On Sun, Nov 24, 2024 at 12:12 AM Tim via users < users@lists.fedoraproject.org> wrote:
On Sun, 2024-11-24 at 10:21 +1100, Stephen Morris wrote:
It is possible my router/modem were playing up, as afterwards I was having issues with maintaining internet connections in Windows while playing a steam game, which restarting the modem and router rectified.
That's a very significant bit of information.
Things do glitch, routers are no exception. A reboot is sometimes necessary. Also, they can get software updates over the net which can make them sluggish until its all over and done with (either self- updating, or pushed updates on ISP-supplied routers).
It's important to note that a router has a finite number of connections it can manage, and processing power available for its tiny operating system. If you have some software that's gone mad making hundreds of connections, and not dropping them, the router can stop working.
I use NoScript, which provides a list of mostly 3rd party sites used by a site I visit. These lists have been growing over time, it is not unusual to have dozens of external sites requested by a site I visit.