How do I check to see what is disconnecting my wireless?

Question

There are filters properly installed. My signal is very good to excellent all the time. Nothing has changed in the setup established for over a year. Trouble started about one month ago. It will disconnect even when I have my laptop is within 5' of the router.

Answer 1

Is your laptop disconnecting from the wireless part of the router?  Is the router disconnecting from the modem?  Etc.  Trace it back.  There are too many possibilities to guess.

Answer 2

Windows might be turning off your network adapter to save power. Turn off the power-saving option in the network adapter's properties (wired network adapters only):



1.

Open Network Connections by clicking the Start button Picture of the Start button, clicking Control Panel, clicking Network and Internet, clicking Network and Sharing Center, and then clicking Manage network connections.

2.

Right-click the connection, and then click Properties. Administrator permission required If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

3.

On the Networking tab, click Configure.

4.

On the Power Management tab, clear the Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power check box, and then click OK.