"Ethernet" Connection Drop

[URTHJ]

I just installed build 7229 x86, and had an internet drop, requiring me to disable and then enable the adaptor (wired, not wireless). So, even this late in the game, this problem isn't fixed.

 

[Gene]

I have the same problem but I have noticed so far that after I disable and enable after the initial startup of 7229 x64 it is stable. It has remained stable for a day and a half so far.

 

[Snufffed]

Have any of you tried : start -> cmd (run as admin) ipconfig /renew that simply tells your system to renew the IP at the modem... I usually do this 1 time after I upgrade, then I recommend : netsh int tcp set global autotuninglevel=normal . This has stopped all my netconnections being dropped. (wired).

 

[Solace]

build 7201 does not suffer from this issue related to torrenting/high tcp connections so far. i fixed my previous torrenting issue and maxed out all tcp connections/bandwith while watching with tcp-z for a good couple hours and no drop has occurred on the default windows driver. avoiding installing any other drivers until rtm is out for the network card and all manufactures have released newer revisions as using the drivers you have the issue with would not help solve it as opposed to the win 7 versions do contain different stock drivers i believe for most NICs. as for rest of you i suggest checking your routers because the only drop outs i had were router related and was in need of a reboot for some odd reasons.

and the iprelease/renew does not solve the problem you must manually disable/reanble the card or allow the repair wizard to do so.

 

[longwa]

I'm glad I found this thread because I was beginning to think that I was having hardware issues with my new motherboard.

Just to give more datapoints, I'm running Build 7100 and have also noticed these strange network drop-outs. I've had two different types 1) intermittent short 1 or 2 seconds hiccups where requests will hang and ping packets will either drop or had unusually long times and 2) issues where heavy network traffic will just cause the network connection to completely drop causing gateway errors and giving the yellow exclamation point on the taskbar.

It seems, and it's hard to say for sure, that this started once I did the windows updates and pulled down all the critical updates. I had the machine running for about 3 days with no issues whatsover. However, the problem is so intermittent that I can't be sure it wasn't there before and I just didn't notice it.

I have also done alot of troubleshooting including removing my WRT54G from the picture and connecting my machine directly to the modem. I have been able to see issues both on my LAN and directly connected to the WAN. At one point, I was able to consistently cause the connection to drop (i.e. yellow exclamation point) by running a bandwidth test on SpeedTest.net. The connection would come back after a minute or two and then another speedtest would cause it to drop again.

For the first situation I mentioned above, I actually had to reboot the machine to correct the problem (the hiccups but not lost completely problem). For the second problem, I can just disable and re-enable the network adapter.

So far, I have tried disabling IPV6 and disabling all power server/WOL options in the card. Nothing, so far, has made a difference.

-Aaron

 

[psyche]

I'm glad I found this thread because I was beginning to think that I was having hardware issues with my new motherboard.

Just to give more datapoints, I'm running Build 7100 and have also noticed these strange network drop-outs. I've had two different types 1) intermittent short 1 or 2 seconds hiccups where requests will hang and ping packets will either drop or had unusually long times and 2) issues where heavy network traffic will just cause the network connection to completely drop causing gateway errors and giving the yellow exclamation point on the taskbar.

It seems, and it's hard to say for sure, that this started once I did the windows updates and pulled down all the critical updates. I had the machine running for about 3 days with no issues whatsover. However, the problem is so intermittent that I can't be sure it wasn't there before and I just didn't notice it.

I have also done alot of troubleshooting including removing my WRT54G from the picture and connecting my machine directly to the modem. I have been able to see issues both on my LAN and directly connected to the WAN. At one point, I was able to consistently cause the connection to drop (i.e. yellow exclamation point) by running a bandwidth test on SpeedTest.net. The connection would come back after a minute or two and then another speedtest would cause it to drop again.

For the first situation I mentioned above, I actually had to reboot the machine to correct the problem (the hiccups but not lost completely problem). For the second problem, I can just disable and re-enable the network adapter.

So far, I have tried disabling IPV6 and disabling all power server/WOL options in the card. Nothing, so far, has made a difference.

-Aaron

Hi,
I've these same problems. And it's a bit frustrating.

Tried everything, but no solution found.

 

[longwa]

Ok, I went into the network device itself and disabled the "Allow computer to turn off this device to save power" option there (as opposed to tweaking the power options). So far, knock on wood, things have been very stable and I haven't had any drop outs.

Of course, this kind of problem is so hard to troubleshoot since I don't (yet) have a reliable way to reproduce it every time.

Anyway, this is the longest stretch I've had without an issue so that's at least a datapoint.

-Aaron

 

[ranjan2001]

I had the same problem with RC1 7100 x64
I downloaded the latest driver for my Ethernet card & that seem to have solved the problem, last 24 hrs its has not hanged the comp & dropped the connection, hope it stays like this til the RTM comes out.

 

[psyche]

Ok, I went into the network device itself and disabled the "Allow computer to turn off this device to save power" option there (as opposed to tweaking the power options). So far, knock on wood, things have been very stable and I haven't had any drop outs.

