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Re: OT: Networking Dropping Out

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On 2017-05-25, rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> wrote:
> Jasen Betts wrote on 5/25/2017 12:54 AM:
>> On 2017-05-19, rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> I've been having a problem with my networking periodically.  But it only
>>> happens in one location.  When I am at other places I don't see it happen.
>>>
>>> Because the Internet provider here is not so perfect, I keep a command
>>> window open with a 1 second ping running on 8.8.8.8 which is a major
>>> server that should never go down.  The symptom I see is this ping starts
>>> timing out or at least the times go way up from 20-40 ms range to quad
>>> digits.  This is concurrent with all the web apps losing access to the
>>> Internet, browser, email, newsreader...
>>>
>>> I originally thought it was the ISP since I don't see the problem when I
>>> am at other locations.  But I opened browser tabs to the router and
>>> modem only to find I have no access to them either while this is
>>> happening.  So it must be something in my PC or possibly the router.
>>> When the connection is restored the router is in the same context it was
>>> before the disruption, so the router isn't rebooting.  The wifi
>>> connection is 5 of 5 bars.
>>
>> wifi access point is built into the router?
>
> Yes, isn't that why people use routers?  They don't know the router 
> could be separate from the wifi access point.

>> Microwave oven perhaps?  how stable is your 60Hz?
>
> Huh?  I'm not on a diesel generator if that's what you mean.  I believe 
> the grid is pretty stable no matter where you are.

There's a thing where wifi tries to dodge the bursts of interferance
from microwave ovens, that requires guessing the future, not on a 
diesel generator is plenty good enough.

>> Is the powersupply performing to the specs on the label?
>
> Which power supply?  The modem, the router or the PC?

The router. we have a WRT54GL at work with a powersupply failure. now
running fine on an aftermarket 12W wall-wart. we have the router
features disabled (especially DHCP) and only the LAN ports connected

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OT: Networking Dropping Out rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-05-19 00:02 -0400
  Re: OT: Networking Dropping Out Martin Riddle <martin_ridd@verizon.net> - 2017-05-19 07:06 -0400
    Re: OT: Networking Dropping Out Martin Brown <'''newspam'''@nezumi.demon.co.uk> - 2017-05-19 12:38 +0100
      Re: OT: Networking Dropping Out makolber@yahoo.com - 2017-05-19 06:57 -0700
      Re: OT: Networking Dropping Out rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-05-19 14:51 -0400
        Re: OT: Networking Dropping Out Jon Elson <jmelson@wustl.edu> - 2017-05-19 15:02 -0500
          Re: OT: Networking Dropping Out rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-05-19 16:53 -0400
            Re: OT: Networking Dropping Out Przemek Klosowski <przemek@tux.dot.org> - 2017-05-19 23:30 +0000
              Re: OT: Networking Dropping Out rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-05-19 22:05 -0400
            Re: OT: Networking Dropping Out Jon Elson <elson@pico-systems.com> - 2017-05-19 21:26 -0500
              Re: OT: Networking Dropping Out rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-05-19 23:00 -0400
        Re: OT: Networking Dropping Out jrwalliker@gmail.com - 2017-05-19 14:59 -0700
        Re: OT: Networking Dropping Out Martin Brown <'''newspam'''@nezumi.demon.co.uk> - 2017-05-20 08:41 +0100
          Re: OT: Networking Dropping Out rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-05-20 04:11 -0400
    Re: OT: Networking Dropping Out Jon Elson <jmelson@wustl.edu> - 2017-05-19 14:55 -0500
  Re: OT: Networking Dropping Out Jasen Betts <jasen@xnet.co.nz> - 2017-05-25 04:54 +0000
    Re: OT: Networking Dropping Out rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-05-25 15:21 -0400
      Re: OT: Networking Dropping Out Jasen Betts <jasen@xnet.co.nz> - 2017-05-26 05:50 +0000
        Re: OT: Networking Dropping Out rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-05-26 03:46 -0400

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