Can anyone help me with network issues

[grasscutter]

hi,

I have a netgear router which my PC is wired to, in the last few days the small computers in the system tray have appeared with a red cross saying that the network cable has been unplugged, every so often it will connect again but for no longer than 30 seconds and it dissconnects again.

I have plugged my laptop into the same cable and it works fine the connection is fine and does not drop.

Im guessing theres a problem with my computer which is not allowing it to see the router im just not sure what settings to play with.

I have a intergrated lan card on my PC which is only a couple of months old

any ideas?

thanks
James

 

[tolien]

Try another network card, or boot off something like a Ubuntu LiveCD and see if it does the same?

 

[grasscutter]

thanks for the reply, but i need to ask what is a Ubuntu LiveCD?

 

[tolien]

Ubuntu Linux. The LiveCD's a CD (surprise) you can boot from.