New computer hangs router???

[AnitaPeterson]

Hi there,

For almost three years, I've had a router (DL-604) to which I've been connecting my two computers and, occasionally, my laptop.

However, my new seconday machine (Barton 2500+/Abit NF7-S) is killing my internet connection, and this drives me crazy.

Every time I start the new computer, it takes only a couple of minutes of being logged into Windows before I see the message "Network connection unplugged", and the red icon appearing in my taskbar. Then it goes away, but the internet connection is gone for good.

If I check the other computer, it can't go on the internet, either.

I have to turn off the secondary machine, unplug the modem and the router from the wall outlet, than start them up one more time, before I can use the Internet again.

What is going on???! 😕

 

[AnitaPeterson]

Please... someone MUST have some ideas, suggestions. advice....

 

[Dennis Travis]

You also might want to post this in the Networking Sub here on the BBS. You might get more help there.
That is a strange problem. I can't see how that new system is doing something to make the router drop connection.

 

[SearchMaster]

I can definitely see how a bad NIC card could kill the router...if you have another NIC card you can put in that box, I would try that first.

 

[JesseKnows]

Or if you do not have an extra, swap with a computer that had no problem, see if the problem swaps.

 

[Special1Sauce]

Update your 4 in 1s for your mobo

 

[AnitaPeterson]

Well, the old computer worked perfectly... so I'm afraid it IS the drivers, indeed.

How do I go about installing new drivers - do I have to uninstall the old ones or can I just update them? I saw at nforcersHQ.com that there re some appreciated "remix drivers" by Morpheus, which use the most stable versions for audio, NIC etc. They come in an .exe package - I suppose all I have to do is launch it?

 

[Special1Sauce]

Just update them.

 

[AnitaPeterson]

Bah, I found what was wrong with the damn thing - the network adapter was set as "auto-negotiate", which probably meant it was sending/getting too much data from my DSL connection - once I set it at "100 full duplex", it all went well.