Internet doesn't work every evening.

[manslauter]

hey guys when i had problems i always came to u, and so far u guys never let me down.
so i come again.
every night from like 9-12 my internet gets very slow, and when i try to play counter strike the modem looses connection often and freezes the game. this happens with all my online games of corse.
i have a router, and a modem. my dad has a wireless network thing, and when his pc is shut down i dont think i have any problems.

here are some of the things i have been told and soem instructions i followed:
Sounds like you have a provider that has dynamic IPs. Whenever it goes off like that it's a sign of your IP changing, but your router doesn't follow suit. Your router tries to hold on to the old IP address and your modem is trying to send it a new one.

Click Start > Connect To > Show all connections
Right click the Local Area Connection and select Properties.
Click Configure
Select the Advanced tab
The NIC hardware settings will be displayed

Duplex: The Duplex Rate (Half vs. Full) setting will vary by manufacturer. The Duplex Rate is commonly identified in the settings window as on of the following: Media Type, Duplex, Half/Full Duplex, or Duplex Rate. The NIC should be set to Half-Duplex.

Connection Type: The Connection Type refers to the Ethernet "speed" or "mode" of the card (10 MB/sec vs. 100 MB/sec.) Most cards are equipped with an "autosense" mode, which will automatically determine the maximum capable speed of the DSL Modem's Ethernet port (or the Router's Ethernet port) and adjust the speed setting of the NIC accordingly. The Connection Type is most commonly identified in the settings window as: Connection or Connection Type. The NIC should be set to 10MB/sec (or Autosense)

Note: The Duplex rate and Connection Type may also be grouped as a single value in the Advanced properties list. (i.e.: 10MB/Half Duplex, 10MB/Full Duplex, 100MB/Half Duplex, etc.)

Click OK
Click OK
Restart the computer.
( i put it on 10mb/half duplex)

To change your DNS server:

Start>Control Panel>Network Connections>right click on 'LAN' or 'Local Area Connection and select properties. Click the 'TCP/IP' settings once to highlight them, then click properties. Uncheck the option that says 'obtain DNS automatically' and check 'use the following DNS servers'. Try expermenting with which ones work best. Run a ping or tracert test to see which get the quickest response. To do that:

Start>run>command. This should get your DOS prompt up. Type in ping "IP ADDRESS OF DNS SERVER" and see what kind of fallout rate you're getting. Then type tracert "IP ADDRESS OF DNS SERVER" and see who is closet to you. The smalles the ms value, the better. Optimal is 20-30. Here are some servers to try


199.166.24.253 (PS0.NS1.VRX.NET) - Toronto, ON, Canada

after i changed it to tornto, my thing started crashing less i guess.
but this just didnt do the job.
help please?

[peekaboo]

let me start by saying I'm no expert.

sounds to me that if it happens at the same time every time, there's nothing wrong with your hardware or software. It's something else like...

- a problem at the ISP end that they will not admit to.
- a program that eats up a big part of your bandwidth (or even blocks it) which you forgot that you (or someone else) scheduled.
- if you are using a wireless connection, someone in your building (neighbourhood) is freeloading and he/she starts operating at the same time every time (home from work).
- someone else in your house is running emule or kazaa or something like that.

try using the computer somewhere else (a different ISP) during that time and see if it happens. if so, it's not the ISP.

try checking the running application list before and during the slowdown.

If using wireless, lock it up.

