Hello, I was hoping someone here could shed some light on my issue. I am constantly loading internet, like several times within a minute, then it's fine for a half hour, then I keep dropping. When webpages stop loading, I run the troubleshooter, and it comes back with:
"Windows can't communicate with the device or resource (Primary DNS Server)"
Then my internet works no problem for a bit longer.
I've tried googling this of course but a lot of people say it's an ISP issue. Sadly, I have 4 PCs connected to the same router and this PC is the only one with the issue.
Things I've tried:
Changing the DNS on my PC to 8.8.8.8, 8.8.4.4
Changing the DNS on the router to the above.
Restarting the router.
Multiple configurations:
Connected via Wifi extender to Router
Connected to router using 2.4 GHz
Connected to router using 5 GHz
The only difference between my computer, and the one beside it is that I am using a wifi dongle, and the other has a PCI-E network card (Literally identical PCs otherwise). I've tried two different wifi dongles, no difference.
I have yet to try using a wired connection due to the pain of having to unhook and move my entire set up, so I'll try that out if I can't get any further.
I'm in the process of switching ISPs, for various reasons, so maybe that will fix it.
Thanks in advance.
EDIT:
I just pinged my ISP's DNS server and got 75% packet loss.