[Sender]

Speaking of Cisco/Linksys routers, what could cause a new router to repeatedly drop the DSL connection about every minute? It connects, authenticates, lets me view a couple of web pages then DSL link fails. I also get a brief popup in Windows "a network cable is unplugged". Then it reconnects. Over and over.

I got new network cables, tried all sorts of config settings, can't get it to stay online. Everything works fine without the router. My ISP and Linksys tech support were not so good. ISP said "not us, call Linksys" and Linksys said "gee, I dunno, maybe it's a bad router."

[xcamel]

sounds like an overheated chip - ie: bad router.

[Keeper of the Turf]

My brother's on DSL and he's always dropping out. Not every minute but too much for my liking.

[COEXERJ145]

Speaking of Cisco/Linksys routers, what could cause a new router to repeatedly drop the DSL connection about every minute? It connects, authenticates, lets me view a couple of web pages then DSL link fails. I also get a brief popup in Windows "a network cable is unplugged". Then it reconnects. Over and over.

Funny, I have this exact same problem and it started several months ago. It does it every morning for an hour or so and then stops.

I bought a new router but I can't make it work with my DSL connection, all I get is "low connectivity" message from Windows. Same message I get if I plug the DSL modem into the computer. Verizon tech support is useless and says the problem is with my PC. The PC is less than 2 months old.

[quikdrw]

I had a client with that problem. LinkSYS finally had a BIOS update that fixed it.

[KoRn]

Have your provider send a tech out to run a test on your phone lines back to the DSLAM. Are you using line filters on your phones or are you using a line splitter?

Do you have any satellite receivers plugged into a phone jack?

[BlessedBeGod]

...what could cause a new router to repeatedly drop the DSL connection about every minute?

I have exactly the same problem, too, but with broadband! It happened once in November, several times in December, and now happens every few days. It drives me nuts, but I don't know how to troubleshoot it.

[dhs12345]

Is there some kind of a ping to stay alive option? I know that my router is constantly hitting my modem with a ping. The Ethernet light on both the modem and router flash at about 4x per second if there is or isn't data.

Have cable.

[ken in texas]

It could also be something in your computer or NIC configuration. I have 3 machines running, all connected with Cat5 to the router. The connection on two machines are rock solid, the 3rd exhibits the same symptom. Every now and then I get pop-ups that the network cable is unplugged, it gets restored, and goes through the cycle for a while. Needless to say, it was plugged in the whole time.

It's happened with 3 different routers so far, but the other two machines have not had the problem. It's something between Windows XP SP2 and the NIC... someday I'll figure it out.