Network adapter repeatedly disconnecting.

So this whole conversation has been about downloading files in a Usenet Software Program?

Or does the same thing occur when downloading from IE or Firefox?

I've also noticed that it seems to happen a lot more, although not exclusively, when doing certain things. The prime culprit seems to be using Usenet and playing an online game at the same time, it drops off every few minutes if I try that. Next would be file transfers + gaming probably about 15 minutes between DCs. Also downloading from anywhere else + browseing occasionaly kills it. While Usenet + games kills it pretty quick I don't think it's specifically to do with that as I have had the same problem while doing niether.

As I said.

Forgive me for being a little upset, but this forum is not specifically geared toward solving problems with your software and I particularly don't like several of your comments throughout this post. I've stuck with you to try to resolve the problem and spent at least an hour of my time doing so.

Originally Posted by Ringo

I'm having a problem with staying connected to my network with my Windows 7 PC. I have several other machines running XP and a laptop with Vista none of which are experiencing the problem.

Basically what happens is the network adapter drops the connection whenever there's a high amount of throughput. Streaming media, transfering files, gaming, download all do it. Browsing is totally stable but as soon as I try to download a few things or move some stuff around the network it disconnects.

I guess I shouldn't have made an assumption that it was related to IE or Firefox downloads.

While Usenet + games kills it pretty quick I don't think it's specifically to do with that as I have had the same problem while doing niether.

Your own words.

Dude...I'm not a complete novice here. I mean thanks for your help and everything but I'm a bit passed "Update your drivers" and I know how to test my download speed.

Obviously I'm not a networking professional but if you could refrain from "have you checked it is plugged in?" type IT solutions. :P

But the drivers seemed to work HA.

Sorry, I'm signing off this on.

I guess I shouldn't have made an assumption that it was related to IE or Firefox downloads.

I wasn't specific because the problem is not specific. Again, I've said several times that it happens when I use more than one high bandwidth download...from anywhere, Firefox, IE, Torrent, Usenet, dedicated downloaders from digidownload shops, any combination.

WhileUsenet + games kills it pretty quick I don't think it's specifically to do with that as I have had the same problem while doing niether.

My own words. I can replicate the crash using niether Usenet nor games.

But the drivers seemed to work HA.

Actually the drivers didn't work. I've managed to get this far (slow but stable) by doing a clean install of Windows using the 7200 build, replaceing the bios on my router with a third party one, turning off IPv6 on the network adapter, fiddleing with my MTU and rolling back the network adapter drivers to the Vista version all very helpful suggestions made by other people.

I'm sorry you're offended and maybe I should have had more patience but I've seen you posting all over these forums, half reading peoples comments and then suggesting the blindingly obvious and it was getting rather irksome getting "new reply" notifications only to read another inane comment and a question asking me to repeat myself.

Ringo,

The only reason I kept repeating myself about the drivers was that I wanted to know if you took the same steps as I had stated (by selecting nForce, then the series), that's all and you never answered that question directly.

You only said "I had downloaded all drivers from Nvidia site".

I just did a clean install with 7200 (I was using 7100). So I'll see if that fixes things before I start trying stuff again.

I'm deliberatly not installing the Nvidia drivers untill I see it disconnect without them. I'm fairly certain it didn't start disconnecting untill after I had installed those drivers and I also saw a couple of threads where people were having similair problems and solved them by rolling back the drivers.

OK you got me that's not a 100% direct response to "Have you updated your drivers?" but I thought the implication that I had tried the drivers on a previous install and I was testing without them to try and rule them out as a cause didn't require further explanation.

Having the same issue as Ringo. I feel yea man i've been trying to find a solution to this all day
Windows 7 64-bit
680i SLI mobo (nforce network adapter)
Been trying to install my steam games with this constant interuption, I feel like steam makes it alot worse
Tried running steam and usenet at the same time. Forget it. Keeps cutting out.
Have the most recent drivers tried installing them 12 different ways. This is simply a bug that will need to get fixed im thinking

Like I said above, lowering your MTU helps quite a bit but it doesn't fix it. It's definatly not specifically one thing man. Theres something wrong with the drivers. I can repeat the bug all the time now with any application, if you download or transfer 2 things at once and then try and do a third network related task...practically instant DC.

what did you set your MTU to? Do you have cable? So the vista driver from nvidia works better than the windows 7 ?

Originally Posted by Phazex

what did you set your MTU to? Do you have cable? So the vista driver from nvidia works better than the windows 7 ?

1400 with a 24 mb (10mb actual) connection. And I've heard some people fixed the issue with the Vista drivers, didn't work for me, but it's worth trying.