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Constantly losing internet connection!

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Episode666

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I have Comcast cable running through a Linksys router, feeding into my two computers. As of a few days ago, my internet was 100% solid and speedy.

The past couple of days, I've been constantly losing my internet connection. I didn't do or change anything on my network. Every little while, I lose my connection and over the course of 5-10 minutes, I regain and lose my internet connection like, a hundred times.

My download speeds all drop to like 5 bytes/second, World of Warcraft disconnects, and web pages won't load.

I called Comcast and they told me to make sure my modem and my router were at least 2 feet apart. Ok, I have them 40 inches apart. That didn't work, so he told me to take my modem up to Comcast and exhange it. So today I got a brand-new modem.

Still getting disconnected. The only other possible problem is my router. Both computers are hardwired into the router with very expensive Cat6 cable, so I know it's not wireless interfearance.

I also have a Vonage box for my phone, but I tried completely unplugging it from the network and the problem still persisted.

I haven't done ANYTHING to my router! What the hell is going on?
 
Ditch the router and connect directly to the modem and see if the problem occurs. Process of elimination...
 
I tried unplugging my router, and running the modem straight into one of my PC's. It didn't work at first, but finally picked up and I had internet. Unfortunantly, it was extremely slow and unresponsive, and completely died seconds later.

I hooked the network back up and shut the power off on everything. I flipped the power back on and let the router and modem cycle up. Once that was done, I switched on both computers.

As of this moment, I have a connection, but I can't say for how long.

This is still a huge problem and it's getting in the way of my work and gaming. My phone runs off the cable modem as well. If you guys can't think of anything else for me to try, I'll just call Comcast and have them poke around my house. (When I spoke with the guy on the phone, he said it looked like my connection was strong, even though it obviousley wasn't)

Need responses! </3
 
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