P4C800 onboard LAN droping connection

[Rocky]

I just finished building a new PC, and the only problem so far is that the
onboard LAN on the P4C800-E Deluxe is dropping the net connection after 5
minutes. Rebooting brings it back online, then off again after 5 minutes.

No routers or anything like that in use, just straight into the cable modem.
Plugging the CM back into my old PC and the net works fine,so it is not an
ISP issue, it's only happening on the Asus board... any ideas?

Thanks

Alistair

 

[Vic LeArndt]

I have almost the same problem. Also with a P4C800-E Deluxe.
My problem occurs when I'm using NewsPro v3.75 News-agent.
When downloading headers, I get maximun DL rate during approx 5 minutes,
then DL speed goes down to 40kb/s - exactly 40kb/s.
When I cancel all DL streams, and start them again, I'm back to full DL
stream, i.e. 750kb/s

When using the old computer, with the same NewsPro version, I have constant
DL rate.

So, this is definitely MB related - the onboard network adaptor.

Also, when downloading large files with NewsPro, I do not have this fault,
i.e. I get the maximum DL all time.

I have also tried other newsreaders, and the computer behaves the same, i.e.
when DL headers it goes down th 40kb/s after a few minutes.

So, what gives? Known fault?
PS. WinXP, SP1. all corrections applied.
Latest drivers installed, as per ASUS.com recommendations

 

[Rocky]

I have almost the same problem.

What is bugging me now is, I cannot locate a support contact for Asus! Their
website sucks, when I eventually get to a support contact link, it is an
error page!

Alistir

 

[Rocky]

Found problem - infected by two fricking virii on my brand new PC FFS!

Alistair