"Ethernet" Connection Drop

[ranjan2001]

I did a clean install of x64 build 7600 & tried the earlier suggestion by "levesquemarc" which reduced the problem in build 7100 but does no help in sorting out in build 7600.

Its very irritating problem & i cant use this build if no solution is found, its happening every 15-20 mins, the uploading stops, sound /video freeze the entire computer becomes unresponsive for 4-5 mins. I am using the latest lan drivers Marvell Yukon (Miniport) Gigabit Ethernet Driver v10.70.5.3 Dated 07/21/2009 - released July 28, 2009 WHQL

I tried to find LAN port configuration:
but I don't see such settings under device manager> lan card properties
am I looking at the wrong place? here is the screen shot

 

[psyche]

Ok, tested the solution posted on nVidia forums, and works flawlessly with build 7100 and nForce. Two days of downloading and streaming at full speed, no single drop.

ranjan2001, the LAN config solution is for nForce-based lan ports (named NVIDIA nForce 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet), try to search a similiar post on Marvell forums/support.

 

[ranjan2001]

Oh I didnt notice that its applicable only to nForce-based lan ports, seems I will have to struggle with this build till the final version comes out.

 

[psyche]

Maybe you can change similiar parameters like Flow Control, Interrupt Moderation, Jumbo Packet, IP/TCP/UDP Checksums, Network Address, Speed/Duplex... (obviously with a backup of the default config).

 

[ranjan2001]

For some strange reason instead of new I was using the old driver which was causing this problem. Last 20 hrs running with the updated driver, not a single hangup so I conclude that the build 7600 with new driver has solved this bug.

EDITED
No hangups, no connection dropping last 3 days, all seems to be working fine with new drivers 7 build 7600 x64.

 

[kensiko]

Hello,

Since the first build of Win7 I was having occasional drops of Ethernet connection. The solution is always to disable and re-enable the network card. It doesn't show "Ethernet cable disconnected" or anything, it just stops working.

I thought this problem would disappear over the builds but it is still there. I'm on 7264 now.

I have a Realtek 8139 integrated card. The driver is 6.110.1029.2008 .

I didn't read the last 29 pages, I don't have the time right now. If someone got a solution, I would appreciate to hear it.

Thank you!

 

[psyche]

A kind of solution has been posted in this thread and reported here on sevenforums, it's for nForce cards and I don't know if it's valid for other types.

 

[kensiko]

Thanks, I looked a the forum and the seem to have found a solution, but the solution is not applicable to my driver (the receive side scaling setting).

 

[kensiko]

Hello,

I have done some testing on my wireless network (with my laptop and my PC). I have found that for both of them, the XP drivers (one linksys and the other Intel) works better than the Vista ones.

Maybe there is something different in the way Windows 7 use the network that interfere with Vista drivers.

If I continue to have problems with my Ethernet card, I will try an old XP driver.

 

[jan ptak]

Hi, I am new to this forum but had registered just to post this.
I also had issues with network connection dropping and unavailable gateway since Ive installed Win7 (x64, 7100).
Ive checked many options and finally I think I ve found what couse this problem: topology mapping.
After I've disable it in Local area connection preferences (the settings near IP4/IP6 ) I dont have Lan drop outs.
Try this and tell if it make difference in Your case.
Kind regards,
Piotr

 

[idbirch]

New drivers from Marvell have fixed this for me (x64).

 

[jan ptak]

UPDATE: After installing newest REaltek driver I dont have any dropout since!

I need to correct my statement (sadly ;-( ) - I had one dropout. Now Ive installed newest REaltek driver - will post an update

 

[davyt]

I have a Realtek RTL8169/8110 Family PCI Gigabit Ethernet NIC built into an ABIT board, getting these stupid cannot connect to gateway messages trying to connect to websites. After i click it a couple more times it eventually goes. I've had this issue since 7100, but not before. I assumed it would be fixed RTM, but evidently not. Any ideas?

Tried Windows 7 NIDS 6.20, 6.0, and Vista 64 drivers.

Considering that we're at 30 pages, this is obviously an issue....

 

[themouse]

i Have installed build 7600.16385 x64 and my realtek 8139 is dropping again. A reboot is the only fix, I have installed the new driver from WinUpdate but it has not fixed it. I hope now win7 is rtm realtek get off their **** and fix their drivers SOON

 

[jan ptak]

themouse - infact realtek release its updated signed driver - look at earlier page links to get it. Ive installed it yesterday and Ill post an update if its working or not.

