"Phil W" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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You wouldnt happen to be using a a VIA chipet would you?

If you are (or even if you arent) its probably a power issue, ie its drawing
too much at startup when everything else is.

If theres an option to plug a power cable into the modem, do it, if not plug
the USB modem into a POWERED USB hub