Quote Originally Posted by 'Slats',index.php?page=Thread&postID=219342#post21 9342
Well a couple of things. Does your cable modem plug into a router and then all your PC's plug into that router? Or does your cable modem plug straight into your PC?

You could have a faulty power adapter on your cable modem - and this might sound dumb but is it possible your kicking your powerboard under your desk while your concentrating on multiboxing? Have your cat5 leads got the jacks snapped off so they are a little loose?

Is your cable modem and router one unit? If so what brand is it? When you drop out - does the whole unit reset? Does it lose power?


Yes I plug my modem into a router and then to four PCS (hardwired).



I possibly could be kicking the plug in cord since I do kick a lot of cords below my desk (Though that sould strange - I'll try re-routing the cord to another spot for the modem).



Cat5 jacks are all fine.



Cable modem and router are two different units. When I drop it seems to reset to the first display green button which is "Power" then start blinking across to reboot the rest of them. I speed up this process because it seems to "hang" at the third light while it is seaching for a connection by depressing the reset in the back of the modem. Then it seems to reboot all the lights normally so it takes about a minute to get back online. If I wait for the modem to do it's own rebooting sometimes that takes up to 5 minutes or won't reboot at all until I press the reset button.



Thanks I'll try this - as it seems it doesn't reset when I'm not at my desk (maybe I am kicking the cord!.