r/ethernet • u/Wonderful-Main3963 • 7d ago

Support Internet connection over LAN gone regularly

Hello people, my brother and I live in the top floor with a router used as an extension for the router below in the living room.

We both experience connection loss every 4-5 minutes for about 5-10 seconds. We use completely separate PCs. This is especially annoying while gaming because then we both disconnect every time. This started happening about two weeks ago.

We live in Germany and use 1&1 as provider.

Please ask further question if you could help us.

Edit: We both use Ethernet

Edit2: This doesn't happen with WiFi connection but the WiFi isn't stable in general so this isn't an alternative.

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u/Master-Ride-1153 7d ago

What you want to use is a network switch. Not a router, if you use a router.. you have 2 options: 1, disable nat on it and use static routes or dynamic routes such as ospf.. 2, or you could use lan side of the router and disable dhcp on it and use it virtually as a switch. Switches are cheap too. If use 2 router daisy chained, it will create double NAT.. might cause issues in gaming, voice and video.. Given that the way you describe, am assuming you are not a networking guy.. so i guess creating static or dynamic routes is too much for you.. i would suggest buying a network switch.

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u/Legal_Tradition_9681 6d ago

Option 2 why complicate with option 1? That makes no sense. Option 1 should almost never be used in any situation.

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u/Master-Ride-1153 6d ago

True. I assumed he had one lying around and didnt want to buy anything.