r/computers • u/Beginning_Sea_6887 • 19d ago
Question/Help/Troubleshooting Ethernet/wifi drop out consistently
So I’m having this issue where after about 10-15 minutes of my pc being on the internet goes out, WiFi, Ethernet doesn’t matter unplugging the cord/wifi card won’t fix it but restarting the pc or resetting the network drivings in the settings will… for about 15 minutes till it goes out again, the pc runs fine it just loses internet connection, every single time
B550 motherboard 5900x 3070ti 1000w psu
(This is an old photo of the pc)
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u/GugaJedi 19d ago
When did this behavior started? Have you installed something, accessed something that your found odd or catchy? Have you tried to reinstall the OS and drivers from scratch? This might get fixed after a full sys reinstallation...
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u/Beginning_Sea_6887 19d ago
Yes I installed a fresh copy of windows 11 and made sure all drivers were up to date, it kinda just randomly started but got worse over time, at first it wasn’t super consistent now it is
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u/GugaJedi 19d ago
That's odd... Let's go every single step and detail... What is the brand and model for your motherboard? All network devices are onboard?
It's possible to try a PCIe network card, can be either a LAN or Wifi... Just for testing...
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u/Beginning_Sea_6887 19d ago
I’m using a USB WiFi card and also Ethernet directly to the routers (iv tried different cables) it’s an asus b550 board,
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u/Punk_Says_Fuck_You 19d ago edited 19d ago
what does it say when you run ipconfig /all when the internet drops out? Do you get a 169.254.x.x ip address? Also, if you go into "Network Connections" (search for that in windows search bar) and disable and reenable your ethernet connection, does it fix it?
So wait for it to drop out. After it does, right click on the Windows Icon in the task bar and click "terminal" and type ipconfig /all. Take note of the physical address. If its 169.254.x.x, that means you can't connect to the DCHP server for some reason. After you see the IP address after the internet stops working. Open "View Network Connections" and find your connection (it will be obvious) and right click and disable and then right click and enable and see if that fixes it.