Hi there, I'm new to these forums so firstly thanks for reading my post!

I'm having 2 irritating problems at the moment I really could do with some help with, I'm not sure if they are connect but they're doing my nut :

1) Sometimes I can't access the web. By this I mean that when I have an internet connection over my WLAN I can use programs like MSN, Ventrillo (3.0), and various computer games such as World of Warcraft which are connected to the internet but when I open a webpage using either Internet Explorer or Firefox it claims it can't find a server and won't load anything! This seems to occur randomly and comes and goes randomly, systematically shutting down every possible program on my processes list doesn't help.

2) Under my list of network connections I have a "Local Area Connection 3: Network Cable Unplugged" listed as using an NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller. If I try to disable this connection, repair it or uninstall the driver my PC auto restarts (Basically touching it in anyway kills my computer). I'm really not sure what's going on there, currently I'm trying to install a new driver for it but there are no details on what model it is.

For background info, I took my PC to a repair shop a week or so ago due to my harddrive starting to fail, they stuck a new one in, reinstalled windows and all my drivers. I'm guessing they screwed up somewhere? Anyway, thanks in advance, all help welcome.

Rich

Hello there rich, welcome to PCHF! You are using a wireless network right?

Thanks!

Yes I am, I'm connected wirelessly but I have these two other Local Area Connections listed, LAC2 is using Realtek RTL8169/8110 Family Gigabit Ethernet NIC card and can be disabled. LAC3 (the one im having trouble with) just says it's using NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller.

By the way my blue screen of death when I try to fiddle with LAC3 says:
*** STOP: 0x0000007E (0xC0000005,0xF7151761,OxF7A2F698,0xF7A2F394)
*** NVNRM.SYS - Address F7151761 base at F7147000, Datestamp 4253b853

I don't know if that helps.

R

Ok, can you update the Driver for the NVIDIA Network controller? Or does that cause it to reset also?

That was also causing BSOD but I found a link to this: NVIDIA Forums > nForce3 5.11 drivers BSOD
which seems to be about right. Do you think this is why my web browser also refuses to sometimes open web pages aswell?

It could be. Im not an expert on the subject of BSODs and Network controllers. I Will ask around. Sit tight