Random Disconnects

Im currently at university, and the internet is great, its fast speed and decent pings, however every 30-40 mins or so ill get disconnected randomly (for about 10 seconds or so) then it will come back up. Now this doesnt seem like a problem, but as a gamer this can become extremely frustrating, kicked from games/comms and having to reconnect. I was wondering if theres any settings i can setup clientside to fix this issue? or anything you know of that that might be causing this (assuming it isnt their server thats causing it) . ive rang them up and they seem sure its my PC with the problem, but im not sure. Any advice would be great, thanks

hi markspec87, since you mention you are at a university you might check with your IT dept. They "own" the network and you could be bouncing through any firewall/proxy that they have setup. could be a cause. shelf life