BEFW11S4 MSN / AIM problems

I seem to be getting disconnected from MSN and AIM on an ongoing basis. I know it's not my ISP or modem because I directly connected to my comp from my modem using USB and I'm 100% stable when I do that. However when I run a line from my modem to the router then my network card, I get disconnected every 5-10mins from MSN and AIM. Funny thing is I'm directly connected to the router from my desktop so I don't know why I'm getting disconnected. Any help would be appreciated.

Hi, in this situation where you have already upgraded the Firmware for the router, you can reset the router by holding and pressing the reset on the back panel for 30seconds. Then reconfigure the router. You can then log into the setup page of the router by http://192.168.1.1 the username is blank and the password is admin. Under the setup screen lower the MTU to 1492.

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