Networking issues with Vista 64

[badash56]

Hi guys, here is my story.

I had a power surge that apparently fried the onboard network port of my motherboard. It no longer is seen in windows nor does it show up in the BIOS. So naturally I am trying to find a replacement card, and it is proving difficult.

I can't find a wired nic card that supports Vista64. I went out and bought a linksys, and vista wouldn't even detect it. I did some research online, and found out that a few of the linksys wireless cards have OEM drivers created by the chipset makers. So I went out and bought one of those cards, installed the drivers, and I can now get on my wireless network.

However, the connection isn't all that stable. The router is right next to my PC and and full signal strength, but if I ping 192.168.1.1 I get about 30-40% packet loss steady. I tested out my Powerbook and I get 0% packet loss.

I tried changing wireless channels, but no luck. I'm guessing it must be the drivers?

So, does anyone know where I can purchase a wired nic card that will run under vista 64? I'm searching through newegg but I'm not having alot of luck.

Can anyone help?

THANKS!

 

[JackMDS]

Welcome to AnandTech's Networking Forum.

Here you have a selection of cards that have drivers for Vista64.

http://www.edimax.us/html/english/frames/b-download.htm

 

[badash56]

Woah awesome, thanks so much. Do you have a specific card you can recommend? I don't need anything fancy, just a simple wired card.

Thank you!

 

[NickOlsen8390]

I'm a fan of the intel PRO1000/GT they are really stable.
We use them in a lot of servers at work.