Would an old DSL modem cause connectivity issues?

[Sqube]

My DSL modem's from circa 1997 or some such; it's Verizon DSL, but it has Bell Atlantic written on it to give you an idea of how old it is.

Anyways, would something like that give me a problem with my connection? If it makes any difference, I've noticed that it takes a time (~3 minutes) for my computer to acquire a network address once I reboot my computer.

Well... any info would be great.

 

[jlazzaro]

its quite possible. i used to have a connection problem of intermittant dropped packets, high latency, ect. i blamed the isp over and over but it turns out it was the modem, doh! the only way to know for sure is to replace it...

 

[Sqube]

I'm going to go ahead and call Verizon right now and ask them to send me a replacement modem, see what happens.

 

[yukichigai]

That's kind of like asking if an old car will give you driving problems. It depends on the car, but it's more likely than not.