I've just noticed in my device manager that i have no driver installed for my ethernet controller!! I've got them for my network adaptor but the ethernet one has a warning triangle by it!! could this be my problem and where would i find the driver for this??
The router is compatible so that isn't the problem.
There is no official Windows 7 driver support for your abit board as yet. I can do a better search if I had the exact name and number of your mobo. Yes you need the eithernet driver for your board. The Vista one may work it's hard to say for sure.
all i've got for my mobo is AB9 QuadGT! What numbers would you want off it? I should be able to open it up and see if there is any model number on it tomorrow.
There are a few versions of that board so getting the number may help us to track down some NIC drivers that might work.
ok, thanks, i'll get the info and post them tomorrow. I'll also install the ethernet controller driver from vista and see if that helps.
not running any security at all. It was a fresh install on a formatted disc. thats all i've done!! i've got some ipconfig details if this helps, also some details of me pinging my router.
I've got my mobo number now, its a :-
AB9QGUC1002645 v 1.00
I had a similiar problem due to Security software. It took away 20-30% of my bandwidth.
Here's a couple of things to do....
1. Make sure your network drivers and Router firmware are updated.
Check your Router settings
2. Go into SAFE mode (hold F8 at boot)and see if the issue still occurs. If not, it is probably an application that is being loaded at start in normal mode.
3. First things to look at are security software. Remove any security software althogether and see if you still get bandwidth issues. If yes, add them back in one by one to see which one impacts. If you just have the one software, check the settings to see if is has some type of network or web shield. You don't really need a firewall other than your Routers.
4. Look at all running processes under Task Manager and END process one by one (the ones that you can) to see if any of them cause the problem.
5. Windows 7 manages TCP/IP settings automatically, so there is very little to tweak. It tends to be an application using bandwidth resource (uTorrent, Skype, Antivirus, Antispyware, or any network application that may be running in the background.) It maybe a matter of elimination
Please see my query above
https://www.sevenforums.com/network-s...tml#post482364
- which relates to the same Realtek Device operating under the same W7 64bit environment. This worked fine under 32bit on same hardware, I think it may be a 64bit driver problem that somehow gets it self in a twist after a while. My connection has been very erratic. I have now reverted to version 7.3.522.2009 which seems more stable than 1127...
Please let me know if you find the fault!!
I also kept getting the message that the cable was faulty - I did notice the connection lights went out and changed the cable which worked fine but then got the same messages again.
I just get the feeling that it is sort of random and definitely the driver.
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