Internet works and then does not work

jrheggo

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Jan 28, 2014
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Ok so this may be hard to explain but here goes. I recently got a new rogers modem/router combo box. It seemed to work great at first, all our connection speeds greatly improved. The weird part started when I plugged my ACER desktop PC directly into the box. For the first 5-10min everything was great, but then I lose the internet connection (still am connected to the internet) and pretty much kill every elses internet connection in the house. Until we restart the modem, everything seems fine again until I connect my PC again and the internet crashes after 5-10min exactly as it did before. Furthermore I thought maybe my PC was just drawing too much internet (not sure if thats a thing) so I set up a wireless card and i still have the exact same problem........ Internet works great until i connect.

Any advice you can give would be greatly appreciated.
 
1. Check Acer's IP (If a fixed one) if conflicted with router's DHCP's
2. Try PING from Acer to Router to see if normal time takes 1ms.
3. This is hardware: Your Acer NIC port might not like the ports of the Combo. Either change NIC, or cascade a switch for all LAN devices.