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Computer takes a long time to identify router

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  • 31-05-2012 9:30pm
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    steve_
    Registered Users Posts: 956 ✭✭✭


    It only a recent problem but its becoming quite annoying. When i boot up my computer it usually find the router right away but now it takes a good 3-4 minutes before i can access the internet. And when i click on my browser nothing happens until the router is found. Any ideas? no changes that i can remember have happened to the network as of late. It a wired connection. Running windows 7


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    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 90,999 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    version of windows ?
    do you mean wireless ?
    or wired connection ?

    if you haven't rebooted the router in the last few months then do so, no point trying to fix a windows problem that's really an overheated / out of memory router

    one old trick on XP and earlier was to put the router address in the WINS setting in TCP/IP properties


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    steve_
    Registered Users Posts: 956 ✭✭✭steve_


    Its says wired and windows 7 above :-P
    Ill try rebooting the router but I recall doing that recently. I might try a factory reset on the router and see if anything changes


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    yoyo
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,011 Mod ✭✭✭✭yoyo


    No harm in updating you LAN drivers see if it helps

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    demanufactured
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    Who is your ISP , There was an issue with the UPC thomson router rebooting when a pc was booted up and this would cause loss of connectivity as well.


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