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If your laptop loses all network connectivity even when assigned a static IP address, the issue probably isn't IP related.
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I assume, meaning that when it loses inet connection, IF I can't even ping the router from laptop? I don't think it's related to specific addresses, either (DHCP or static).
I think something, somewhere, isn't handling the renewal of expired address leases.
Since it also happens w/ static address, would seem to point to a Linux setting or such. Possibly laptop's adapter or driver. This problem didn't exist under Windows.
I don't know how Mint network manager or other files handle manually assigned
static addresses. Does it check inet addresses & also (supposed to) renew them for a device, after a certain time, the same as a router?
Since it only happens 1x / day (afaik), it should be easier to pinpoint than frequent, random inet connection losses.
I have little experience troubleshooting once / day inet conn. loss - (apparently) regardless of DHCP or static address. I'm thinking there's a Linux file, maybe with a wrong value. Or driver for the wifi adapter doesn't play well w/ Linux, etc. Need a guru. No idea where to start on things like that.
Clarify: Laptop loses its
inet connection. I'd have to check if it can still see the printer. That's all the "network" the laptop uses - an inet conn. & able to see the printer.
I didn't try pinging laptop (from router's UI) WHEN it lost internet connection. I did at other times (from laptop & router) & it was OK.
I don't remember, if when it was still getting DHCP addresses, if it disappeared from router's DHCP table, or just showed it had no assigned IPa in the router's UI, or something else.
I'm not 100% sure if I pinged the router
from laptop (when on DHCP),
after it lost inet connection(s). I did ping the router successfully, just not sure of exact time.
BUT, while it was still using DHCP, after it lost inet connection, I ran linux commands that showed the state of laptop inet was "down."
Since it now has a static IPa (set in network manager ON the laptop, not in the router), it never shows up on the router. So all I can do when it loses connection is ping it from router (or ping router from laptop).
AFAIK, pinging it successfully doesn't prove the laptop has an inet connection - only that the laptop still has some level of network connection.
The router checks for connection w/ DHCP devices far more than once a day (I can check how often). If there was any security incompatibility between them, I'd think it would've had problems > once a day (under DHCP). They are both set with
WPA/WPA2.
No other wireless devices (phones) lose connection w/ wifi, or least, never seen our phones wifi conn. symbol disappear (it would, if their wifi connection was down). AFAIK, never had problems sending phone data over wifi.