Did I see the word "Belkin" in there? I've bought two Belkin modem/routers for non-resident daughters (aaah
) - one 18 months ago and one 6 months ago - and had awful problems with both, mostly dropping the line or disconnecting for no reason.
Both were sent back whence they came and replaced by other brands, since which time the only problems have been of my own making.
The brand is now banned round here...