Be sure to review each possibility, as you may experience more than one problem simultaneously.
Loose or Disconnected Cables
Ensure power strips are switched on and receiving electricity from the outlet.
In some cases, routers overheat due to the sustained heavy load.
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An overheated router behaves unpredictably, eventually disconnecting devices from the local internet and crashing.
Even when not physically overheating, the high connection activity prompts outages.
In these cases, consideradding a second router to the networkto better handle the load.
Signals can be blocked for various reasons.
Some people experience wireless outages as soon as someone turns on the microwave oven.
It’s also common in densely populated areas for the signals of several Wi-Fi networks to intermingle.
Also, considerchanging your router’s nameif a neighbor uses the same one.
Lightning strikes and other electrical power surges can damage the circuitry of connection equipment.
Because they have few moving parts, repairing a data pipe router is rarely practical.
Set aside some of your budget to periodically replace your router.
Also, consider keeping some spare cables and a cheap backup router to help with emergency troubleshooting.
Before finally giving up on your router, tryupdating the router’s firmware.
