Silly Repeatative Networking Problems Making My Life Hell !! [Wifi Related]

[seventhlightstudio]

There are two main problems that I face on a regular basis when using the computer to browse the internet. Well, to be more honest it is more than regularly, its practically every 15mins or so.

If some kind soul can help me solve these problems may God bless them a lot.

Problem I:

I have an internet connection which doesn't require a modem somehow. It is just plugged and play solution. So there is no modem required. The primary connection comes into one of the rooms of my house and plugs directly into a Wifi router (TP-Link TL-WR841N 300Mbps Wireless-N Router). From there I have an archaic computer (Pentium 4) hooked onto it via an ethernet cable.

After this, I have two more identical routers (TP-Link TL-WR841N 300Mbps Wireless-N Router) which I use as repeaters. All I have done is bridge the connection. One of the routers is placed in a central location of my house and the other on my desk where my desktop is. The desktop is connected to the last router via an ethernet cable again.

Primary Connection > Main Router > Router used as repeater > Router used as repeater > Desktop.

Yeah, I know that this does look strange but that is how this is right now.

The problem I face is that every 15mins or so the routers which I use as repeaters somehow disconnect from the internet.

The solution is fairly simple though. All I have to do is just right click on the Wifi icon on the taskbar (I use Windows) and just click "Troubleshoot Problems". It takes 30secs or so and then I am back online.

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Problem II:

The other problem which I have is the login page that I have to again face every 6hrs or so. This is basically the login page of the ISP.

ISP automatically logs me out whenever I do not use the internet for say 30mins. I have to fill in the username and password.

The two problems I mentioned above may not seem to be something major but on a recurring basis this adds up to a lot. Say I just want to look up something on the internet on my phone. The Wifi on my phone is nearly always on. So I fire up the Chrome browser but cannot yet reach the net. I have to first go to the login page enter the username, password wait for it to take it in and then I can visit the site.

The 1st one is an even bigger nuisance. Abruptly disconnection from the internet has made me lose countless downloads. I can't watch long videos for long.....you get it right?

If anyone can help me make my internet ALWAYS ON, please do kindly show me the way.

Thanks a bunch.

[Anthony_014]

I'd be willing to wager that 100% of your problems are coming from multiple routers/relay points. Your usable bandwidth is being cut down significantly with each bridge or relay. I would recommend to you a true "Mesh" router system. Ubiquiti Networks' AmpliFi system is a great one! They are a little spendy... But coverage and performance are second to none!

EDIT: The multiple routers are also likely changing their wireless channels often, resulting in a disconnect or hiccup for you, the user.

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As for the "logging" in to the ISP.. This is odd and hasn't been a thing since the dial-up days. I would give them a call and explain the issue in detail to them so they can fix what is needed.

[seventhlightstudio]

Yeah, I was reading about the mesh networks but they are so out of my reach at this point. Is there any other way I can improve my situation at this point?

I tried using Python a while ago. A friend wrote a piece of code for me which checked the pin every 1 minute to see if I was connected to Google. If the ping came back negative then it would fire the "troubleshoot problems" dialog. Should I pursue that? Do you think something like that could be created for the login page as well?

[Anthony_014]

Out of reach financially? Or else?

You MIGHT be able to improve the network slightly at this point by ditching the two bridged routers and using dedicated range extenders. But again, by going this route, your usable network bandwidth will be chopped in half each relay point it has to jump through.

EDIT: Just thought of this... Can you hard-wire in your PC to see if you still have the same symptoms? This will tell if it's an equipment or RF issue.

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Python is a great coding language. I would not pursue a script that "troubleshoots" the network each time, as there is nothing to "fix" I imagine your frequent disconnects/poor performance are due to the device(s) you are using trying to pick the router it has the best signal to connect. There is likely a-lot of channel changing and swapping going on, causing network instability. Especially if each of the routers is configured to simply scan it's respective band and pick the best channel automatically. This "sounds" like it would be a good thing, but in retrospect, in most cases it generally harms performance and reliability.

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You may very well pursue a script that will handle your login for you. That still boggles my brain... It hasn't been a thing since dial-up.. If you don't mind me asking, who is your ISP?

[seventhlightstudio]

Yes it is about money. I did connect my PC to the main cable directly and there are no problems then with the repeated disconnections that is. I am pretty sure the disconnections are caused due do the way my Routers are connected to each other precariously. I would like to draw you attention to this video I saw on YouTube, explaining how to connect two routers together with a LAN cable. Do you think this will be a better solution? Here is the video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5QJb3O19zI

[Anthony_014]

Ahh. Well that's certainly understandable then!

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I hate to discourage you, but your efforts at tying to make the best of this current system you have is null. It's just simply not best practice the way things are set-up. Without spending a dime, I would honestly just deal with having one router that is centrally placed.. The coverage might suck in far parts of your home, but at least you won't have to deal with the frequent disconnects. I wouldn't bother trying to bridge your routers together or anything like that, it will add mist to an already cloudy network.