thorax: Next time your connection drops like that drop to a shell and execute

nslookup

type a web site - if you get no response from server then try

server 8.8.8.8


then type a website and see if you get a response from google dns, then you will know that its a problem with your isp dns.


ie

nslookup
google.co.nz
server 8.8.8.8
google.co.nz