Hi Sylvain,

I have "solved" my problem by installing a new adapter ($10. + taxes).

But I thought that I would describe everything (that I can remember) that I've encountered/tried in solving this:

1) All was just fine when I took delivery of the system.
One of the first things I did was to go to Windows Update. There were several critical updates that I installed, and under hardware (driver) updates it listed the Marvell Yukon. But at that time I decided to wait until I had thing installed before I fiddled with that one.
2) After installing Office 2003, VFP 8 SP1 and a few other things, I decided now was OK to update the driver from Windows Update.
I did this and after re-boot I got the network icon lower right (Systray) showing no cable connected! I pulled-replugged that cable a few times, but no joy. I installed the "Virtual cable tester" that comes with the Marvell Yukon but it couldn't see the cable.
3) I did a Windows RESTORE POINT to before the driver update. Same thing - cable seemed to be UNplugged!!!
So I went to the ASUS CD and installed the Marvell drivers from that. It seemed to work (no more 'disconnected'.
4) Ran for several days just fine. Eventually, installed another software. After reboot for install, AGAIN "disconnected".
5) I re-installed the driver from the ASUS CD and rebooted. All seemed well again.
6) A couple of days later I installed more software. AGAIN disconnected on reboot. This time I tried another 'port' on the hub, but no joy. Then I tried another cable from that hub and I GOT A CONNECTION! So I put the original cable back and all was OK. BUT... next reboot, 'disconnected' AGAIN! This time I unplugged the same cable, waited a few seconds, and re-plugged. All was OK. Next reboot, SAME thing - 'disconnect'.
7) So I went to ASUS site and downloaded latest driver from there. Installed it, rebooted, and 'disconnect' AGAIN!!!
8) Changed the MTU setting a couple of times, but no joy (reboots after each, each with a 'disconnect' requiring physical disconnect, wait 2 seconds, then reconnect!!!
9) Finally, I bought the $10. D-Link 10/100 Ethernet adapter, installed it, plugged in same cable and all seems fine now.

It is worth mentioning again that everything EXCEPT IE (and FireFox, also downloaded during all this to try to isolate problem) was perfectly fine in its operation... Outklook mail receive/send was as fast/normal as ever, LAN operations were as fast/reliable as ever. Just web pages were BAD. They connected to site, started displaying, then just sat and sat with never a time-out!

In summary, for $11.50 I think I've been rid of a major AGGRAVATION! I've left the Marvell installed/defined but simply have no cable attached to it.

cheers


>Hi Jim. I have the same motherboard with the Marvell Yukon and I have problems with my network connection too (DSL also). I connect fine, but after a while, I wont be able to connect to any website. My only solution the is to turn off the modem and turn it back on. I may have to repeat this operations 2 or 3 times per hour.
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>I didn't find any solution so far. I've contacted my ISP and they didn't have any more brilliant ideas than to reduce the protection of my firewall 8-(
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>One thing I did notice, is that the Workstation service take a long time to start when I boot. It will take near a minute to start up. It's easy to know when it's up because all of a sudden my firewall, antivirus and other services will then start. Do you have the same behaviour?
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>Please let me know when (and if) you find the solution to this anoying problem.
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>>Hi Have a newish system.
>>It has been running fine except for 1 thing - after installing software the Network Adapter seems to feel that the cable has been disconnected (Marvell Yukon on-board of ASUS A8V Deluxe).
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>>Yesterday I d/led and installed a new driver for it from ASUS. Same thing happens, but now also IE never completely 'opens' a page! This is a DSL service.
>>Outlook and the LAN itself work just fine.
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>>My other 2 systems run fine for IE.