Ethernet adpater problems, Nforce 630m Driver issue?  

I have a HP pavilion dv9917cl laptop. Nvidia Geforce 7150M/630M
Integrated ethernet adapter, Nforce 630M.

Updated to Windows 7 32-bit from Vista 32-bit, custom (start from scratch) install.

Initially my ethernet adapter showed up in Device Manager as Nforce Networking Controller, not working properly with a code 10 error. Windows update provided a chipset download, where I manually picked out and installed the ethernet adapter driver (Browse for driver -> let me manual pick -> Have disk -> )

So now in Device Manager my ethernet adapter shows up fine, wired LAN connection shows up in Network Connections etc.

EXCEPT, now no matter what I always get "No Network Access" or "No Internet Access" no matter where I plug in my ethernet cable. Of further interest is this: my IP, DNS, DHCP information all shows up under "details" from the LAN wired connection properties, but My physical address is 00-00-00-00-00-00.

Wireless is working 100% okay. I need to be able to use wired, however, for a number of reasons.


Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : res-hall.gac.edu
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::551:f8d0:252f:8726%26(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 138.236.215.237(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.248.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, October 25, 2009 11:41:00 AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, October 25, 2009 12:31:00 PM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 138.236.208.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 138.236.240.2
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 486539264
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-12-71-DD-33-00-1E-68-7F-95-98

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 138.236.128.52
138.236.128.53
138.236.128.100
Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 138.236.128.100
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled


Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : wireless.gac.edu
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Atheros AR5007 802.11b/g WiFi Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1F-E1-4F-AE-D1
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::bd13:e67b:19bb:1ebc%11(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 138.236.248.118(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.240.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, October 25, 2009 11:27:24 AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, October 25, 2009 12:42:25 PM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 138.236.240.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 138.236.240.2
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 218111969
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-12-71-DD-33-00-1E-68-7F-95-98

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 138.236.128.52
138.236.128.53
138.236.128.100
Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 138.236.128.100
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled


I nabbed drivers off the HP website, the Vista 32-bit drivers for the nvidia chipset, but there was no change.

My biggest question: is this a driver problem? or Windows 7?

Please help!

You linked me to 64-bit drivers, but that's okay i found 32-bit ones. Installed easily, but the same problem remains...

BUMP

I think I found the solution to your problem. Was having the same issue under a high network load, my internet would disconnect and I would have to disable and enable the NIC to get it back. Hope this works for you!!

Windows 7 Networking Problems with Nvidia Ethernet NICs

The link Zidane24 linked you to is also for 32 bit. She knows her drivers. I looked up your notebook and Hp doesn't list any Windows seven drivers only Vista. Which you could try and install in compatibility mode https://www.sevenforums.com/ Hope this or the above helps. If either does please post back so we can list this as resolved for others. Thanks quick link to Hp http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/s...743999&lang=en

Thought I'd throw in the solution that worked for me. What follows is a copy of from the Microsoft forum: default gateway not available in windows 7

Hello Guys. I found the solve on a Nvidia forum. Its works perfect for me.

This solution was found in another forum. And it solved the problem for me. I am using Windows 7 Ultimate x64. And the constant network disconnects was getting bad, especially during steady downloading.

What you need is the nVidia Vista v15.25 (32bit or 64bit) motherboard driver.
64bit URL: NVIDIA DRIVERS 15.25 WHQL
32bit URL: NVIDIA DRIVERS 15.25 WHQL

I ran into a problem immediately when the driver installer did not display the Ethernet menu item.
I had to do the following to get this fix to work. Note that it applies to the Win7 64bit version:
1) Uninstall any Nvidia Ethernet drivers.
-- Reboot.
--the Windows 7 default ethernet drivers get installed in their place
--verify and note down the filename of the Network Adapter driver filename that Windows 7 uses.
2) Do the following:
--go to the location where the Nvidia installer unzipped the v15.25 files on your hardrive. Under the Ethernet folder, find the v15.25 Ethernet driver file "nvmfdx64.sys" (file version 1.0.1.6789) and rename it to the Windows 7 x64 default Ethernet driver filename "nvm62x64.sys".
--copy nvm62x64.sys to c:\windows\system32\drivers (archive the old default file first).

Reboot.

This has worked perfectly for me. No loss in any functionality that I'm aware of, and my network is now stable again.