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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
Worth a try, seems to have fixed it for me:
Go to Start > Right click Computer, select Manage > Device Manager > Network Adapters > Right click and 'Uninstall' your network adapter > Restart your computer. Windows 7 should reinstall the driver from Windows Update, if not then manually install the latest version yourself.
So what do i need to do? i only got 1 wired cat 5e cable! the other ethernet #2 is empty
Yes. I believe the number one, two and three resolutions were to UPDATE (install or reinstall) the latest drivers in your machine for; 1) the WIRELESS ADAPTER, 2) the ETHERNET adapter and 3) the video card adapter. I did all three and tested it each time. It stabilized significantly after just updating the first one.
Guys, is this problem fixed?
A few days ago, I though let me reinstal my computer, i deleted all my software and OS, and reinstal it again with the "newest and updated" software, and now i got the same problem as you guys noticed! AND I'M DRIVING NUTSSSSS!!
The last 4 hours i'm searching me to death to solve this problem! but cant find how to fix! al the options above doesn't work!
Ive got the striker 2 extreme (nForce 790i ULTRA SLI) With NVidia networking version 73.13.
Almost every 5 minutes my disconection is gone! and when i try to fix it with the problem fixer, it said "default gateway not available"!
and anybody knows when the new software is available? and what to do now, withoud getting this problem! help help.....
