[clue-tech] intermittent connection problems

[Jason S. Friedman]

On a related note, what is bridging mode in the context of a DSL 
router/modem like the ActionTec M1000?

Jason S. Friedman wrote:
> A few weeks back I could not connect to certain websites, like 
> microsoft.com and frii.com, or receive email from certain hosts (I run 
> the Postfix SMTP server), like comcast.net.  I called Qwest, became 
> upset, the problem went away, there were no explanations.
> 
> I run Ubuntu 9.04 on x64-64.
> 
> Yesterday the problems returned.  This time, I connected my old Windows 
> XP machine to the modem and, voila, I was able to connect to 
> microsoft.com and frii.com via my browser.
> 
> Any ideas of what could cause this behavior?