Hello, I purchased a new computer 2 days ago to play games on. But basically every few hours I cannot access the internet. It is not the internet connection as with my laptop it has never dropped. They were both connected via the LAN cable and am connected to the internet through the university connection (so I cannot change any settings) The specifications are: E6320 at £2.8ghz P5N-E SLI 640mb 8800GTS 2GB PC 6400 250GB SATA II Samsung DVD-RW LightScribe X-Fi Sound Card More specifications can be found here where I bought it Here Basically what happens is I am happily on the internet and then then I cannot access it anymore, there is nothing saying that there is anything wrong with the internet connection, it just stops. I then try and "repair" the connection and it just goes to limitted connectivity, it does this with both auto assigned IPs and manual IPs. I have tried installing the drivers again but that is a no go as it just crashes, it also crashes when I basically do anything with the network card. I am wanting to purchase a new LAN card, is that a good idea and will it solve my problem? Just as an after thought, I paid £380 for the machine, is that a good deal? (Been out of PC's for a while) It was without the monitor, just the base unit, and he swapped the 8600GT for a 8800GTS 640mb. Thanks.
PS: Also, even when I restart the computer it doesn't solve the problem. It does sometimes but I need to switch it completely off for a few minutes and then switch it back on again.
Go into your system>device manager page and see if there are any conflicts. Since it keeps crashing when you try to access it, it sounds to me like there could be something else trying to use the same address.
are you using the same program just before it crashes every time or does it seem to be specifically time related ?
Hi, there is usually no problem with the internet. I think it is mainly after I have been downloading a large file, say over 200mbs or so. Usually it is fine, just occasionally it screws up. And then I need to leave the computer off for a few minutes before it will let me reconnect. (Limited Connectivity)
