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I have since I disabled the guest connections and their daily password updates had no problems with the connection at midnight. I will re-enable them, and have the passwords update automatically, but on a weekly basis instead, to see if something will happen at midnight between Sunday and Monday as a test.

 

I might also do as you suggest, fiddle with the clock, nice idea by the way :) But basically I feel that my problem is solved, or at least very manageable.
 

On 7/12/2016 at 10:19 PM, corrado33 said:

I'd try changing the time on the router. If it still happens at your 12:00, then it's something to do with your ISP. If it happens at the router's 12:00, then it's a setting in the router.

Simon 

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Every night at midnight my internet dies for a short period. I Suspect it is my router that is the cause if it. All devices connected will report no wifi. When I check the problem, everything seems fine again. I Have a TP Link P5 touch router, and all devices are connected via WiFi. Anyone here who can explain why this might be happening and maybe even how I can prevent it?

The most annoying part is when the TV will report no connection and stop playing mid-movie, and when I do some troubleshooting, no problems are found, and I can continue. Every single night.

 

Simon

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1 minute ago, SimonsSay said:

Every night at midnight my internet dies for a short period. I Suspect it is my router that is the cause if it. All devices connected will report no wifi. When I check the problem, everything seems fine again. I Have a TP Link P5 touch router, and all devices are connected via WiFi. Anyone here who can explain why this might be happening and maybe even how I can prevent it?

The most annoying part is when the TV will report no connection and stop playing mid-movie, and when I do some troubleshooting, no problems are found, and I can continue. Every single night.

 

Simon

Most routers have a built in scheduling function. At a set point, they will reset in order to maintain proper operation. You can go into the router settings and see if this is turned on. I would recommend just moving it off to a less significant time (most people are assumed to be asleep at midnight, but there are acceptations). You know what the router IP is right?

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2 minutes ago, Redsun20 said:

Most routers have a built in scheduling function. At a set point, they will reset in order to maintain proper operation. You can go into the router settings and see if this is turned on. I would recommend just moving it off to a less significant time (most people are assumed to be asleep at midnight, but there are acceptations). You know what the router IP is right?

Sounds like a good place to start. As of now I dont know/remember the router IP, but should be able to find out when I get home from work. Why is it important?

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1 minute ago, SimonsSay said:

Sounds like a good place to start. As of now I dont know/remember the router IP, but should be able to find out when I get home from work. Why is it important?

You type it in the browser bar and it brings up the router settings

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Sounds like a good place to start. As of now I dont know/remember the router IP, but should be able to find out when I get home from work. Why is it important?

You need to access the router through a web browser. Give 192.168.1.1 a try

It may also ask you for a username and password. The default values for TP-link routers are

admin

password

“When life gives you lemons, don’t make lemonade. Make life take the lemons back! Get mad! I don’t want your damn lemons, what the hell am I supposed to do with these? Demand to see life’s manager! Make life rue the day it thought it could give Cave Johnson lemons! Do you know who I am? I’m the man who’s gonna burn your house down! With the lemons! I’m gonna get my engineers to invent a combustible lemon that burns your house down!”

- Cave Johnson, founder and CEO of Aperture Science, in Portal 2

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2 minutes ago, Redsun20 said:

You need to access the router through a web browser. Give 192.168.1.1 a try

It may also ask you for a username and password. The default values for TP-link routers are

admin

password

Hehe - ahh like that silly me - on this router there is a built-in screen to configure all settings - I will do it directly from there. Have gotten so used to it that I forgot that was how I used to access the settings :D - thank you all very much - I will look for anything that could look like a scheduled restart of some sort :) - Will report back 

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1 hour ago, SimonsSay said:

Every night at midnight my internet dies for a short period. I Suspect it is my router that is the cause if it. All devices connected will report no wifi. When I check the problem, everything seems fine again. I Have a TP Link P5 touch router, and all devices are connected via WiFi. Anyone here who can explain why this might be happening and maybe even how I can prevent it?

The most annoying part is when the TV will report no connection and stop playing mid-movie, and when I do some troubleshooting, no problems are found, and I can continue. Every single night.

 

Simon

There is typically a option for the router to restart at a specific time each night.  I personally have mine set up to do that at 1am every Monday and Thursday.

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3 hours ago, SimonsSay said:

on this router there is a built-in screen to configure all settings

That sounds fancy.  I didn't know some routers had those, but I'm also not surprised. 

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38 minutes ago, Zoravar said:

That sounds fancy.  I didn't know some routers had those, but I'm also not surprised. 

Its more bling than anything else. But is kinda useful since I dont have the router in same room as most of my gear..

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I have now looked in all router settings (including the manual. - And had no luck finding anything that resemble a scheduled reboot. BUT I suspect that it might be because of my 2 guest networks, which have passwords that are updated automatically every day. I have now reset everything. I have also disabled the guest networks and their auto pass updates. Will see at midnight if it has done any difference. Time here is now 18.37. So until then I will just have to wait :D

 

BTW I got sick of tapping that fancy screen, so went in the 'Old fashioned way' and configured via the browser. Still easier, and better overview of things than on the built-in screen.

 

Again thanks for all the input

 

Simon 

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I'd try changing the time on the router. If it still happens at your 12:00, then it's something to do with your ISP. If it happens at the router's 12:00, then it's a setting in the router.

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I have since I disabled the guest connections and their daily password updates had no problems with the connection at midnight. I will re-enable them, and have the passwords update automatically, but on a weekly basis instead, to see if something will happen at midnight between Sunday and Monday as a test.

 

I might also do as you suggest, fiddle with the clock, nice idea by the way :) But basically I feel that my problem is solved, or at least very manageable.
 

On 7/12/2016 at 10:19 PM, corrado33 said:

I'd try changing the time on the router. If it still happens at your 12:00, then it's something to do with your ISP. If it happens at the router's 12:00, then it's a setting in the router.

Simon 

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