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Ethernet randomly disconnects for a few seconds
Hey all, so I've been fighting this issue with my XR500 for about 2 months now. Out of the blue, my desktop would randomly lose connection for a few seconds and then regain connection. As far as I ca...
Slight update. The connection drops every 30 minutes on the dot, same exact seconds and everything. A note in the logs says the internet connection has connected, so now I'm assuming it's network wide instead of just the ethernet ports. Any suggestions? I can't think of anything off-hand.
It's a strange mix of symptoms. I'd suggest that it was an issue between your modem and your router, except that you say WiFi remains unaffected. I notice that all of the ethernet adapters you've used are connected to one computer. Do you have a laptop, tablet or anything that can be connected via ethernet? I would like to know if the problem occurs on this device as well.