<p>While you aren't connected to the internet you can't submit shares to your pool, so you won't earn anything during that time period. That's why it's recommended for miners to have fast, low latency connections.</p>

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2017-09-16T00:54:36.423Z
2017-09-16T00:54:36.423Z
HeroCC
<p>No, while mining it should stay online.</p>

<p>If it gets disconnected, then you don't need to do anything, it'll connect once the internet is back up.</p>

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2017-09-15T17:24:47.293Z
and what about the time it was mining without internet ? was it just working and consuming power without any benefit ? or it will upload the mined coinz  when it gets connected ? thank thank you
xDeveloper
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2017-09-16T06:14:50.847Z
It won't mine, it'll just check whether internet connection came back.
MCCCS
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2017-09-15T11:54:29.463Z
2017-09-15T11:54:29.463Z
MCCCS
<p>I have a kind of unstable internet connection
sometimes it gets disconnected for over an hour 
the question here is , does that hour of mining without internet count ?</p>

<p>thanks</p>

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is it okay to disconnect Antminer like S7 >
xDeveloper
# is it okay to disconnect Antminer like S7 >

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-09-15)

I have a kind of unstable internet connection
sometimes it gets disconnected for over an hour
the question here is , does that hour of mining without internet count ?

thanks

**Tags:** miner-configuration, antminer


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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-09-16. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

While you aren't connected to the internet you can't submit shares to your pool, so you won't earn anything during that time period. That's why it's recommended for miners to have fast, low latency connections.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2017-09-15. Score: 0

No, while mining it should stay online.

If it gets disconnected, then you don't need to do anything, it'll connect once the internet is back up.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: and what about the time it was mining without internet ? was it just working and consuming power without any benefit ? or it will upload the mined coinz  when it gets connected ? thank thank you  
> **username_2**: It won't mine, it'll just check whether internet connection came back.  

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