well I found the reason for the instability

09.26.04 - 05:35pm
mood: Good
music playing: Swollen Members f. Nelly Furtado - Breathe
I finally got a service call here for the yo-yo of an Internet connection that I've had lately. Turns out, there's water in the planar.

My signal went from a rating of 4db with a signal of 24 to 10db with a signal of 34. Anything 25 and below causes the modem to randomly lose connection. This time with a grill rather than a planar, I should be good for a long time ahead. Unless the water can somehow get into the steel??

I say, thank you Mr. On-Site Service Guy.

Now I know the pride others feel of me when I'm on-site and get the job done the right way the first time.