The internet experiences a significant slowdown.
The internet experiences a significant slowdown.
I use AT&T U-Verse and it has generally worked well over the years. Recently, however, the internet speed has dropped significantly—sometimes to just 0.15-0.30 mbps, far below its expected 12 mbps. During the past few months, speeds have fluctuated unpredictably, slowing down at random times and locations, regardless of network traffic. I’ve checked for updates or background downloads, but nothing seems to be using much bandwidth. It’s unusual for slowdowns to happen outside regular hours, even late at night. Could my router be failing or is there another factor at play? Also, please note I’m connected via Ethernet, not a weak Wi-Fi signal.
A pretty high chance. Most routers provided by ISPs are not exactly the most reliable models. Which you sort of expect as these things are powered 24/7, often with no reboots with the exception of power outages. One of the technical support staff for my ISP Shaw out right admitted this. Expect to replace the unit every 2-3 years due to random gremlins like random slow downs and degraded WiFi performance/ stability. I would see if you can get it swapped out first if nothing obvious about your setup has changed in the past few months.
Restarting the router doesn’t always solve the issue. The main issue with swapping is receiving identical models, making it hard to verify if someone else used them and increasing the chance of failure. Routers keep a log of events; your problem might be a UDP port scan attack, but the author should investigate further.
I’ve located the router logs, but their meaning isn’t clear. Sharing them shouldn’t be risky unless you’re certain about the context.
You seem confused. It appears you have a list of IP addresses along with some readable text. Use Ctrl+F to search for "warning" to find relevant information. This should assist in identifying the problematic device.
Completed once, likely by chance. If it succeeded again, it would need constant repetition due to its slowdown.