Weird Internet Issues

[Shjinta]

Alright,

So my Internet goes from the basement, through a router, up 2 floors to my switch then into my PC.

The problem I'm having is every little bit windows will suddenly say network cable unplugged, then plugged back in... If that doesn't happen, I'll suddenly lose the internet and I'll have to reboot my PC to get it back. Fucking weird.. I'm using a onboard LAN card. Windows XP 64bit completely up to date.

Any ideas?

[Khrymsyn]

Shjinta, you say it goes from the basement, up 2 floors and then into a switch?

Is there anything else on that switch? If not, do you have access to something else you can put on that switch like a laptop or something? Do those items lose connectivity? Have you tried a different port on the switch? Have you tried a different network cable?

[Shjinta]

Originally Posted by Khrymsyn

Shjinta, you say it goes from the basement, up 2 floors and then into a switch?

Is there anything else on that switch? If not, do you have access to something else you can put on that switch like a laptop or something? Do those items lose connectivity? Have you tried a different port on the switch? Have you tried a different network cable?

My Xbox 360 and my other PC plug into the switch. When I lose the net on my PC the others don't lose the net.

[biosc1]

Tried a different cable from the switch to you pc? I've had that happen before where a cable went on the fritz...swap the cables from your 360 (known working).

[DoctorFinger]

Try either a new cable, or use a different port on the switch. I had a single port on one of my switches die once.