Network issue... running out of ideas.

HydrarHydrar Columbia, MD Icrontian
edited March 2011 in Science & Tech
Issue: internet connection appears to stall out for 30-60 seconds at a time, then recover automatically, every 3-4 minutes.

Sunday night - no problems. Computer went to sleep. Woke up Monday and now problems. Event log shows no issue in the meantime.

Discovered by disconnects from WoW server.

No recent hardware changes to the system.
Running Win7 Home Premium
Gigabyte P55A-UD4P, latest drivers.
  • AVG detected no issues.
  • MS Security Essentials detected no issues.
  • Nothing odd in Event Log at time of timeouts.
  • Release/renew, reboot router, reboot computer doesn't help.
  • New network card did not fix (CAT5 to router, not wireless).
  • Router is fine (other computers have uninterrupted connectivity, Verizon FIOS).
  • Watching network connection, the bytes received just randomly stops.
  • All non-MS services shut down, and no programs running at start-up.

Problem seems to go away in SafeMode w/ Networking on (observed by un-interrupted youtube video DL for 5 mins)... but not certain. Running WoW is the easiest way to test since I can't either log in or stay connected for more than 5 minutes.

Ventrillo, Chrome, and other internet accessing programs all stall out simultaneously (not application specific).

Next step is to re-install Win7, then try a new mobo, I guess.

Does this sound like something any of you have seen before?

Comments

  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited March 2011
    Try running the winsock fix: http://windows7themes.net/winsock-fix-for-windows-7.html
  • HydrarHydrar Columbia, MD Icrontian
    edited March 2011
    That didn't work.

    I reinstalled Windows7 and that fixed it.

    Annoying... but at least it seems to work now.
  • fatcatfatcat Mizzou Icrontian
    edited March 2011
    format c: solves ALL problems, didn't ya know? :D
  • HydrarHydrar Columbia, MD Icrontian
    edited March 2011
    Well, the re-install didn't work, in fact.

    Thinking hardware now... but if I rule out the network card... what on my motherboard would cause this?
  • pragtasticpragtastic Alexandria, VA Icrontian
    edited March 2011
    Have you tried switching either the Cat5 cable being used or the port being used on the router?
  • AnnesAnnes Tripped Up by Libidos and Hubris Alexandria, VA Icrontian
    edited March 2011
    Some jacked up solder on the mobo could definitely cause this. Too bad you can't chuck it in the oven like you can with a video card (or can you...?)
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited March 2011
    <s>Fixed w/ reformat, he said. Not hardware.</s>

    derp
  • RyderRyder Kalamazoo, Mi Icrontian
    edited March 2011
    Hydrar wrote:
    Well, the re-install didn't work, in fact.

    Thinking hardware now... but if I rule out the network card... what on my motherboard would cause this?
    Apparently not Thrax.
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited March 2011
    Teach me to skim.

    RAM or HDD.
  • HydrarHydrar Columbia, MD Icrontian
    edited March 2011
    Ok... turns out that after a fresh Win7 install, and BEFORE applying windows updates... I'm fine.

    Fairly certain it's not hardware... must have been a recent windows update that screwed me over.
  • TushonTushon I'm scared, Coach Alexandria, VA Icrontian
    edited March 2011
    Try getting latest drivers from the manufacturer's site of the network card and motherboard you have.
  • RyderRyder Kalamazoo, Mi Icrontian
    edited March 2011
    I would skip the mobo manuf and get the NIC drivers right from Marvell/Realtek, etc.
  • TushonTushon I'm scared, Coach Alexandria, VA Icrontian
    edited March 2011
    RyderOCZ wrote:
    I would skip the mobo manuf and get the NIC drivers right from Marvell/Realtek, etc.
    I meant get NIC straight from that manufacturer and get any other updated drivers from your mobo manufacturer, just in case.
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