If I get a ! and "No Internet Connection," is it almost always the router?

oxband · Dec 11, 2012, 12:29 PM

I'm staying in a home where the internet works fine for hours and then every now and the I get the "!" and the message "No Internet connection." Then, after some time, it starts working OK again.

Is this always a router problem? Is it possible it is something on my computer that does this?

iabacus · Dec 11, 2012, 01:10 PM

My Internet service provider was unreliable, and would go out for a few hours at a time. I would receive that same message. I would unplug/restart your router, and toggle your wifi off and on. If it doesn't fix the problem, then it's probably out of your control.

WesCole · Dec 11, 2012, 01:34 PM

It probably is your ISP...try resetting the modem. Also, if it still happens, try switching to a different channel on your router.

Dec 11, 2012, 12:29 PM	#1
oxband macrumors member Join Date: Sep 2009	If I get a ! and "No Internet Connection," is it almost always the router? I'm staying in a home where the internet works fine for hours and then every now and the I get the "!" and the message "No Internet connection." Then, after some time, it starts working OK again. Is this always a router problem? Is it possible it is something on my computer that does this?
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iabacus macrumors newbie Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Hawaii	Could be your service provider My Internet service provider was unreliable, and would go out for a few hours at a time. I would receive that same message. I would unplug/restart your router, and toggle your wifi off and on. If it doesn't fix the problem, then it's probably out of your control. __________________ Patiently waiting for the 5th generation iPad, and the 7th generation iPhone.
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WesCole macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Texas	It probably is your ISP...try resetting the modem. Also, if it still happens, try switching to a different channel on your router. __________________ 2010 15" MacBook Pro, Anti-Glare Hi-Res, 2.4 i5 128 GB SSD & 500GB HDD in optibay; iPhone 5 32GB; ATV3; 2011 Core i7 27" iMac 2GB VRAM; "New" iPad 32GB AT&T 4G; 2012 MacBook Air 13", i7, 8GB, 256GB
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