“My Internet connection is so Slow” all of end up saying these words one day or another. We end up spending hundreds of dollars on technicians to come and solve our problems. The truth is, you can solve most of the common network problems you face in your day-to-day lives. “Device not connecting to the Wi-Fi” or “No signals in one corner of the house” these are a few of the problems we all face.
Common Network Problems & How to Solve Them
Duplicate IP Address
When two or more devices try to share a single IP, sometimes you may see the error alert “Address Already in Use” and you don’t know what to do about it. The blame for this trouble should go to your router. Whenever you introduce a new device to your Internet connection, your router automatically assigns your new device to a DHCP server. Just disable the DHCP server on your new device and connect to the Internet again. Your network will work just fine.
IP Address Exhaustion
To troubleshoot this common network problem, you will need to use “ipconfig command”. There are chances that your workstation might have assigned itself a new IP Address that begins with a 169.x.x.x.x, this means that no IP address was available from the DHCP Server.
To fix this network problem, you just simply need to reset the DHCP server settings and you should be fine. If that doesn’t solve your trouble, then you will have to increase the amount of IP you get from your router. Just go to DHCP settings on your router and increase the IP pool.
DNS Error
Common network problems such as “The network path cannot be found”, IP address can’t be found” & DNS name does not exist are usually because of DNS Configuration issue.
Most of us lose their heads over these network errors because we don’t know what to do. You can Configure your Workstations and devices to use their own DNS server. Checking the Internet Protocol Version 4 (IPV4) settings for your adapter will show an incorrect DNS server. So just select the setting “Obtain DNS server manually” and it will resolve all your issues.
No Internet Access in Certain Parts of Home
This network problem happens to the best of us! Most of us complain about how they get no internet access in their bedroom or in their living room. Before solving this, you should know about your router. Your router spreads Internet waves in every possible direction. Keeping it in a centralized location of your home will help you get equal networks in each room. If you place your router in one corner of your house, then you are wasting a lot of connectivity on the outer parts of your homes.
Continuous Slow Internet
You’ve tried everything and the internet speed is still slow? It is the most common network problem, and most of us don’t know how to solve it. You can do various things to get your internet speed back on track. The first thing you should do is to plug in an Ethernet cord into your laptop or desktop to see if the network is still slow. Then resetting your router will do the trick. If you are getting slow internet speed even on Ethernet Cord, then you should check if there are any running background tasks that are congesting the bandwidth. If none of that works, then maybe it’s time to switch your Internet Service Provider.
New Router Won’t Connect to the Internet
You bought a new router and now it won’t connect to the internet. This feels like such a loss, even after following all the instructions you can’t connect to the Internet. There’s a quick fix to the trouble. Unplug all the power cables, network cables from the modem, and leave it that way for a few minutes. Then connect the cables into the modem and wait until the lights pop up again. Performing this will force your modem to forget all about the previous router. You should be able to browse the Internet easily. If not, then you must reset the broadband modem. Go to IPv4 settings and update the setting to “Obtain IP address automatically” do the same for the DNS server, and you’ll be able to easily surf the Internet.
Internet Connection Keeps On Dropping
All of us hate it when you are surfing the internet and your network suddenly drops out. Sometimes you see the lights vanish from the modem and router. All those who use Cable or Fiber Internet connection face this problem, usually this problem occurs when you are using network splitters. If you are using more than one, then you are prone to face this problem now or then. Most of the network splitters are of -7dB, try replacing them with -3.5dB and you’ll see a difference in the network speed and consistency. Also, if you are using a three-way splitter but you are only using the two connections, then you should only use a two-way network splitter.
Conclusion
If you are getting constant slow internet speed, then you should do a speed test online to see if you are receiving the bandwidth you are paying for. Then you should have a chat with your local ISP (Internet service provider). If you are getting optimal speeds, then it should be easy to figure what’s the reason for a slow connection on your devices. If none of the above tips works for you, then you should contact your Internet service provider for troubleshooting your network problems.