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Random periodical disconnection from internet.
I installed Windows 7 about 2 months ago, and since about 2-3 weeks ago my internet gets disrupted periodically.
Every now and then the internet drops and almost everything is disconnected (MSN, browser, etc) only to get reconnected immediately. This cuts me off almost every internet activity like streaming, download/uploading, and gaming. I live in a dorm and connect with a lan cable, through a proxy. But the internet connection itself is not the problem because I have checked everything I can check (I will explain in the following)
I don't know what's causing this, but I have narrowed it down considerably...
1. it's not the firewall, I tried turning it off.
2. it's not the antivirus programs, I tried uninstalling etc.
3. it's not viruses or malwares etc., I tried scanning with almost every scanner known.
4. It's not the cable, I tried changing it. Nor is it my connection because I had another computer use my connection and there weren't any problems.
5. It's not the drivers, I updated it.
I am out of ideas and I am not really looking forward to reinstalling Windows (which at this point is my remaining option I guess). Please help