My dad hosts a server from our house, and every time SOMEONE connect to that server, it disconnects me, and every other computer in the house, from the internet. So far all I know about his setup that he has is that every computer in the house except that server is connected to a Linksys router which is then connected to our MODEM, an Ambit U10C020 . The internet for the server goes straight from the modem, into a computer he has on the server rack, and then that computer is connected to a switch, which then the server is finally connected to, so I don't think the server has 100% direct access. I've tried enabling the QoS settings on our modem, but to no avail, and I don't think our modem has any of those settings. Due to the fact that this is a server my dad is hosting out, I don't want my internet to perfect, all I want is to not be kicked 100% offline litterally every fifteen minutes. Anything I can do?A few things come to mind....

are you logging into his server? Are you part of a domain with his server running it or a stand alone machine? What is running the DHCP service? Dads server or the router? Or both? What OS are you running?

What about asking for dad's help?

 Dont really know how to answer all of this. No, I'm not logging into his server, its one of his clients connecting that steals all of the bandwidth and boots me offline. I can gain access to his server physically and log onto its terminal if that's what you mean. No, theres no domain or network between my dad's server and my computer, as I said, the servers connected directly to the modem, and everything else is connected to the modem through a separate router, the server doesn't really have one, UNLESS somehow the terminal is functioning as one. Dunno what the DHCP service is. As for dad's help, he doesn't CARE, he doesn't do anything besides play solitare at the home, so the only answer I ever get is "eh". I am running Windows XP Pro, SP3, the server is running Windows XP Server, with at least SP2, but probably 3 installed.bumpbump x2, also, on a seperate note, for some reason I cannot connect directly to my modem. I plug my eithernet cable directly into it, and yet, cant get internet, *censored*?