Please Help

[NoClue]

Hello all. I am posting this for a friend I hope it is the right section. Neither one of us has very high computer knowledge so any help is greatly appreciated. The problem he is running into is while playing WoW or COD 4 his connection to the internet sometimes just drops off line. He does not have any problems with his other computer or his XBOX 360 just his computer. His computer is a

Abit IP35 Pro
Q6600
8800 GTS 512
2 gigs Crucial Ballistics
and Windows XP SP2

He is wired into the router. He has tried both ports on the motherboard, all ports on the router and reinstalling the drivers.
Thanks in advance.

NoClue

 

[Shambler]

Try a direct connection from the modem to the computer. Try another computer on the same router. Reset the router, try a different router. Try to run the modem from a different location in the house, and in that location try different routers, and a direct connection to your compy. Rock a known working cable on any and all troubleshooting steps. If a certain step works, hook it all back up with your original cable.
Get someone local to help you with setting up DHCP on the router, then set it up with static addressing...

There are quite a few different scenarios to run through.

 

[NoClue]

Thank You I will have him try as many of these things as he can accoplish himsef and get back on here when he does.

NoClue

 

[Shambler]

Hell yeah. Run through them all cause...

It could be the cable, router, PC, or any combination of those not liking each other.
Or, as I will answer if you tried it all and you still have issues... Gremlins

And I'm serious too, I've had some funky problems come and go, regardless of hardware, troubleshooting steps, and damned if it wasn't gremlins messing with me.