Networking Port Drops Wired/wireless -realtek responsible?
From: pattykutty (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 06/14/04
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Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 13:01:24 -0700
I got the same problem before and I troubleshooted more
then 2 months no luck, finally I replaced my linksys
router with new one and everthing working fine now
>-----Original Message-----
>How do you tell if you have a bad NIC card? My computer
is pretty new
>[5mos], and about a month ago I started having problems
with my wireless
>connections and them my ethernet connections. I'm using a
Linksys WRTr54G 2,
>but I'm having the same problem on my wired connections
using a different
>[Asante] router, so it has to be something in the
settings in the XP
>settings or a hardware problem. I seem to have fixed the
wireless problem
>with a solution [ below], but my wired connection is
giving me extreme pain.
>
>Frustrating symptoms: I can connect like the wind on my
mac through my
>linksys router. No problems. I can connect on my laptop
XP usually, on IE
>and MSN messenger [sometimes] and AOL IM usually. But
after a while being
>connected and trying to log into schwab, first it fails
to connect and then
>I may or may not lose all my other connections. This
problem is repeatable.
>I'm using Ethernet through the wireless router for
trouble shooting, and I
>tried to use my spare Asante Router today, but the
problems persisted on the
>XP setup. The connection in the ethernet cable still
reads ACTIVE in the
>network connections.
>
> I read on
>
>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10454592~mode=flat
>
>> On the Properties screen for your preferred network, go
to the Authentication
>> Tab and uncheck "Enable IEEE 802.1x authentication for
this network". When you
>> are using an Open or Shared (WEP) network, this option
is not necessary and
>> will result in the auto-disconnect problem every few
minutes, if left enabled.
>>
>
>That helped somewhat, especially with the wireless and I
fixed the wireless
>with the following:
>> I seem to get bumped off when my wireless detects
another wireless network in
>> my neighborhood. Today it worked mostly, but I had to
restart many times when
>> it logged off. I found some obscure advice in the Wired
article that said to
>> go to Control Panels>Admin Tools>Services> Turn off and
on Wireless Zero
>> Config. I found a tab that forces a restart of the
services after a failure. I
>> set it to restart after 3 failures.
>
>I have tried opening ports for my problem connections,
but that doesn't seem
>to help. Turning off the firewall doesn't help. I updated
my Realtek NIC
>drivers, but that didn't fix it. Tried resetting things
and system restore
>with no luck. I've tried to use wizard setups for
ethernet connections. No
>help. Luckily things seem to be working through wireless
right now, but the
>cabled problem is a real bother.
>
>
>Any help REALLY appreciated!
>
>Thanks
>Jeff
>
>Background info:
>Spent hours on the phone with some India tech support for
linksys who told
>me to turn off the firewall and that there was no danger
to my network
>because the wireless was WEP at 64 bit, and the computers
on ethernet were
>also protected by the network.
>
>Turning off firewall allowed a WEP connection but sheez,
another IT guy [not
>from Linksys] said that the Firewall off was
lamebrained. Problems don't
>happen with my Mac, only with this WIN XP laptop.
>
>
>
>
>I tried using an Asante Router and hit the same problem.
That tells me that
>it is in the XP somehow. Since I can connect via wireless
and I couldn't
>under either ethernet...
>> How about your Network Interface Card ? NIC
>> It contains 3 components:
>> 1) hardware
>> 2) firmware
>> 3) software drivers
>>
>> Lot's of potential for failure there...
>> I've replaced a TON of bad nics over the years.
>> Yep, debugging the problem drove me crazy.
>>
>
>.
>
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