Internet Keeps Dropping

[Pguy]

I tried unplugging modem and 3rd party router.

This problem seems to happen more frequently. I am now entering the info into my phone (notes) - time/day of disconnection and duration.

It went down Tuesday and now today. I don't recall how long it was out last time. Maybe 30 min or 1 hr total?

I also use a wifi Smart TV.

It has reconnected a few times only to drop 5 mins (estimate) later. Sometimes the speed is normal but often, the connection is at a much lower speed suggesting a problem.

I am wondering if there's an issue.

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[awais22]

I am using LAN and not WIFI and this problem is observed on LAN. Any other suggestions I can try?

[RogersTony]

Hello, @dreego, & @awais22

@dreego - Congratulations on your first post!

I know how frustrating it is to deal with an intermittent connection especially if you are working from home. It is strange for all of your devices to lose connection but the modem light pattern remains online. Can you describe where the modem is located in your home? Is it higher than ground level and free of obstructions around the unit?

@awais22 - Thanks for confirming that. Were you able to login to your modem's GUI take a look at the LAN/WAN uptime to see if they are within 5ish minutes of each other? This information could be important in determining what steps to take next.

We look forward to hearing from you both!

RogersTony

[doctor80]

The modem is in bridge mode to the router.
Can't find the uptime setting in GUI

[awais22]

I also cannot find the uptime for LAN/WAN.

I am also having the exact problems relate to T3 Timeout errors.

How to fix this urgently?

[PizzaBear]

funny, your symptoms is exactly what I have been experiencing.. probably over the course of 1 month now since I first spotted this issue.

Had tech come to check my lines, didn't find anything wrong. I would randomly intermittently experience packet loss 5-10 losses and then goes back to normal for a bit and then happens again. This may go on for 5-20 minutes. Everytime when I try to call into Rogers, the issue will correct itself and then no one could ever find out whats wrong with my connection. Otherwise I go through useless troubleshooting steps and at the end being blamed it is my 'router'. However, I used the Rogers modem gateway and still experienced the packet loss issue so it is not my router.

The last thing I requested was asking Rogers tech to try Zapping my modem. Surprisingly my modem is a lot more responsive after the zap. But will need few days to see if this actually will resolve my issue. I suggest you can request your modem to be zapped if you haven't had that tried on your modem yet.

[Aaainternet]

Hi,

Not sure if this is happening to anyone else recently. I read a few posts for a few months back. My internet keeps dropping for 5-10 minutes and then coming back. I work from home so I need a stable connection. Does anyone know how to fix this?

[dreego]

@RogersTony The modem is in my office and above ground and not obstructed. I've had great internet here for years but did get a new modem a few months ago (before issues started though). It's not strange for all devices to go at once since this is almost certainly an issue with the modem or your upstream equipment.

Is there anyway to get at the modem signal info or logs as I've seen others post while the modem is bridged?

Please advise what else can be done to resolve the daily disconnects.

[-G-]

@dreego  Is your Internet connectivity dropping when a particular device connects to WiFi?  Some customers have reported that their WiFi drops and ALL devices disconnect from WiFi when (for example) their new laptop connects to the network.  In many cases, this is due to an incompatibility between the WiFi hardware/driver on their computer and the XB6 gateway.

I know that some recent Realtek chipsets can cause problems for the XB6.  The workaround is to configure the computer to connect only on the 2.4 GHz band until this problem can be corrected.

For more information, see:

Ignite WiFi Gateway (XB6) - Losing internet connection mostly when first using the computer

Ignite TV - WiFi Disconnects Randomly

[PizzaBear]

@dreego and @Aaainternet

Try reaching out to live chat, and ask them to zap your cable modem and see if it helps. So far it has helped in my case, but like I mentioned in my post, I need more time to validate.

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@dreego wrote:
Is there anyway to get at the modem signal info or logs as I've seen others post while the modem is bridged?

Please advise what else can be done to resolve the daily disconnects.

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Sorry, missed this point.  I wasn't sure if you were experiencing a loss of WiFi connectivity or if your Internet connection itself was dropping.

My previous post (re: WiFi on the the XB6) would not apply if you have any modem in bridge mode and are using your own router.

You should be able to access your modem's signal stats and logs (as can Rogers) even when bridge mode is enabled.  Which modem do you have, an Ignite (XB6) gateway or do you have a Hitron modem?

[Rjobeid]

Same here...any proper resolutions yet????

[CG2287]

Intermittent outages starting mid-morning today in Pickering.

[dreego]

@-G- Its a Hitron. All I get is the easy connect screen and I cannot get past it.

@PizzaBear What do you mean by zap? If you mean factory reset, its been done by support. They reset it and put it back in bridge mode. Did not seem to help.

