working offline
 

a few minutes ago my router went off, my msn went off too, but i got a little box up saying 'work offline' so i clicked on it and i stayed online without my router being on.....wtf is that all about?
how can i still be online without my router being on?

Re: working offline
 

what makes you think your router was 'offline'

they tend to reboot and carry on as normal. Windows is rubbish at actually reporting the correct connection status. (Well, its rubbish at a lot of things but this is one of teh long list).

Re: working offline
 

its always going off Ian, it signs me out of messenger, i have a bt router and all the lights go out, then they start flashing, i have 4 lights that are supposed to be on for me to be online...power, dsl, internet and ethernet

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oooo spooky...lol
try unplugging ya phone, see if it works then...;)

Re: working offline
 

If its a home hub.

All the lights flashing (all 5) is the hub doing a software update.

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nah its just a bt voyager 210 adsl router

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how often is "its always going off"?

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at least 4/5 times a day

Re: working offline
 

Which phone socket is it plugged into in your house, as in is it in the master socket?
Do you have other phone sockets?
Do you connect your pc wireless or wired to the hub?

Re: working offline
 

ok slow down mate, one question at once please :D

no it isnt plugged into the master socket, thats downstairs, i have an extension running up the front of my house with the router attatched to that

no i dont have any other sockets

my pc is wired to the router

Re: working offline
 

its one of these

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does one of those lights say ADSL on it (or DSL) I can't remember on those. If so does it go out when the net goes off?

It is often a phone wiring fault that causes repeated disconnection.

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i have power, dsl, intenet, ethernet and usb

the dsl goes off and so does the internet one, the ethernet stays on

Re: working offline
 

I would usually advise people to unscrew the bottom half of the master socket and plug the microfilter and router into the main socket under the front cover you remove with the 2 little screws. This disconnects and bad wiring you might have causing a fault. It is a little awkward when you have to move your PC to your master socket though. I would try it for a few hours and see if it is ok. You should have an idea if it would have disconnected in that time seeing as it is so frequent.

I would not plug in a phone while you are testing it either in case the phone is causing a fault. Don't worry no one ever phones you anyway ;)

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i aint taking my pc downstairs just to try it out, its bloody heavy....and dont be so darn cheeky, i get loadsa calls ;)


those 0845 numbers earn me a lot of money :D