 

[tuckinrimins10]

I have a 590SLI AM2 board and am having this happen to me when trying to upload work papers and so on. Any fix yet?

EDIT- Found the fix on another forum..


LAN port configuration:
Sleep on disconnect: enabled
flow control: disabled
interrupt moderation: disabled
ip checksum offload: disabled
jumbo packet: 9014 bytes (this might have no effect for you)
ALL large send offloads: disabled
BOTH low power: enabled
network address: not present
priority & vlan: priority enabled
receive side scaling: disabled
speed/duplex settings: auto
ALL TCP & UDP offloads: disabled
vlan id: 1
ALL wake ons: enabled

 

[Yankee]

I've joined this forum specifically for this thread, as I've also had problems with my wired network staggering and then finally dropping for no apparent reason.

First, some info:
I'm running the TechNet Windows 7 RTM ( 7600.16385.x86fre.win7_rtm.090713-1255 ), Windows Firewall only and no antivirus ( yet. ). My network card is an intigrated Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC using the drivers that Windows 7 installed ( Driver Version 6.111.530.2008 ).

I had the issue of dropped network with both Win 7 RTM, and Vista ( which I downgraded to because of the networking problems in Win 7 ), for the past several months with no solution. My network ( 1.5 Mbps DSL ) would jump from full throttle to nothing all day, large downloads would stall and resume multiple times and then after roughly 24 hours my network would just drop without any indication whatsoever.

I installed Win 7 again two days ago, and my network has been stable and running since the install with no drops. I'll list the things I did differently this time, in hopes that something will help someone else.

• I didn't install the Windows Update drivers for my network card. In previous installs, I'd install the WinUpdate drivers but then use the previous drivers option in my network card properties. This time, I just went with the Win 7 drivers and nothing more.
• I disabled Windows Indexing. I know this seems irrelevant, but when my network would die, Windows Search would be eating up my processor sometimes forcing me to hard reboot my computer.
• I disabled Link-Layer Topology. Again, seemed harmless enough as it's used to display a graphical representation of your network in a map, but whatever helps.
• No Antivirus. I've always used NOD32 as my AV of choice, and reading that some AV/Firewalls can cause problems I decided to leave it out for now. I know not everyone uses NOD32, but I wanted to post everything I did differently this time.

I know this post is at the end of a 30 page topic, but if I can help anyone with this info then it was worth it.

 

[themouse]

This issue is really starting to **** me off. This bug for me appeared after build 7057 and it has never been addressed. All i can think of is cause the 8139 is old now they not really supporting it. I also found (could be coincidence) that x64 is worse. I am currently on RTM x64 and i get daily drops, previously i was using 7201 x86 and it started with frequent drops but then settled down. The only think i haven't done out of the suggestions so far is

Turn off indexing
Turn off network topology

 

[URTHJ]

Having had this problem for months--random (?) internet disconnects, requiring a "disable adaptor"/"enable adaptor" dance, on what had become a daily basis--I've now gone longer than recently without any problems, having installed the new (as of 8/13) drivers from Realtek for the RTL81XX series of LANs (in my case, a part of my Gigabyte GA-MA78GM motherboard). [After installation, the driver version appears as 7.5.730.2009.] It is the first time I've had any hope of a "fix" for a longstanding problem that started in the early Windows 7 betas, and has continued (until this--cross fingers) in my current use of build 7229.

Obviously, this only applies to those with problems from Realtek LANs, which have been frequently, but not uniquely, identified with this problem. But, if you have a Realtek LAN, particularly if in the RTL8111 family, give the new Realtek drivers a try--none of the revisions from MS had worked to this point, but I am at leat hopeful that the new Realtek drivers may fix an egregiously bad, and longstanding (just look at the length of this thread!) problem....

I'll post again if everything falls apart!

 

[dselmeyer]

I feel like I should join in on this and see what the heck the problem is. Just bought a new HP XW4600 for my work desktop. quad core, 6gig RAM, on board nic, nvid quadro dual monitor card.

My first step was to format the HD. I the installed Win 7 pro from our MSDN site, connection drops every 2 minutes and is a NIGHTMARE to get running againg.

suggestion?