Random internet losses with router only in XP

[KnickNut3]

I'm on a home network, in which I have 2 Win98 computers and my WinXP computer connected to a Netgear RT314 router with cable internet access (which has never been the problem). Ever since I updated to Windows XP, I'll lose my internet access randomly. This is a weird situation:
1. It happens about twice per hour of surfing now on my Windows XP machine. I will be surfing the internet, and suddenly I will get a server not found error.
2. During this time, my internet and e-mail will not work, but FTP and instant messengers already connected will continue to work.
3. I will ONLY lose access on my machine - the Win98s never lose access.
4. If I reset my router by unplugging it and plugging it back in, I will get access back right away, but eventually I will lose it again.
5. I have all firewalls disabled, and all updates for my router (running 3.25).
6. I have tried using different router ports, and still my machine is the only one that loses access.

I called Netgear, and they told me it was a setting problem in XP (what a surprise), and to look in the Knoledge Base at Microsoft.com and I should have no problem. Well, that knowledge base did jack for me, though I don't know exactly what I'm looking for besides a problem with a router in XP.

KnickNut3
Thanks for any and all help.

 

[stirling]

Sounds like it might be a problem with the NIC.
You could swap and see what happens.

 

[KnickNut3]

NIC - network card?

 

[stirling]

Yeah, network card. It's worth a try, as a troubleshooting step.

 

[KnickNut3]

Tried it, but didn't make a difference. This probably isn't it because I see many people around the net with the exact same problem, but with varied routers - 98 is fine, but XP has a setting problem.

 

[KnickNut3]

Thanks for the try... ^bump^

 

[Viper2000]

I have been haveing a similar problem with XP Home, I keep getting a popup box the says Local Area Network is Unplugged then a few seconds later a new popup box saying Local Area Network is Connected.

I know this is not much help, but your not the only one having problems with XP maintaining a reliable connection. I am stilling working the problem the only thing I have not tried is to move the NIC to a different PCI slot on the motherboard. Its almost like XP is stopping and starting the networking services for some reason.

I hope you get your problem worked out.

Bump

 

[aka1nas]

I get internet explorer dropouts with my rt314. This occurs in both win2k and XP. I have actually seen several people with this problem with this router. There is a newer firmware update, v1.25 that fixes it a little bit. It still does it soemtimes.

 

[KnickNut3]

Yeah... I loaded the new firmware a month ago and it does help a little, but the problem still exists. Netgear insists that they're perfect, though, and that this a 100% Windows problem, and won't give me any ideas on how to fix it.

 

[jfunk]

Hmm, I haven't had any problems with my setup. Im on XP Pro, Kingston KNE111TX card, and a 3Com router.

What IRQ is your NIC at?



j

 

[dirtweasel]

i had exactly the same problem with xp and my linksys router.

i did several things to attempt to fix this and it seems to have worked. i upgraded my nic drivers from the 'built-in' xp drivers to the manufacturer built xp drivers. i also removed the qos handler from the network settings, but i'm not sure if this did anything or not. i'll probably readd it to see what happens.

in any case, make sure you've got the latest and greatest nic drivers and let me know how it goes.

dirty.

 

[KnickNut3]

Thanks for the suggestions... I updated my NIC card driver from the networkconnections.com website... let's hope it helps .