If you suspect the modem, how about exchanging modems to confirm or
eliminate the modem as the problem? Have you logged onto to the router to
see what it reports as the status of connections? You might also initiate a
diagnostic on the router when it is not working. I have had connections lost
on my own system and would run the router diagnostic routines - this would
re-establish connectivity.

You did not say if your local wireless network functions when you lose
connectivity to the Internet. If the local network connection between
computers works but not the Internet, then you need to concentrate on the
ISP to router interface. If the local network stops working as well, then
you have other issues to look into.

Peter
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-----Original Message-----
At my son's house, he also had Comcast high speed internet service, and had
a Netgear router. His computer worked fine, and the laptops worked fine for
about a week, and then suddenly they couldn't connect to the net at all. 
Even the main desktop computer wouldn't connect to the net. Thinking it was
a router problem, we bought another Netgear router, with the same results. 
We called both Netgear and Comcast to see if there was a conflict between
the two pieces of equipment.  Both said no.  We had Comcast send a tech to
see if he could figure it out.  He assured us there was nothing wrong with
their modem, but that the only way the main desktop could connect was if it
was plugged directly into the modem... bypassing the router.  The laptops
just wouldn't be able to connect at all.

Pam Pedersen

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