Internet Connection Problem

[Daninku]

I have cable internet and since I built this new PC I'm having problems with the conenction. It disconnects after a while, and I have to restart the computer to get connected again. The modem still shows as connected and recieving data, however BitTorrent stops downloading, IE doesn't connect to any websites and Live Messenger disconnects. The modem is connected via USB. I don't have a router only Windows Firewall. TCPIP.SYS is patched but it's not the problem since I've been having this before I patched it.

Any ideas?

Thanks a lot.

This a screenshot of both the Device Manager and the Internet and Network connections in the Control Panel. Note that it doesn't who any type of message in the system tray when there is no connection!

Edited January 9, 2007 by Daninku

[Daninku]

any ideas? :/ just noticed it happens when bittorrent is running, not 100% sure though.

[Daninku]

:/ comon guys :p

[miinamd]

My suggestion is to use a Ethernet Card and check whether your Internet Connection is working properly

Also enable both the boxes instead of one in Network Connection Properties

[Unimatrix Xero]

yea i would get an ethernet card, or if your mobo has one built it then i would use that as USB isnt very fast/stable (in my experience) for Broadband

[Pippin666]

USB internet tend to desync after a while. I hope for you that both modem and usb are 2.0,... Check the usb driver also,...

Pip'

[war]

Correct, USB 2.0 was never intended to be used as an internet connect. It's the cheap route! :(

[Daninku]

They're both USB 2.0. Unfortunately the PCI NIC I had in my old PC died, and even if I had one I can't use it since I don't have enough PCI ports. Note sure if the EVGA 680i has a built-in ethernet card. The drivers are up to date from the manufacturer website.

EDIT: On the mobo manual it says:

DUAL Onboard LAN

- Two LAN interfaces built-in nboard

- Supports 10 / 100 / 1000 Mbit/sec Ethernet

Does that mean it has one? If so, I'm lucky :)

[war]

Yes you have two of them. It says both are Ethernet which is the Nics. Onboard lan means its build onto the mother board...

[Daninku]

I think I found them, thought they were something else doh >.< Gotta turn off now, I'll be back to you in a minute. Thanks for the help, very much appreciated.

[war]

No problem, hope it helps...

[Daninku]

jeez man it's faster!!!

I was searching through the cables I have in this box. I found a different sort of internet cable, the one I used to use before is smaller, I mean the one I'm using now is wider. When I used the USB cable it used to say 12Mbits in the system tray, now it says 100Mbits! Till now it's working, but I have to see if it disconnects again after some time.

[Daninku]

Still going strong...

By the way, is there anything I can use to connect the modem to the UPS? It is connected via a transformer, and the end of the cable has two holes.

[gemstock2004]

Use Ethernet Card it is better than USB

[Daninku]

Oh yes, now it's connecting to the Ethernet Card not to the USB. yesterday it was working fine, but today it's slow as hell, never seen it like this in 3 years. The TEST light on the cable is flashing constantly.

TEST LED stopepd flashing, but the connection is still slow, especiall local websites, and my POP3 account. May be something from our local barebone service provider. Or could it be the nVidia firewall?

Edited January 12, 2007 by Daninku