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| Thread ID: 122959 | 2012-01-23 23:39:00 | Constant LAN disconnections + freezing. Cable connected RTA-1025 router. | Vicx (11114) | Press F1 |
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| 1255669 | 2012-01-23 23:39:00 | Just installed WinXP fresh on a new HDD, but I keep getting randomly disconnected from Local Area Connection, I get a notification bubble saying "A network cable is unplugged" very irregularly, it quickly disconnects then reconnects instantly again . I'm connected to a RTA-1025 via cable, using on-board network (Atheros L1 Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000Base-T Controller) on an Asus P5K SE motherboard . Sometimes I'll be sitting on desktop doing nothing and it'll pop up once or twice over 5 mins . Once I start browsing in firefox it'll start happening every few seconds, but sometimes I can browse heaps and it won't happen for 2-3 mins . When the disconnect happens, my mouse also freezes for a second and my music also clicks/freezes for a second . I didn't have this problem before on my old HDD/old XP install . I have a feeling I have had this problem once, but it's been 5 years since I installed XP on that HDD . Can't remember how I fixed it last time though . Nothing has changed, still using the same system and same cable . When I boot my old HDD/XP install, I don't get the problem at all . I've tried changing IP, enabling and disabling firewall . Uninstall and reinstalled the drivers, used the drivers on the motherboard CD, downloaded the latest drivers . . no difference with any of them . |
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| 1255670 | 2012-01-23 23:51:00 | Try a different cable? | Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1255671 | 2012-01-24 00:09:00 | If it were the cable, it would happen on my other XP install. I can switch back and forth and only this fresh install has the problem. | Vicx (11114) | ||
| 1255672 | 2012-01-24 00:46:00 | If you did install the NIC drivers, did you get them from the ASUS site?? Could be a router prob. Its not a recent modem/router is it? What version of the firmware is on the router? Looks like its up to 3.64y | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1255673 | 2012-01-24 00:47:00 | Have you tried changing speed and duplex setting in the network adapter config? If you're on Auto, try manually setting it to 100Mb Full Duplex, if you're already on something else manually, try setting it to Auto. You said you downloaded the latest drivers: where did you get the latest driver from? |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1255674 | 2012-01-24 01:12:00 | downloaded the drivers under XP > LAN: www.asus.co.nz how did I change to/from auto and 100mb full duplex? edit: just googled it, changed it from Auto to 100mb full duplex, but still getting the same problem. |
Vicx (11114) | ||
| 1255675 | 2012-01-24 01:52:00 | all fixed now. I loaded the old HDD to find out what drivers I was using, turns out it was even newer drivers, not from the Asus site. Googled it and found the drivers at an unofficial Atheros drivers site: www.atheros.cz | Vicx (11114) | ||
| 1255676 | 2012-01-24 02:06:00 | Yeah, I was going to say that myself - Asus and other motheboard companies do not typically have the most up-to-date drivers on their websites. You will usually get much newer drivers from the actual device manufacturer or elsewhere, as is the case with Atheros stuff (Don't think Atheros actually release drivers themselves to the public directly) |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1255677 | 2012-01-24 02:09:00 | that would explain why there were so many sites with the drivers I was looking for, but none looked official, so I went with that slightly dodgy looking unofficial Atheros site. thanks again for the help guys. |
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