WRT150N acting up

Within the past 2 weeks my linksys has been "spiking" utilizing the internet then it stops utilizing it for 30+ seconds then it begins again. I'm unsure of what i should do to try to fix the problem. other than the past few weeks it has been running at optimal performance, is there any way i can revert any possible changes so it returns to its former performace.

it has been affecting both wired and wireless, but the wireless does not disconnect it just stops working. I have tried resetting it by pressing the the button the back of the router and i have tried to completly disconnect the router. This fixes it for about a minute. other than that i havent done anythng else in fear of screwing something up.

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