Network disconnects

[DysfunktinaL]

Hello there,

I have Windows XP SP2 intigrated, on an Intel 865PERL Pentium 4 3.0 Gig prescott (onboard NIC). I am getting network disconnects, and I am the only one on my LAN who is getting them. I have another computer (room-mate's) and an X-BOX on the same router, and nothing like this is happening, so I know it is no a faulty router, or an ISP issue. Up untill today, I did not know that this issus had a sort of schedual to it, however a friend messaged me last night on AIM while I was away, and when this conneciton issue pops up, it acts as if everyone in your buddy list just connected. So his windows stayed open through the night, and every time this happend, it said 'Name has signed on at TIME' Well, this is what I got throughout the night:

NAME signed on at 8:54:22 PM.

NAME signed on at 9:24:14 PM.

NAME signed on at 9:54:16 PM.

NAME signed on at 10:24:19 PM.

NAME signed on at 10:54:20 PM.

NAME signed on at 11:24:23 PM.

NAME signed on at 11:54:24 PM.

NAME signed on at 12:24:26 AM.

NAME signed on at 12:54:28 AM.

NAME signed on at 1:24:30 AM.

NAME signed on at 1:54:32 AM.

NAME signed on at 2:24:34 AM.

NAME signed on at 2:54:36 AM.

NAME signed on at 3:24:38 AM.

NAME signed on at 3:54:40 AM.

NAME signed on at 4:24:42 AM.

NAME signed on at 4:54:44 AM.

NAME signed on at 5:24:46 AM.

NAME signed on at 5:54:48 AM.

NAME signed on at 6:24:51 AM.

NAME signed on at 6:54:53 AM.

NAME signed on at 7:24:56 AM.

NAME signed on at 7:54:57 AM.

NAME signed on at 8:24:59 AM.

NAME signed on at 8:55:01 AM.

NAME signed on at 9:25:04 AM.

NAME signed on at 9:55:06 AM.

NAME signed on at 10:25:08 AM.

NAME signed on at 10:55:10 AM.

NAME signed on at 11:25:12 AM.

NAME signed on at 11:55:15 AM.

As you can see, this issue pope up around 25 and 55 of each hour, more specificly, 24 and 54, since the timestamp only appears when I get reconnected.

Any help on this matter would be most extreamly helpful, as you can immagine, not only is this a nuisance to me, but it severly limits the ammunt of gaming I can do.

Matt

[tguy]

Try updating the NIC drivers on your network card to the latest version.

Try hard coding the Duplex Settings to match the maximum port speed your Router will allow, usually in the Advanced Tab of the Network Card Properties.

Try replacing the network cable that connects your PC to the router.

All of those are possible fixes.