The modem may be bad.

I know I recently got stumped by something like this too About a year ago I made a post here asking about upgrading my Wireless B network, I thought my wireless B router was "shot" - our three wireless computers would loose connection when viewing certain sites, or certain pages.

I.E. pages on myspace.com that had "excessive graphics" (read: lots of outgoing connections....?)

Some streaming sites (but not youtube....surprisingly).

And some other "randoms"

The wireless connected machines would lose internet access until we power-cycled the router. BUT, the main system, directly connected to the modem/router never got disconnected...

Which is why I thought it was the router.

So, last week my brother called up HellSouth while I was at work, told them what was happening, etc....(it seemed to happen a lot during rainstorms too......no idea why, then I got to thinking there was badly shielded cables somewhere....lol)

Anyways, they sent us out a new motorola "DSL Modem/Router" (I set it to bridge mode, to wire up my linksys wireless router ofc.

No random disconnects ever since

So, I'd say, if possible, check/swap out the modem itself.

BTW, we still got 2.4 phones here, microwave too (downstairs though....) and we don't disconnect when they ring.

Another possibility would be a bad DSL filter....? I don't know, probably wouldn't hurt to ask your phone company....

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