Ethernet disconnects after a few hours, reboot fixes, annoying though.

[techguyone]

Just started doing this today, really annoying no idea why. Luckily my PC has a wifi module too although that takes a while to activate.

So normal working on the PC then connectivity goes, shortly afterwards the ethernet icon in task bar goes and is replaced with the globe icon. I can connect using wifi at this point, but if I want ethernet, it's reboot time. I haven't noticed it doing it if I use a particular program or process it literally just dies. Rest of the network is unaffected, just my PC.

Any ideas?

 

[techguyone]

I should add, the wi-fi only works if I physically unplug the ethernet cable.

 

[B4zookaw]

Can you post your specs from your order page please?

 

[techguyone]

Case
CORSAIR 4000D AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Eight Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.7GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
GIGABYTE X570S AORUS PRO AX: ATX (USB 3.2 Gen 1, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX, WI-FI) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 Ti - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 7000MB/R, 5000MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Braided Power Supply Cables
CORSAIR Premium Individually Sleeved PSU Cable Kit Pro - Red
Processor Cooling
Corsair iCUE H100i RGB PRO XT Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00003]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10/11 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Google Chrome™
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
TIMED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND - MON-FRI (BEFORE 2PM)
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PCSpecialist Welcome Book - United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland
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[B4zookaw]

Can you launch device manager, and expand the Network Adapter section and post a screenshot here please? Similar to this:

 

[techguyone]

This is post reboot on ethernet

 

[B4zookaw]

Right click on the Intel I225 adapter and uninstall it. Restart windows and let it detect and reinstall drivers. Then open device manager and right click on the I225 adapter, choose Properties, then Advanced. Look for Speed and Duplex and change to 1.0Gbps Full Duplex. Restart again and see if that makes a difference?

Edit: Also run Windows Update and install any available updates, including drivers under Optional Updates, if present

 

[techguyone]

I don't have 1.0 Gbps , I do have 2.5 Gbps though

 

[B4zookaw]

Odd, I have the same nic, I see 1.0, at top of list:

 

[SpyderTracks]

Just started doing this today, really annoying no idea why. Luckily my PC has a wifi module too although that takes a while to activate.

So normal working on the PC then connectivity goes, shortly afterwards the ethernet icon in task bar goes and is replaced with the globe icon. I can connect using wifi at this point, but if I want ethernet, it's reboot time. I haven't noticed it doing it if I use a particular program or process it literally just dies. Rest of the network is unaffected, just my PC.

Any ideas?

I take it Nord is not connected at these times?

 

[techguyone]

I take it Nord is not connected at these times?

no, no Nord connection, I've rebooted my modem mode VM superhub 4 and am going to wait to see if it reoccurs, if it does I'll include event viewer stuff and see if that brings anything up.

Odd how it just appeared out of nowhere like that.