I don't know if this affects you people up in Canada, but read below ariticle.
It could be why you are getting disconnected.
Industries digest Grokster ruling | Tech News on ZDNet
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-5...tag=zdnn.alert
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"Winnipegger" wrote:

> Thank you for your reply. In Winnipeg, we have only two Internet providers
> -- Shaw Cable and MTS Highspeed. No one I know has experienced this problem.
> In fact, the children of my friends tell me that they download music for
> hours at a time with no problem, with either of these providers. I
> understand what you're saying but I don't think it applies in my case.
>
>
> "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:
>
> > I take it you are using some kind of dial up connection? You do realize
> > that AOL will kick you off and free up your connection if it believes you
> > are not using their software all the time? If this is the case, only they
> > can help you.
> > --
> > Cari (MS-MVP)
> > Printing & Imaging
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> >
> >
> > "Winnipegger" <Winnipegger@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:A614D756-ACB5-4988-BCF3-668F9203B580@microsoft.com...
> > > I've had this problem for three months and no one has been able to suggest
> > > a
> > > solution. I'm going to have a nervous breakdown if I can't get it solved.
> > > Whenever I use any music filesharing program, e.g. Limewire, BearShare,
> > > KCEasy, I get disconnected from the Internet a couple of minutes after I
> > > open
> > > the program. The songs just start to download and I'm booted off. I have
> > > to
> > > shut down and wait about 10 minutes before turning on my computer again.
> > > I'd
> > > had no problems for a whole year and then overnight this started
> > > happening. I
> > > didn't add anything to my computer. I've uninstalled and reinstalled all
> > > of
> > > these
> > > programs; I've gone to their help sites which have not provided any help
> > > except to advise that Gnutella should be added to my internet connections,
> > > which was done. My Internet provider refuses to even talk to me, saying it
> > > isn't their problem. I keep my system clean; I have up to date security
> > > and
> > > virus protection, I keep my cache clear and am very careful about what I
> > > download. I'm so frustrated. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks a
> > > lot.
> > >
> >
> >
> >