Vista losing internet connection every now and then

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I've recently started losing internet connection on my desktop pc which

runs on Vista Ultimate. It started happening all of a sudden, without

any changes to the system / nothing downloaded / installed etc.



What happens it that the internet connection is lost and it cannot be

retrieved unless I restart the computer. That's the only way it works so

far. When I use ipconfig command at cmd prompt I see that there is no

gateway address present when this symptom appears, meaning I can't even

reach the modem.



And what's also awkward is that the internet seems to work fine on

other pcs connected to the network via WiFi, or iphone etc.



I've tried updating the ethernet card drivers but it didn't help

anything.

I've also tried the registry dhcp toggle but it didn't affect the

problem at all.



as I said, only restarting the computer fixes it.



PS: A few weeks ago I had a problem with my pc not booting and it was

resolved that the problem was with the motherboard. One of the ram slots

was causing the problem so I removed the ram from that slot and voila

everything was back to normal. I'm just mentioning this because I think

it may be relevant.



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I've upgraded my modem's firmware during these past 2 days. Done all

the windows updates, even updated to Vista SP2. Searched for spyware

(got 0 infection results). Still not a single change in my random

internet connection losses.

I've also tried other methods to recover the connection. Logging out

and back in from windows doesnt work. I've tried disabling the network

adapter from Network and Sharing Center -> View Status -> Disable but

whenever I click the disable button the window freezes for all eternity.

So still, the only solution is restarting the computer.

I'll post 2 ipconfig results, one for when I have internet and one for

when I don't.

This is the natural state, with internet connection present:

http://www.pastebin.com/m4e464694

This is after loss of internet connection:

http://www.pastebin.com/m201fe9d2



I use Zyxel P-660HW-T1 v2 modem.

My ethernet card is Atheros AR8121/AR8113/AR8114 PCI-E Ethernet

Controller.

Vista Ultimate SP2.



Please help me, this is pissing me off :(





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It could also be your NIC

or the PCI slot on your MB

Move the NIC to another slot

And or try another Card

Also Try another Network Cable

Russ



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"undisclosed" wrote in message

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>

> I've recently started losing internet connection on my desktop pc which

> runs on Vista Ultimate. It started happening all of a sudden, without

> any changes to the system / nothing downloaded / installed etc.

>

> What happens it that the internet connection is lost and it cannot be

> retrieved unless I restart the computer. That's the only way it works so

> far. When I use ipconfig command at cmd prompt I see that there is no

> gateway address present when this symptom appears, meaning I can't even

> reach the modem.

>

> And what's also awkward is that the internet seems to work fine on

> other pcs connected to the network via WiFi, or iphone etc.

>

> I've tried updating the ethernet card drivers but it didn't help

> anything.

> I've also tried the registry dhcp toggle but it didn't affect the

> problem at all.

>

> as I said, only restarting the computer fixes it.

>

> PS: A few weeks ago I had a problem with my pc not booting and it was

> resolved that the problem was with the motherboard. One of the ram slots

> was causing the problem so I removed the ram from that slot and voila

> everything was back to normal. I'm just mentioning this because I think

> it may be relevant.

>

> ---

>

> I've upgraded my modem's firmware during these past 2 days. Done all

> the windows updates, even updated to Vista SP2. Searched for spyware

> (got 0 infection results). Still not a single change in my random

> internet connection losses.

> I've also tried other methods to recover the connection. Logging out

> and back in from windows doesnt work. I've tried disabling the network

> adapter from Network and Sharing Center -> View Status -> Disable but

> whenever I click the disable button the window freezes for all eternity.

> So still, the only solution is restarting the computer.

> I'll post 2 ipconfig results, one for when I have internet and one for

> when I don't.

> This is the natural state, with internet connection present:

> http://www.pastebin.com/m4e464694

> This is after loss of internet connection:

> http://www.pastebin.com/m201fe9d2

>

> I use Zyxel P-660HW-T1 v2 modem.

> My ethernet card is Atheros AR8121/AR8113/AR8114 PCI-E Ethernet

> Controller.

> Vista Ultimate SP2.

>

> Please help me, this is pissing me off :(

>

>

> --

> pwnspawn
 
On Sun, 21 Feb 2010 09:04:01 -0800, "Russ SBITS.Biz [SBS-MVP]"

wrote:



>>I've tried disabling the network

>> adapter from Network and Sharing Center -> View Status -> Disable but

>> whenever I click the disable button the window freezes for all eternity.




This is indicative of a hardware problem as Russ alluded to.
 
I'd like to request viewers to follow this link:

http://www.chicagotech.net/netforums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=10118

There have been many updates and advices, yet still the problem

persists.



PS: I'm sorry if it's not ok to post links to another forum but it was

impossible for me to quote all that discussion here. I just need all

the help I can get.





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pwnspawn
 
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