Ask HN: Why do I lose internet connection everytime my neighbors Tesla comes in?
its annoying.
><> i try everything i might call my isp to fix this shit >> maybe i overload his tesla and disconnect his shit and see how he feels when
An anecdote that might give you some inspiration (maybe?): when I came home from the hospital from the birth of my first child, the network was down because my in-laws let a tech from the cable company in to fiddle with things. Apparently the TV signal for the whole block was messed up for March Madness because of something with all the coax and splitters a former owner had installed.
In all seriousness, must be some sort of interference, but without further details it’s hard to tell, are you on wifi? The timing of it happening, is it as soon as tesla arrives, garage door opens, few seconds after they arrive? and so on.
Here are two recommendations from that thread;
> Do you have the ability to connect a computer to your network via Ethernet? Even if it’s temporary, that’s what I would do to troubleshoot.
> Let’s see if it’s an internet problem or a WiFi problem:
> Connect your computer to Ethernet straight into your router (or switch).
> Open command line on windows or terminal on a Mac. On windows type: ping 8.8.8.8 -t then press enter. On a Mac: ping 8.8.8.8 then press enter. You’ll get something that has a number followed by ms that creates a new line every second. That’s how many milliseconds it takes to get a packet of data to Google (8.8.8.8) and back.
> move the car
> If the number next to the ms changes dramatically when the car moves then we know that either the car is pushing a lot of data over your network or the car is causing a physical anomaly like moving a broken cable, which is unlikely.
> If the number doesn’t change then we know the car is doing something to interfere with just the wireless network which is also unlikely.
> If the number changes dramatically, forgetting the network in the car will help us troubleshoot. Once the car is disconnected from the network, run the ping command again. If you move the car and the ms on that ping test doesn’t change then we know the car is moving a lot of data when it’s coming/going.
> If it does change without the car being connected to the network then it may be a physical problem with the connection. Again, this isn’t likely but can happen. My internet used to stop working when it rained, for instance.
> I suspect the car is connecting to Wi-Fi when it wakes up to leave or gets within range while returning. I’m going to assume when you run the ping test you’ll see the ms (also know as latency) increase because the car is taking a chunk of bandwidth. It’s unlikely the car is able to interfere with the Wi-Fi radios in your home and it’s unlikely it’s causing a physical problem when moving in your driveway (like irritating a loose connection).
and...
> This can happen when your internet is a slow connection type (for example ADSL), and the Tesla knows your WIFI password.
> Once it detects your WIFI, it will connect and push lots of data to the internet. It will clog up your upload bandwidth, degrading the service quality for everyone. The same thing can happen with other WIFI devices too, for example an iPhone eager to sync fresh photos to the cloud.
> To confirm, change your WIFI password temporarily and see how the problem disappears.
> To solve it, either get a faster internet connection, one with upload bandwidth > WIFI bandwith. Or get a WIFI router that lets you throttle clients. Or check your existing router for a feature called "QoS" (Quality of Service). Theoretically QoS can solve it, but most implementations are lacking.