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G'day,
While Windows 7 works and looks good, there is one major issue which threatens to derail the entire experience for me.
Several times a day, the default gateway becomes unavailable, which means that the PC running Windows 7 loses internet connectivity. At the same time, other PCs, running Vista, are continuing to work normally. This includes one PC with a WiFi connection and another which is normally wired.
The details of my network controllers (there are two) are as follows.
Description . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller
Manufacturer . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA
Provider . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft
Version . . . . . . . . . . . : 1.0.1.211
Inf File Name . . . . . . . . . : C:\Windows\INF\netnvm32.inf
Inf File Date . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, April 22, 2009 12:47:44 AM
Section Name . . . . . . . . . : NVENET55.NDI
Hardware ID . . . . . . . . . . : pci\ven_10de&dev_0373
Instance Status Flags . . . . . : 0x180200a
Device Manager Status Code . . : 0
IfType . . . . . . . . . . . . : 6
Physical Media Type . . . . . . : 14
The problem is solved by manually having to repair the problem when Windows 7 finds that the default gateway is not avaialble and resets network controller 2.
I have seen that this is not an isolated with several reports on the net, some suggesting that a different driver might help, but which one? Any suggestions?
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It's one of many known nVidia issues with Windows 7 that nVidia must correct, unfortuniately Microsoft has nothing to do with it. I would sugguest that you contact nVidia for assistance.
Jonathan Matthis aka "7tester" on MSN QnA
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Yeah I am not sure if the problem is fixed now for sure or not but I did the bonjour service fix and about 10 min later it went out... I reset it and it hasn't gone out yet so I am not sure it is a total fix... I will let everyone know if it is though.
I have the same problem, but it happens every 5 min.
Network adapter Local Area Connection driver information:
Description . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/1000 PM Network Connection
Manufacturer . . . . . . . . . : Intel
Provider . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft
Version . . . . . . . . . . . : 9.13.4.10
Inf File Name . . . . . . . . . : S:\Windows\INF\nete1e32.inf
Inf File Date . . . . . . . . . : Monday, July 13, 2009 8:46:31 PM
Section Name . . . . . . . . . : E108B
Hardware ID . . . . . . . . . . : pci\ven_8086&dev_108b
Instance Status Flags . . . . . : 0x180200a
Device Manager Status Code . . : 0
IfType . . . . . . . . . . . . : 6
Physical Media Type . . . . . . : 14
Ok i have read this whole forum and I have tried all the solutions expect installing the default drivers. None of them seemed to work. This problem has been going on sense i installed Windows 7. It first started just streaming video and i would loose it occasionally loose it but now over the past week it has started happening multiple times a day.
I have downloaded updates and searched on the internet but still have not fixed the problem. If anyone could help me fix this I would appreciate it.
Here is the detailed problem...
| Diagnostics Information (Network Adapter) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Details about network adapter diagnosis:<br><br><br><br> <br><br><br>Network adapter Local Area Connection 2 driver information:<br><br><br> <br><br><br> <br>Description . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet <br><br><br><br> <br>Manufacturer . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA<br><br><br> <br>Provider . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft<br><br><br> <br>Version . . . . . . . . . . . : 1.0.1.211<br><br><br> <br>Inf File Name . . . . . . . . . : C:\Windows\INF\netnvm64.inf<br><br><br> <br>Inf File Date . . . . . . . . . : Monday, July 13, 2009 8:37:30 PM<br><br><br> <br>Section Name . . . . . . . . . : NVENET55.NDI<br><br><br> <br>Hardware ID . . . . . . . . . . : pci\ven_10de&dev_0373<br><br><br> <br>Instance Status Flags . . . . . : 0x180200a<br><br><br> <br>Device Manager Status Code . . : 0<br><br><br> <br>IfType . . . . . . . . . . . . : 6<br><br><br> <br>Physical Media Type . . . . . . : 14 | <br> | --- |
I had this same issue and it was driving me nuts. I had to update the driver for my Nvidia network controller. It was easy, I just went to the nvidia website, installed a little "check what kind of controller you have" software, and then it downloaded and installed the new drivers. I use an ASUS motherboard with a AMD CPU. After restarting my system i have not had any problems. Good luck...