Of course, this kind of problem is so hard to troubleshoot since I don't (yet) have a reliable way to reproduce it every time.

Anyway, this is the longest stretch I've had without an issue so that's at least a datapoint.

-Aaron

Works with torrent and/or streaming?

 

[Theopt]

Im having the same drop issue. Im playing any game, and from X to X seconds, sometimes more or less, I get lots of package loss :X Almost get myself DCed but definetly sucks :\ And even If im hosting I breake a bit and then ppl whine about spikes issues with lag with more than 8 sec delay.

I tryed already disable the power management for nfidia force driver :x
And I also have Realtek sound.

edit: Using 7201 release.

 

[Slorrin]

My problem seems to be less that i lose internet connection, and more that for no reason, at high usage or high upload, w7 ****s up the ethernet ports. my internet connection works fine, as other computers on the router are still connected. But the little computer icon representing my ethernet connection gets the yellow "yield' sign on it. Only solutoin so far that has worked has been disabling and reenabling the ethernet adaptor. its an nvidia chipset, built into an evga 680i sli motherboard (nf680 i think is the designation). Anyhow. WHen i checked to see if i should disable some of thei things this thread says to disable, power saving options etc.. i had already had them disabled, i guess by default? odd. But i enabled, then disabled them again, just to be firm with my windows 7 installation so it knows who's boss.

This only started happening when i installed the RC, build 7077 did not give me these heartaches and headaches..

 

[Slorrin]

I should i guess mention the most frequent times this occurs. It occurs when i'm using vuze frequently, but also, when i'm using firefox and downloading anything (software wahtever) and the download speed exceeds 300 kB/s (my connection goes up to 900kB/s), it does it frequently when i play Civ2 in the XP vm, or JUST in windows 7 (using the x64 patch for civ2). Now, in many of these instances, my CPU usage spikes to 100%. And it seems to happen after 100% cpu spikes with high volume ethernet traffic. But as yet. this isn't 100% the case. its the most frequent set of circumstances.

My system specs are posted, so you can check my setup. I'm using SB Live Music as my audio, and i have no idea what chipset is on board my motherboard for audio, because i've never used it. maybe realtek?


Oh, and lastly, after disabling Bonjour service, i gaine dmore stability, and after uninstalling the nVidia forceware ethernet connection management tool, or whatever the hell it was called (basically, returning to just the bare driver), i gained more stability. Now the disconnects are ONLY during times of high traffic load or CPU spikes. (or both). Before, they were constant.

I have all the reccomended power saving features turned off. That has had no effect.

 

[Snufffed]

Seemsthat every time I upgrade or REPAIR, i have loss of access on different sites.
I always fix by using the following:
1. Start -> cmd ( run as admin) - netsh int tcp set global autotuninglevel=normal
wait for OK
2. I then reset the tcp-ip half open to 40 from default 10.
3. back to desktop -> blank space - right click to REFRESH.
Fixed, and good to go. for me.

 

[Slorrin]

Seemsthat every time I upgrade or REPAIR, i have loss of access on different sites.
I always fix by using the following:
1. Start -> cmd ( run as admin) - netsh int tcp set global autotuninglevel=normal
wait for OK
2. I then reset the tcp-ip half open to 40 from default 10.
3. back to desktop -> blank space - right click to REFRESH.
Fixed, and good to go. for me.

how do you reset the tcp-ip half open to 40?

and after you do the netsh int tcp set global autotuninglevel=normal, will it default to that on each startup? or do you have to do this each time you boot up.

 

[mmmmpsi]

Can anyone confirm this is still happeningg in Windows 7 Build 7260 RTM??

I'm having the same issue here with Windows 7 RC 7100 64 Bit - nVidia Controller

I've tried pretty much everything listed here..

I have to say, I'm a Microsoft supporter and use Microsoft products in my career.. But come on.. How do you let this one go QA?? Seriously, and people wonder why people are so pissed off with Microsoft.. I just wasted 2 hours because a network card wouldn't stay connected?? REALLY? It's only a matter of time before people have had enough.. I'm smelling Vista all over again.

 

[mmmmpsi]

I'm sorry if this was already brought up, but it seems to definitely be one of the updates I just removed.. So I'm not sure which one it was cause I removed 5 of them but the only two I have left are

KB970419
KB970416

After the reboot it's been running now for about 10 min which is about 9:45 longer than it was running before I removed those updates.

 

[mmmmpsi]

Ugh, I just lost connectivity again after about 25 min.. POS

 

[Slorrin]

maybe it will never be fixed and we'll have to buy macs?

 

[mmmmpsi]

I'm going to out on a limb again and say it's fixed.. I forced an update for the nVidia drivers for Vista 64 bit and it seems to be working again.. I downloaded XP SP 3 anticipating having to re-install and it didn't drop once. so that's pretty impressive.. Will keep updates coming on progress.

 

[Slorrin]

so you solved it by using drivers for vista, rather than the beta drivers for win7?

i will try that tonight, at my house, where i sleep!