Topic '[Win7] > Why would a LAN adapter stall?' in forum 'Computer Hardware Help' - dslreports.com

Re: [Win7] > Why would a LAN adapter stall?

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:23:23 EDT

aguen posted :

Looks like it upgraded OK, so I guess we'll see what happens.

Still not sure why it stalled to begin with.

There are other possibilities that "could" cause a problem like this but getting the latest driver installed is the best first step.

Hopefully you'll have no further problem of a similar nature. :)

Re: [Win7] > Why would a LAN adapter stall?

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:08:55 EDT

UmmaGumma posted : Looks like it upgraded OK, so I guess we'll see what happens.

Still not sure why it stalled to begin with.

Re: [Win7] > Why would a LAN adapter stall?

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:07:48 EDT

aguen posted : You will need to get the latest driver from the Marvell website. If the manufacturer has a later driver for their hardware, don't rely on MS to provide it.

Re: [Win7] > Why would a LAN adapter stall?

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:06:47 EDT

Sandman5 posted : You can get the driver directly from Marvell here »www.marvell.com/support/download···24147989

Device Manager is just using Windows Update, and therefor may not have the latest version.
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Re: [Win7] > Why would a LAN adapter stall?

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 14:49:17 EDT

UmmaGumma posted : When I try to update through the Device Manager, it tells me I have the most current version.

I'll try to attach some screen caps.....

Re: [Win7] > Why would a LAN adapter stall?

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 14:26:42 EDT

aguen posted : Create a system restore point, then install the latest driver. It's been available since last March and no problems reported. IF, you get any issues related to the new driver, then restore your system from the restore you created.

The "browser" in this case is a feature in most recent Windows OS's. It pertains to finding/providing network resources on a LAN. There can be only one master browser on a lan at a time.

Re: [Win7] > Why would a LAN adapter stall?

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 14:04:53 EDT

UmmaGumma posted : Device Manager shows 11.22.3.9, date 9/28/2009

I know you're going to say Update, but that always makes me skittish.

There are multiple computers, but only two running Win7 and they were the only ones powered up at the time. I'm not sure if either is a Master.

Re: [Win7] > Why would a LAN adapter stall?

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:57:29 EDT

aguen posted : What version of the Win7 x64 Marvell driver are you using? The most current one available is ver. 11.45.4.3

The 2nd. event listed regarding the "browser" is not important to this issue, I'm assuming you have multiple PC's on your network and one of them had assumed the "master browser" role.

Re: [Win7] > Why would a LAN adapter stall?

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:18:05 EDT

UmmaGumma posted : I keep forgetting about the Even Viewer, partially because I can't read it.

I believe this was the first error:

Log Name:      System
Source:        yukonw7
Date:          1/30/2013 1:52:36 PM
Event ID:      101
Task Category: None
Level:         Error
Keywords:      Classic
User:          N/A
Computer:      (Desktop Name)
Description:
Driver status 1
Event Xml:

  
    
    101
    2
    0
    0x80000000000000
    
    140661
    System
    GWDX4300
    
  
  
    \Device\NDMP5
    Marvell Yukon 88E8071 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller
    000008000200380000000000650007E000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000073 6B676573697271

Then a few near duplicates of that with slightly different Binary Data, then this:


Log Name:      System
Source:        bowser
Date:          1/30/2013 1:56:48 PM
Event ID:      8003
Task Category: None
Level:         Error
Keywords:      Classic
User:          N/A
Computer:      (PC Name)
Description:
The master browser has received a server announcement from the computer (Laptop Name) that believes that it is the master browser for the domain on transport NetBT_Tcpip_{4E34BFB9-3FA8-4AD2-A105-21F4AC8BE102}. The master browser is stopping or an election is being forced.

Re: [Win7] > Why would a LAN adapter stall?

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 11:33:13 EDT

aguen posted : There are several possible reasons why this problem occurred, however you should start trying to figure it out by looking in the Event Viewer, to see if anything network/dhcp related happened around the time of the loss of network connectivity, then we can make a better assessment of what needs to be done.

[Win7] > Why would a LAN adapter stall?

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 09:45:18 EDT

UmmaGumma posted : I was transferring some files from a desktop to a laptop over a wired gigabit LAN. Somewhere during the process it stopped giving the 'location no longer available' error.

I noticed that the Icon on the taskbar had changed to 'No Internet access', so I thought the modem/router was rebooting for some reason, but it wasn't. The notebook still had web access.

Digging further, I found that the desktop had no LAN access at all. Device manager showed nothing unusual, nor could I find anything in the Windows Firewall. None of the Trouble shooting guides or utilities could find anything.

Upon a full PC reboot, it came back and has been working fine ever since, including file transfers across the LAN

OS is Win 7 64 Bit Home
LAN adapter is motherboard mounted and is Gigabit.