Whenever I connect my computer directly to my modem it, the 1st hop still times out. I thought it was the modem, so i called my isp and they switched it out with a new one. But it still times out. BTW, when it is hooked up to both my router and my modem, the 1st 2 hops always time out. Would this lead to my AIM always saying connection lost every 15-20 minutes? Also, firefox says its waiting for the site im trying to load for what seems to be a long time. Do the time outs cause that? Im running at about 50% of my cap, and am confused.

Thanks if you can help.     

Do you have any ideas why AIM would lose connection?

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This network connection test may be able to identify the source of your problem

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