[Ob1]

Originally Posted by manslauter every night from like 9-12 my internet gets very slow, and when i try to play counter strike the modem looses connection often and freezes the game. this happens with all my online games of corse. i have a router, and a modem. my dad has a wireless network thing, and when his pc is shut down i dont think i have any problems. here are some of the things i have been told and soem instructions i followed: Sounds like you have a provider that has dynamic IPs. Whenever it goes off like that it's a sign of your IP changing, but your router doesn't follow suit. Your router tries to hold on to the old IP address and your modem is trying to send it a new one. Click Start > Connect To > Show all connections Right click the Local Area Connection and select Properties. Click Configure Select the Advanced tab The NIC hardware settings will be displayed Duplex: The Duplex Rate (Half vs. Full) setting will vary by manufacturer. The Duplex Rate is commonly identified in the settings window as on of the following: Media Type, Duplex, Half/Full Duplex, or Duplex Rate. The NIC should be set to Half-Duplex. Connection Type: The Connection Type refers to the Ethernet "speed" or "mode" of the card (10 MB/sec vs. 100 MB/sec.) Most cards are equipped with an "autosense" mode, which will automatically determine the maximum capable speed of the DSL Modem's Ethernet port (or the Router's Ethernet port) and adjust the speed setting of the NIC accordingly. The Connection Type is most commonly identified in the settings window as: Connection or Connection Type. The NIC should be set to 10MB/sec (or Autosense) Note: The Duplex rate and Connection Type may also be grouped as a single value in the Advanced properties list. (i.e.: 10MB/Half Duplex, 10MB/Full Duplex, 100MB/Half Duplex, etc.) Click OK Click OK Restart the computer. ( i put it on 10mb/half duplex) To change your DNS server: Start>Control Panel>Network Connections>right click on 'LAN' or 'Local Area Connection and select properties. Click the 'TCP/IP' settings once to highlight them, then click properties. Uncheck the option that says 'obtain DNS automatically' and check 'use the following DNS servers'. Try expermenting with which ones work best. Run a ping or tracert test to see which get the quickest response. To do that: Start>run>command. This should get your DOS prompt up. Type in ping "IP ADDRESS OF DNS SERVER" and see what kind of fallout rate you're getting. Then type tracert "IP ADDRESS OF DNS SERVER" and see who is closet to you. The smalles the ms value, the better. Optimal is 20-30. Here are some servers to try 199.166.24.253 (PS0.NS1.VRX.NET) - Toronto, ON, Canada after i changed it to tornto, my thing started crashing less i guess. but this just didnt do the job. help please?

sounds like your isp might be experiencing some slow speed on there network.i worked for an isp and we had a slow speed issue that happened everyday from about 7pm to 12am. next time your slow speed happens, run a tracert and see if/where the latency is occuring. you will notice which hop it is because you will see the ms for one hop spike (100+ms) and it will affect the remaining hops to the server. if the latency occurs on the first hop then your problem is occuring on your router? if its another hop then its some server thats routing your connection that is experiencing slow speed, which means its time to call your isp. next time you are experiencing slow speed, plug your pc directly into the modem and see if u get the same results. run a speedtest at www.speakeasy.net/speedtest to see how much speed you are losing.

if your card supports it leave it set to autosense for the speed and duplex mode. if you have to select which type of mode, set it to 100mbps/full duplex. Ethernet supports two different modes of transfer, known as "half-duplex" and full-duplex". Basically, in half-duplex mode data can only travel in one direction at one time, whereas in full-duplex mode it can travel simultaneously in both directions. Thus in full-duplex mode you essentially get double the throughput, or up to 20 Mbps on a 10Mbps connection for example.

you can leave your TCP/IP settings at obtain ip address automatically and dns to automatically. if you have any firewalls on your pc, turn them off during the slow speed time frame.
make sure your wireless network has encryption on it. also when your slow speed occurs, ask your dad if he is downloading anything.

[manslauter]

Originally Posted by peekaboo - someone else in your house is running emule or kazaa or something like that. -If using wireless, lock it up.

my dad in the other room has emule on 24/7 and his wireless connection is on. if i shut down his pc, i can play

i just set it to 100Mb/Full duplex, so now it says instead of getting 10 mbs, it gets a 100. so i feel better now, so i can download crap faster. yay.
i dunno if my modem will freeze , il check tomorow, because today i might come back too late.
thnx for the help so far guys

[manslauter]

ok i tried it i think it still freezes