Network Card issues.

When i'm playing games online or just periodically if i'm surfing the web about every 30-40 minutes i will have to restart my network adapter through the windows troubleshoot system.It was says that the default gateway was not available.I am running a hard line to my modem i dont use a router at the moment.

I am using Windows 7 and the network card i have is the Realtek GBe Family Controller

Type cmd in the start menu then type ipconfig /release then type ipconfig /renew pressing enter after each one.

what exactly does that do?

It releases your current ip address and renews it. Your modem may not be giving out addresses properly when they expire.

so doing that once will set me straight for a while?because repairing my connection when it goes out was never a problem i was jsut getting annoyed over it happening all the time.

so doing that once will set me straight for a while?because repairing my connection when it goes out was never a problem i was jsut getting annoyed over it happening all the time.

eastsideboy

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so doing that once will set me straight for a while?because repairing my connection when it goes out was never a problem i was jsut getting annoyed over it happening all the time.

eastsideboy

Try it and see. Why don't you have a router?

I have a router but at one point i though that it was the problem.Its a old linksys g router thats at least 6 years old so i stopped using it.

yeah i tried doing that and the problem still persist.I'm trying to figure out or not what exactly the issue is.I tried switching out the ethernet cord but that didnt help.So i really am thinking its just the network card.The modem i have is brand new and the connection on that is stable.