
The first troubleshooting step that the technical support experts suggested was to power-cycle the modem and the router. Another possibility could be the ISP provided by the cable company. I had hardly faced any services outrages like someone flicking the light on and off. My internet connection used to be down for an hour but then it always came back.
The computer repair technicians suggested that more likely there was something wrong with router or the cable modem. They asked me to take the router out of the equation, plugging of the cable directly into the modem. I could get my internet connection back, the culprit was the modem. At the end of the day the remote tech support team could fix my computer issue.
The solution was replacement of router and the outcome was my happy dad standing right besides me. I hope to keep this mind while troubleshooting a flaky internet connection. I understood that the process of elimination is the best way to resolve a PC problem.
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