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RAXE290 regularly forgets ethernet LAN connection
My RAXE290 router regularly forgets my Windows 10 PC's ethernet LAN connection (while internet & wireless connections continue). This morning my connection lasted about 1 1/2 hours. Firmware versi...
There are no switches. There's only the RAXE290 and my cable modem.
I still have internet, & wifi devices are still online, and rebooting the router fixes this (temporarily). Why would the modem matter?
If there's something I need to reconfigure on either my PC or on the router so the router doesn't disconnect/forget the PC's ethernet connection, great.
Depending on the Ethernet cable used, if the resistance is too high, there can be some issues, especially if "Green Ethernet" or other advanced EEE is enabled.
Since many Netgear routers support a wide range of those power saving functions, if an Ethernet cable is borderline in maintaining connectivity, and both the NIC and router can use them, it could lead to issues, assuming there is no other more basic issue such as a DHCP conflict assigning the same IP to 2 separate systems, which can lead to windows not being able to communicate, and then eventually give up.
For DHCP conflicts, one potential solution, is to go to the LAN setup in Advanced > Setup > LAN Setup, and assign a different IP to the desktop PC.
If it keeps happening, it may be worth doing a factory reset on the router, especially if anything like an old config backup from a different firmware version is restored.
Razor512 wrote:Depending on the Ethernet cable used, if the resistance is too high, there can be some issues, especially if "Green Ethernet" or other advanced EEE is enabled.
Since many Netgear routers support a wide range of those power saving functions, if an Ethernet cable is borderline in maintaining connectivity, and both the NIC and router can use them, it could lead to issues, assuming there is no other more basic issue such as a DHCP conflict assigning the same IP to 2 separate systems, which can lead to windows not being able to communicate, and then eventually give up.
For DHCP conflicts, one potential solution, is to go to the LAN setup in Advanced > Setup > LAN Setup, and assign a different IP to the desktop PC.If it keeps happening, it may be worth doing a factory reset on the router, especially if anything like an old config backup from a different firmware version is restored.
Thanks. I switched off Green Ethernet on the PC. I'll see if it helps.
Router is new, and I think it has the firmware it came with. I set it up a few weeks ago, but only started using it this week, and don't remember if I did an upgrade.