I'm not sure if these dropouts are traits of ADSL technology cos data goes through a phone line, rather than a dedicated cable line. Obviously there are more interferrences with ADSL lines than cables. I'm not up to speed with ADSL, but how good is the seperation between modem usage and actual telephone usage? i'm sure it's totally independant.
Dropping internet connection should not block you from connecting to your router given that the machine is directely connected to the router. 192.168.1.1 is the local ip address of the router as you said and i assume is also your default gateway. I don't know how W7 can cut off internet connection as well as controlling your adapter's ability to not connect to 192.168.1.1. By default, it shouldn't. I'm not convince that it's W7.
I think mentioning the internet has perhaps mislead some people as it's not just the internet.
Personally, I'm not convinced it's my router and/or the internet connection, as when I was running Windows XP, I never had any problem. This has only started to occur since upgrading to Windows 7. Moreover, it's the entire Network Adapter that seems to "die" (until such time as it's disabled/re-enabled) therefore ALL connectivity associated with that adapter (which includes both internet and local LAN) "dies" with it.
I'm having the exact same issue with our media center PC.
I'm using the Asus M4A77TD Pro motherboard with a built in Realtek integrated LAN controller. Sound familiar?
I downloaded the latest drivers from Realtek, and they worked - for awhile... now I'm back to having the same issues since the latest Windows 7 updates.
I'll be installing new drivers today, and I'll check back to let you know how it goes!
Edit: btw - this is NOT an internet/DSL/ISP issue. This is a problem related to the network adapter card and windows. That much I know for sure - when it goes, you lose all network connectivity.
the adapter is a device seperate to the OS. If it's driver's is more taylored to work with Xp than W7, which is always a possibility, then it's the drivers (the coding of it) which may well cause the droppages. The OS uses the drivers provided by the vendor and the universial networking protocols (eg tcp/ip) to get things to work. Basically it works with what it's given.
Hi
I have the same problem as AlanAngle and Zedar but the situation is lite different.
Linksys router(wired connection) and 3 Windows 7 systems(the oldest is a Dell GX280 and works as expected), 2 Vista, 2 Window XP SP3, 2 FreeBSD and one Debian Linux.
The problem show only on one system(see system specs) using Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connection(using the latest drives from Windows Update).
Any help will be appreciated.
Regards,
Dan
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