Frequently requiring netshows winsock to restart
Frequently requiring netshows winsock to restart
You've got a new laptop that functions well at home but struggles when you move between locations. It seems the connection drops every time you bring it back to your home network. After resetting the network settings in Command Prompt and rebooting, it works again—until you travel to university and back. Your setup includes Windows 11, a ThinkPad T16 Gen 4, and Intel Wi-Fi 7 BE201 with the latest drivers.
You shouldn't have to go through this. You might need to switch the wifi on or off if you're moving between places, since it tries to bring it back online when it wakes up from sleep. You should try another network—use your phone's hotspot next time and check if it works there too. If both locations function and only your home doesn't, the issue likely lies with your home's DHCP settings, possibly due to conflicting devices getting IP addresses. If the problem persists on your phone as well, it could be related to the student network, which usually assigns static IPs to device MAC addresses—unless that's intentional. In any case, WiFi can be unpredictable, and sometimes the radio hardware itself is the cause.
It functioned well over the weekend. The laptop was brought to university and connected smoothly to student Wi-Fi without problems. However, once back home it lost connection again. It would only reconnect with a generic error message. I tried using my hotspot, but it rejected the password. After verifying and changing the password multiple times, the issue persisted. I reset the Winsock catalog, restarted the laptop, and eventually managed to connect to both networks. Disabling power-saving features helped. My home Wi-Fi is quite basic—just a single router with a few devices. The only affected device was this laptop. For now, I’ve reserved an IP address using its MAC address; we’ll monitor its performance tomorrow. Any other suggestions would be helpful.
The MAC address and IP reservation issue didn’t resolve. When checking your home network’s settings, the DNS Suffix Search List appeared to be filled with university domains—this suggests the configuration was set on the router level rather than locally, which is why it shows up under your home Wi-Fi page.