly that is causing the concern. Whatever the reason, it should be obvious from the email client that an internet connection is or isn't present

WTFH

Closed - you have read, then decided to change what we have said.
None of us have said that your speed will slowly die, or that it will get slower and slower, so please don't stoop to the level of some arguments on here with that kind of thing. You can see quite clearly what has been written, do not try to argue that it says something which you then reply to.

bod1467

agrinnall wrote: »

What? I've never seen anybody suggest that, because it would be a ridiculous thing to do. What we are all saying, because we've all experienced it, is that DLM sees the switch off as a dropped connection, so may take some time - it could be a few minutes, a few hours, or even a few days, or even a few months (with DLM on BT Infinity) - to return to full speed. You seem to be saying this never happens and that full speed returns as soon as the router is switched back on, and it just isn't so.

You were being generous.

closed

WTFH wrote: »

Because it means your connection can't stabilise. You end up with a slower Internet speed than you should have.

Your router should be left on at all times.

wtfh,

you are well aware of what the implication of your posts are along with agrinall, and bod's and securityguy's posts, the implication is that it is a bad thing to turn off a router because it will slow down your internet speed, and cause "havoc".

This has been posted endlessly on forums for a long time, and for that reason (amongst others) people don't do it. There are many similar threads on this forum about turning routers off.

I've just done exactly that, it didn't slow my connection speed, it didn't slow my download speed, it didn't change my profile, it didn't have any bad effect whatsoever. There is a least one other person in this thread who also didn't have any bad effects, and many others elsewhere.

Based on my experience, I disagree with your statement that "your router should be left on at all times", however it is worded, let's leave it at that. People can test for themselves if they wish.

Oblivion

closed wrote: »

wtfh,

you are well aware of what the implication of your posts are along with agrinall, and bod's and securityguy's posts, the implication is that it is a bad thing to turn off a router because it will slow down your internet speed, and cause "havoc".

This has been posted endlessly on forums for a long time, and for that reason (amongst others) people don't do it. There are many similar threads on this forum about turning routers off.

I've just done exactly that, it didn't slow my connection speed, it didn't slow my download speed, it didn't change my profile, it didn't have any bad effect whatsoever. There is a least one other person in this thread who also didn't have any bad effects, and many others elsewhere.

Based on my experience, I disagree with your statement that "your router should be left on at all times", however it is worded, let's leave it at that. People can test for themselves if they wish.

Are you on cable (Fibre Optic) or ADSL (Phone Wires)?

closed

adsl,

it's not clear whether the op's mum is cable or not, and if the modem/router is switched off or not, so this debate could all be academic.

but now is your chance to disprove or prove the theory on your adsl connection, (in peak hours, and after 11pm )

Virgin were using cable and wireless llu until recently when they switched back to bt, that could be connected with your problem

Oblivion

closed wrote: »

adsl,

it's not clear whether the op's mum is cable or not, and if the modem/router is switched off or not, so this debate could all be academic.

but now is your chance to disprove or prove the theory on your adsl connection, (in peak hours, and after 11pm )

Virgin were using cable and wireless llu until recently when they switched back to bt, that could be connected with your problem

Oh yes, I'm certain it is. As I indicated in #19, BT Wholesale seem to be incapable of supplying the correct maximum potential line speed on any consistent basis.

closed

so what sync rate are you getting now, and after a reboot?

any extensions, bell wire still connected?

Oblivion

closed wrote: »

so what sync rate are you getting now, and after a reboot?

any extensions, bell wire still connected?

The router is on the end of a fairly long internal extension (bell wire is disconnected), but as I've said, when the SNR is set to 9dB I get a consistent 5Mbit for months on end. It's only when BT up the SNR that the speed drops off.


I may switch the router off tonight just to see if anything has changed tomorrow, but I doubt it. The issue definitely seems to be their end, not mine and that is born out by the comments from the BT Wholesale guys each time I've gone through this monotonous SNR reset routine.