[morte615]

I am dropping packets somewhere and it is greatly slowing down my internet.

I have a Verizon DSL version of the Westell A90 modem/router (so no skipping the router option) and the Wireless works fine but when I connect my desktop computer to the wired connection it starts to drop packets and pages quit loading. My former desktop would work fine, this is another one that was pulled out of storage and had a fresh install of Windows Vista.

If I ping (with -t) loopback I do not lose any packets, when i ping my router (192.168.1.1) then it starts to lose packets (probably 3 in 15 or so). I have released and renewed the IP, reset the winsock, and the TCP stack.

I am out of ideas on ways to fix this! Please Help!!

[JohnWill]

First, try booting in Safe Mode with Networking with the wired connection and see if that still drops packets. Also, try a new cable to see if that has an effect.

If none of this has an effect on the issue, I'd start thinking the NIC may be defective.

[morte615]

Running in safe mode still does it, and on the 3rd cable so not that either.

Yeah the card is a built on so I may have to get new card I guess.

Thanks

[JohnWill]

Well, if Safe Mode still has the issue, I'd try a PCI NIC, they're pretty cheap and that is starting to look like a better possibility.

[morte615]

Well I happened to have a USB to Nic adapter, threw that on and it works. Actually faster than it ever did

So the problem was the NIC card.
Thanks everyone!

[JohnWill]

Good deal, thanks for the feedback.