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PC Looses Network Connection
I have a Dell Precision 3460 PC (Intel 1219-LM, WIN 11Pro) which for about 10 days now seems to loose it LAN connection after 15-30 minutes. I stuck in an ASUS Wireless adapter, which works better, b...
Something you might check with ASUS about if this is something new and seems to cause problems.
The failure of the LAN adapter occurred prior to connecting the ASUS wireless.
The ASUS was added only to test if the issue was the LAN Hardware, expecting that if it did not fail it was the Intel 1219-LM hardware.
As both adapters fail with similar results, though different time frames, I expect it's software. As the computer does not fail on a different network, I expect it's some type of communication issue with the router, but in my decades of doing this, not seen anything like it.
Is this the only PC that does this?
Might try a factory reset on the router and setup from scratch with a wired PC:
https://kb.netgear.com/24233/How-do-I-erase-the-configuration-settings-on-my-Nighthawk-router
https://kb.netgear.com/22697/How-do-I-install-my-NETGEAR-router-using-the-router-web-interface
Thanks for the links.
I have a working OpenVPN set up running on this with a couple of clients, so I think I am going to try a few more basic things like rebooting with out the PC connected, killing the Reserved IP, etc. and try to make it forget about the client.
I think I will also try killing the static lease on the PC for now.
There also is a firmware upgrade, and I probably have a backup of the config I could try to restore.
Unfortunately it's probably not going to be until the weekend.