strange problem, internet connection goes out temporarily

[og5]

Hey guys, last week I set up my hardware firewall (belkin router) to use a static IP so I could enable port forwarding for Azureus. well it didn't work too well and after changing all the settings back I still had major connection problems. I unplugged the router and now things are pretty good again, execpt occasionally my cable connection just seems to go out. (3 mpbs down 1 up) Wesbites won't load correctly, I'll get disconnected from an online game, etc. 5-10 seconds later the connection comes back. This happens pretty frequently, like every 20 minutes. Any idea what the problem is?

Thanks

 

[DJ-CHRIS]

What IP did you set static? And if it apply's did you set your PC to static or router setting PC to static?

 

[alecjahn]

Well, I'm sure this isn't the problem, but my friend's Toshiba modem kept dropping and resetting under high stress. You seem to have a configuration error, though, so I'm not really helping.

 

[og5]

"What IP did you set static? And if it apply's did you set your PC to static or router setting PC to static?"

I forgot the whole process but I followed the guide on portforward.com. From what I remember I typed /ip congif into a dos prompt, wrote down the info and changed my nettwork settings from a dynamic ip to static. Then I filled in the ip box, subnet mask, default gateway and dns server.

I changed all that back though so I dont know why its acting up

 

[DJ-CHRIS]

Probolly because two computer's had the same IP or something like that

Or it could have been an attack since you also opened up a port