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@dreego wrote:

@-G- Its a Hitron. All I get is the easy connect screen and I cannot get past it.

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I don't have a Hitron modem (I have Ignite Internet) but if I remember correctly, you should be able to log in as "cusadmin" with a password of either "password" or perhaps the current WiFi password.

[ll1960]

Hi,

I just switched to Rogers Ignite a month ago from Rogers cable a month ago.  I was happy with the service until this last Monday, when I started to experience frequent Internet drops during the day.  The behavior is the same as described in many of the posts in this forum: drops for several seconds and works again, Today within a period of 1hour around 2 pm, it dropped at least a dozen times.  Wired directly to the gateway, wireless, away from it, closer to it. No difference, this behavior continues.  I have a tech who is supposed to come in today between 6-8pm to check. It is now 730pm. I am not sure this will happen.  Even if he shows up, based on what I have read in these posts, it is unlikely that it will be fixed in the short while. I have 2 university students who need a stable connection for their virtual classes and I need it for my work.  After 30+ years with Rogers, I am starting to panic now and it's time to check the other guy...

[RogersAndy]

Hey everyone!

And @Rjobeid, @ll1960 and @CG2287, welcome to the community!

We can all attest to intermittent service being incredibly difficult to deal with for sure. I'll do what I can to assist in helping get to the bottom of it. Here's a few things to look out for / provide so further investigation can ensue.

1. Your modem signal levels. These can be found in the Status page of your Modem's GUI. These are important to know if it's due to a signal level issue that the service is disconnecting.
   Visit: http://192.168.0.1 with a wired device to your modem.    
   Username: cusadmin
   Password: your WiFi password
2. Are you connecting with a wired or a wireless connection? Imperative knowledge as WiFi issues are not necessarily caused by service issues.
3. Your WAN/LAN uptime. This can also be found on the status page of your modem's GUI. These results should be within 5 minutes of each other. If they are not and the WAN Uptime is considerably lower, it's an indicator that the modem is losing connection to the CMTS. This is addressable and support can help with that.
4. How often does this occur and when did it start? Is it during peak periods only? We can review the network to determine if perhaps congestion might be leading to your experience. This information is useful for identifying that.
5. Does this occur on one device? Or all devices? If this is a service level concern, all devices would be impacted, but a localized home network issue could lead to either one, more or all devices being intermittent as well.
6. Are you using any 3rd party equipment, such as a router or a switch? Have you tested without the device(s) connected/powered on. Does the issue persist?
7. What modem are you using and what firmware? Though the issue is almost never the modem, it's important for our purposes to know from an access standpoint as well as be able to identify for you what to expect to see within your GUI.
8. Do you have a technician scheduled? Has one already visited? What steps where completed to troubleshoot thus far.

If you've provided all the above assisting in getting to the core of your issue does become considerably easier. With only pieces of the information I'm afraid we just end up grasping at straws. I look forward to hearing from you and very much look forward to seeing the intermittency addressed for you all as soon as possible.

@RogersAndy

[awais22]

My LAN and WAN uptime is the same and my signal stats are good from the modem. What else can I do to fix this intermediate issue?

[Milenko]

Internet and wifi is very very disappointing! No way to reach anyone to complain and if you do they tell you to restart/reboot your modem as if you yourself haven’t already tried that!

[SteveAdams]

Sounds like a smart plan. I moved 3 weeks ago, not one drop out, not one speed hiccup, not anything other than SUPER FAST, reliable internet. I am pegging 1gbs up 980 mbps down on speed test. I was lucky to get 150mbps on Rogers, paying for 500mbps. That was the ignite system. On my old legacy system I never had an issue. Bell has better services now.

[Rjobeid]

Thanks for the prompt reply back.  I KNOW I have issues with the whole package of Ignite Gigabit I got, since day one, when the modem reboot itself twice in one night....and for the past four days I've had the service, it has been dropping off and on....even though the light is on, on the box...yet I know the internet is down, via ethernet plugged in straight into it, via the dlink four port switch I have (to get more outlets), and wifi is horribly inconsistent...yet strong when it is up and running.

Let's top it all off by saying I can't even access the ip address like you mentioned....I don't even reach the user admin and password page.  All my browsers, from a computer, plugged in via ethernet, don't want to respond.  I tried to ping it, and it said, 4 packets send, 0 returned....can't even find my ip address.  There you go my friend.  What should I do....I rebooted twice, the computer, and the modem.

[panda45]

Go to eero mesh system or any other. I had the same issues everyone described for months and finally had enough. They gave me a free eero router and beacon rental for a year. Not one drop since.