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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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Windows 7 QnA
i still have the same problem with my nvidia nforce 680i sli built in ethernet on both vista 64-bit and on window 7 build 7100... ive tried multiple solutions including disabling the bonjour service. its getting very anoying having to reset the adapter every 20-30 minutes.
I think I may have found the solution.
First make sure that you are using the latest driver from Nvidia. That is : NvidianForce 10/100/1000Mbps Ethernet. Version 73.0.6.0
Next go to local Area connections
Select Properties
In Network Tab - Uncheck Internet Protocol Version 6(TCP/lPv6)
Highlight Internet Protocol Version4(TCP/lPv4) Click Properties
Go to General Tab
Select Use following DNS Server
Perferred DNS Server Address 4.2.2.2
Alternate DNS Server Address 4.2.2.1
Click "OK"
That worked for me ! Hope this Helps !
After scouring forums for solutions and trying the one above (which worked for a bit, then failed), I finally found one on the EVGA forums that worked for me.
What I wound up doing finally is uninstalling my updated Nvidia ethernet drivers, allowing Win7 to load the default drivers, and it's worked flawlessly since. I had out of habit started out with the latest version of the drivers when upgrading my machine, and apparently in my case, the 15.51 (Ethernet v73.14) Nvidia drivers were actually causing the issue.
I was able to re-enable the IPv6 as well.
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...
