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Ethernet connection on my Windows 10 desktop keeps disconnecting and reconnecting
I recently bought a Nighthawk R7000 router modem and whenever I would use ethernet connection on my desktop it would disconnect for a few seconds and reconnect every couple of minutes. I contacted s...
Hi OmarAttaalla,
What is the firmware version of the router? Make sure it is updated.
I tried changing the port and cable of my ethernet and still nothing. It worked great with my old Wifi but now it disconnects.
Hold on. You said that if PS4 is connected to R7000 via ethernet everything is fine, but when you connect your desktop via ethernet to R7000 you get random disconnects. Correct?
And you also tried another ethernet port on your desktop and you still get disconnects. Correct?
Meanwhile post the output of this commands in Powershell (press Win+X and select powershell):
Get-NetAdapter | Select Name,Status,LinkSpeed,MediaType,MediaConnectionState,DriverDescription,PnPDeviceID | Format-Table -Property * -AutoSize Get-WinEvent -ProviderName Microsoft-Windows-NetworkProfile | Where Message -like '*Network Disconnected*' | Select-Object -First 10 | Select TimeCreated date