Modem keeps resetting!

austin707

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Oct 13, 2012
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Dear Members,

I purchased an ADSL wired modem: TP-Link 8840T, which has the option to connect 4 computers.

I do a lot of online gaming on FIFA 13 and have experienced a frustrating problem. The modem keeps resetting for no reason whatsoever, and it results in loss of all the points that I earn. I never had this problem on my previous modem which died recently.

Also, the in-game firewall status shows either 'Moderate' or 'Restricted'. While members on the fifa forum say that it should show as 'Open'.

I read some information on the internet regarding opening of ports, but I couldn't find any information completely relevant to my problem.

Please help me configure my modem correctly to stop the modem from disconnecting frequently.

Thanks in advance.
 
That's not just a modem, it's a modem/router combination, usually called a "gateway".

When you say it resets, does it actually reboot and go back to factory defaults? Or does something else happen? If it just disconnects from the network, it may be an issue with the DSL service, maybe the cable, filter, jack, etc... not just something with the modem.

For the firewall issue, since this gateway has a firewall built in, you can turn off the one in Windows, it's probably on and may be what is causing the firewall status in the game to be the way it is.