I'm not sure if this is the place for asking this kind of question but it's a troubleshooting, and I figure it can't hurt.
I am living in a rooming house with a few other people, this house has DSL internet through a modem/router combo thing that my computer is directly plugged into. The router is the verizon version of the Actiontec GT784WN.
Product page if this helps: https://www.actiontec.com/products/wifi-routers-gateways/dsl/gt784wn/
Link to verizon's specific version: https://www.verizon.com/support/residential/internet/equipment/actiontec-gt784wnv
The internet works well most of the time, but will randomly cut out. I have had my computer pinging www.speedtest.net constantly through the command prompt for the last few minutes, and the problem appears at seemingly random intervals for 7 request time outs, and that it continues normally. This appears to mostly happen mostly in the evening. All of the relevant lights on the modem are lit up all the time, but the "DSL" light begins flashing when the internet goes out. I have tried resetting the modem, and replacing the phone cable(which plugs directly into the wall, with no splitters or DSL filters inbetween). In addition there are no landline phones in the house.
My landlord is the one who would need to solve this problem if it is the ISP's fault or a hardware problem, and as he is not at all technologically savvy(he still uses a flip phone that has an extendable antenna), I would prefer to not have to consult him on this. ATM it looks like a dead modem to me, but any input from anyone who is better an networking than me would be greatly appreciated! Let me know if you need any other info.
Thank you!
