Is it an integrated router in the modem? They tend to suck - might be exhausting connection limits or something (bittorents?). I'd say set the modem to "bridge" if so and use/try a 3rd party router. Another thing is it sounds like you're triggering something like a policer that at a high mark "penalizes" you and reduces your cir temporarily. Network Quality of Service boxes like Sandvine deep-packet inspection (dpi) appliances were known to do this as a policy (abuse), and most isp's have and/or use something like them. This is almost defacto in 3g/4g cell networks. No one will flat out admit to it really in a non-cell network that "unlimited" bandwidth is advertised and perceived, but even Cox had them installed and ready to turn on until the backlash against Comcast for using Sandvine's stopped them. -mb On 02/17/2013 08:42 PM, JD Austin wrote: > My guess is your DSL modem is rebooting; how old is it? > > On Sun, Feb 17, 2013 at 8:02 PM, Derek Trotter > wrote: > > For several weeks I've had a problem with my earthlink dsl service. > Anytime I'm doing something that uses all or most of my downstream > bandwidth, all data coming into or going out of my apartment stops. --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss