Internet connection completely dies if I open too many browser tabs at once... WHAT?

Maybe there's a logical reason for this, but I don't understand why it's happening. If I'm browsing an art site, for example, and I'm speeding through thumbnails by wheel-clicking each one (to open in a new tab in Firefox), my connection will completely die and the tabs fail to load. Any further attempts to open windows report "server not found" errors and any active downloads/transfers will abort.

Oddly, any running instant messaging programs will still function as normal, but if I exit the program and then try to reopen it, it won't connect.

It takes anywhere from 30 seconds to five minutes for the connection to be restored (I just have to wait), and then things work fine. My wireless connection always reports signal strength as Excellent, and says it's connected despite the problem. Resetting the wireless router has no effect, nor does plugging into an ethernet connection.

Any ideas???

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Is that feasible? This has only just started happening in the last few weeks, and I've been on my current ISP for about six months.

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Originally Posted by ElectricSheep

Are you running a firewall, and if so, what kind?

I'm not behind a firewall. And like I said, I've been living here since the summer, and I'd had no problems up until a few weeks ago, and no settings have changed that I'm aware of.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by UnpackedRat

Out of curiosity, who is your ISP?

Probably the best thing for you to do right now is to actually contact your ISP and ask them what is going on.

All internet services are managed through my landlord, who happen to be bastards, and I've already talked to them about this, and their only answer is "it's all on your end."

How ya doing, buddy?

Originally Posted by Zergrinch

Reckon you can test your PC on another internet connection, and another PC on your current connection, and see if the problem recurs?

Yeah, the same thing happens to my roommate's computer, with identical results. I'm almost positive it's solely this connection. I'm not exactly certain how to diagnose this issue and explain it to my landlord/ISP in a way they'll understand and actually do something about it.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by UnpackedRat

Do you know who your ISP is?

No, I'll need to get that info from my landlord.

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Cool.
ISP is Internet Dynamics, Corp. (idcnet.com).

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