Hello, Lewk in the Chat room has been trying to help me out with this problem. I came here to post a photo and he suggested others might be able to help as well.

I just got a new Desktop, before then I used a desktop and a laptop hooked up to a cable gateway. Never had any problems til I got this new PC. It is a used PC, a friend gave it to me, completely random I get DCed with it saying Limited connectivity. Sometimes its fine for hours, sometimes it HAPPENS back to back many times. My laptop stays connect and runs fine, its just the desktop that does it.

I try to use the "diagnose and repair" feature of Vista and it gives me 3 options.
The options are as follow:

1) A problem with your network router or Broadband modem might be preventing an internet connection.
2) Automatically get new IP settings for the network adapter "Local area connection"
3) Reset the network adapter "Locl area connect"

Option 3 is the only one that works, and it ALLOWS me to reconnect but the problem still persist.

Lewk asked to see the IP info for my laptop, which is here:

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h31/Nixxo84/IPinfo1.jpg

Also the IP info for the computer with the problem:

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h31/Nixxo84/DesktopIPinfo.jpg

Also would like to note, it seems to do this alot more often when I'm downloading things, using sites like Youtube, and it did it like 6 times just while I was trying to up load these photos on photobucket. I'll be in the chat room or you can contact me at [email protected] if you need ANYMORE info.

Thanks so much for any help.You can try to check speedtest.net or 2wire.com to see your speed, but i doesn't make your speed faster you will just see the speed of your internet.It's not just the speed problem, it's the limited connectivity/Disconnecting problem. I've come to think it only DCs when I'm downloading/uploading/streaming. I can surf the web, sit in chat rooms just fine, but as soon as I start to download something, or for example upload a photo to photobucket, or watch a video on Youtube I get disconnected.Have you tried to call your IS provider? Quote from: KingPincer on APRIL 30, 2009, 08:01:13 AM

Have you tried to call your IS provider?