Seemingly out of the blue I now need to disable and enable my "Intel(R) 82579LM Gigabit Network Connection" in the device manager of Windows 7 first before I can get onto the internet...
Reports say there is no
driver update and all is working perfectly.
If I go into the properties, I'm seeing heaps of interesting options, but I don't really have a clue what to try first (besides installing the driver again).
On my older PC I used to have to wait till the modem had made proper connection, but that was not the case with my new PC in the first many weeks. As soon as I disable/enable after booting, I'm connected. It's just becoming a drag a bit...

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TIA!