does any one have any tips on how to maintain connections. It is a real pain in the ass to lose a hand just because I lost connection. This seems to happen to me constantly lately. It is extremely frustrating.

Connection details:
OS: Linux 64Bit (ubuntu 7.10 64Bit)
Browser : FF 64Bit
Connection to the net DSL Elite 6m Down 768k Up.

The connection problem happens no matter what I have running or the number of tabs I have open in FF. (One tab or many tabs all have problems).