Simple steps to bring your internet up at home
Life these days come
to standstill without internet. If it goes down for even 10 minutes it
feels like a fish out of water. Don't panic. Sometimes it can be fixed
without even calling your service provider.
Why does your internet fail?
a) The connection to your service provider which is called the WAN connection is down.
b) Your modem is not working as expected or broken.
c) Problem with your PC or lablet
When your internet
connection is working fine then you see a computer screen with
globe on bottom right part of your screen or your wife bar shows internet access when you hover the mouse on it. If you are not seeing the
globe then your internet is down.
Also, when you open
your control panel-network and sharing center you see the below screen
with the green connection with your PC and WLAN and another green line
from WLAN to Internet.
When connection is
broken the links shown in the screen is broken. If the link between your
computer is WLAN is broken then link from your computer to router is
broken. If the link between WLAN and Internet is broken then the link to
your service provider is broken.
What can you do to bring your internet up?
1) Sometimes just reboot your modem. This fixes internet problem most of the time.
2)
If the above step fails, then check the connection cable between your
pc to router. If the cable is connected properly, check the light on the
router for the port to which the cable is connected. If it is green
then the cable is connected properly. If you are using wifi check if the
signal strenght is good. If signal strength is not good then move
closer to router so that pc/tablet can pick the signal.
3)
Reset the modem. Most of the modems can be reset by pressing a button
on the router or by logging into the modem from your computer.
4)
If reset does not help check If the link between your WLAN and Internet
is broken. If it is broken then you might have to call the internet
service provider. The service provider will ask you to check for all the
green lights on your router. In most of the cases, the service provider
should be able to fix the connection. In some cases, the modem might
have to be replaced.
