Windows 10 - random ethernet issues

[jonessa]

Hi folks,

I've just completed an upgrade build and i'm experiencing random ethernet disconnects (most notably when gaming). On average, it's about every 8-15 minutes. Log on the router states "admin timeout from 192.168.1.***"

Sometimes, the connectionn recovers after 30/40 seconds or more. Otherwise, the connection completely drops and states that there's no ethernet cable connected? Then comes back after 1-2 minutes.

Same cable as last build. Same router. Same scoet etc. Nothing has changed except a new build and fresh install of W10.

I did have a similar problem in the past, but I can't remember how I fixed it!

Any advice appreciated

 

[jonessa]

What is the ethernet adaptor in use, or at least the motherboard?

It sounds like a possible driver issue, but what says there is no cable connected the router or the PC?
As a first step I'd probably try another cable and a different port on the router just to be safe, it could be that there is something either slightly loose or not quite right with the cable, but from what you're describing it sounds like it's possibly either a driver issue or something happening with the hardware on the eithernet port (I had one going back 20+ years that would just drop to something like ~10kbs, it turned out it was overheating, but that was an old realtek 10/100 PCI card).

Thanks for the reply.

Embarrassingly, after messing with settings and drivers for a few hours, the problem still remained. I took your advice and decided to change the cable. In the 2 hours i've used it since, the problem seems to have gone. Thanks for your input!