Random modem problem

[duomaxwl]

Hello,

My modem will randomly stop transmitting data, and will freeze,
and when I go to disconnect from the internet, it takes approximately one minute to disconnect before I can dial back in.

Could this problem be contributed to my modem being right under my
graphics card?

I was just wondering about that, because I thought the extra heat might
make it overheat and screw up.

Thanks for your help!

P.S. I'm going to try moving it to another PCI port this afternoon,
but still wanted some feedback of what it might be, so that's
why I started thread.