whenever I leave home, the internet stops working

[Crailz]

so.. i have an old linksys router (wrt54gl to be exact)

i now use it in parallel with my new ONT that came with my new internet service

 

but that doesnt matter

 

whenever I leave home.. or everyone leaves the house, the internet stops working.

and when I say "I leave home", I am talking about my phone.

 

often my mom calls me like 5 minutes after leaving saying that the internet stopped working..

or.. when i leave to school, internet works

when i come home, internet doesn't work (ethernet OR wireless)

 

and this happens all the time. it's like my phone is connected in some sort of weird way with the router..

 

what may be the problem?

 

and, it's only MY phone that causes this. whenever I leave home, there's an iPad permanently connected to the wireless, my dad's laptop which is either on Wi-Fi or ethernet, the TV which is via WiFi and my PC that is via ethernet.

 

[techguru]

so.. i have an old linksys router (wrt54gl to be exact)

i now use it in parallel with my new ONT that came with my new internet service

 

but that doesnt matter

 

whenever I leave home.. or everyone leaves the house, the internet stops working.

and when I say "I leave home", I am talking about my phone.

 

often my mom calls me like 5 minutes after leaving saying that the internet stopped working..

or.. when i leave to school, internet works

when i come home, internet doesn't work (ethernet OR wireless)

 

and this happens all the time. it's like my phone is connected in some sort of weird way with the router..

 

what may be the problem?

 

and, it's only MY phone that causes this. whenever I leave home, there's an iPad permanently connected to the wireless, my dad's laptop which is either on Wi-Fi or ethernet, the TV which is via WiFi and my PC that is via ethernet.

first ...it might be time to replace that router..its pretty freaking old

 

second...upgrade the firmware..3rd..reset it to defaults

[Moondrelor]

Are you not paying your internet bill and your phone has a hotspot on it? So everyone on the wireless is actually using the internet through your phone?

[DXMember]

has it ever come to you that your relatives are just pranking you?

[Crailz]

has it ever come to you that your relatives are just pranking you?

no lol only my dad is able to do this

and he's not home when this happens

 

Are you not paying your internet bill and your phone has a hotspot on it? So everyone on the wireless is actually using the internet through your phone?

i have free internet connected to that router. (long story short : i got them customers, so they gave me free internet)

and no, they are connected directly to the wireless

[Crailz]

oh and how i fix it : 192.168.1.1 -> status -> disconnect 

[Jykos]

You are the chosen one, holder of wifi, bringer of peace and true heir to the throne.

Use your power wisely.

 

 

Edit: 

oh and how i fix it : 192.168.1.1 -> status -> disconnect 

 

Or that.

[Crailz]

so.. any ideas why this is happening?

[Principis]

second...upgrade the firmware..3rd..reset it to defaults

 

so.. any ideas why this is happening?

upgrade the firmware and reset to defaults...

[Crailz]

upgrade the firmware and reset to defaults...

already did

[Principis]

already did

ok then buy a new router that one is really really old...

[techguru]

already did

what kinda modem you got..and what firmware are you running?