i bought a cheapo USR winmodem and it installed, connected, and works fine.

until i start playing online games.

i get about.. 30-60 minutes into a game (quake) or not even two seconds into a game (serious same 1/2) and the modem just.. gives up. it's still connected, but it resolves no address whatsoever. ICQ dies, AIM dies, every web site is inaccessable, but i'm still connected. resolving this problem is reconnecting, but it happens all over again. i've tried every. single. option. in every dialog i've ever seen to do with this DUN connection, and i have absolutely no clue what to do.

if i DON'T go into a game, the connection works as normal, as if nothing's wrong with it. but venturing into a game just kills it.

so what in the hell is my problem? :/

However, here are some suggestions -
try pinging / getting to IP addresses directly when this happens; check your ipconfig - see
www.modemsite.com/56k/backbone.htm

Create a brand new connectoid for the ISP - and check all the settings
www.modemsite.com/56k/connectoid.htm

Good luck!

i'd rather not do a clean install. while yeah, my system would probably benefit greatly from it in the long run, i think i'd crack if i lost all my programs and such. maybe after christmas i'll burn a CD of a bunch of program setup exes and have them on hand to install when i do a clean install.