Hobo did a funny!

[Hobo]

What network chip you got? realtek? intel? you should never use the drivers that come with your motherboard CD.. Those are atleast 1 year old most of the time as they were burnt and boxed with the motherboard on launch. Download the latest and greatest from the motherboard's website or for some chips you need to download it from their own.

+1
but i believe it was the internet fault, not a old driver directly, probably both.

No, internet was fine because I was on my laptop downloading the updated drivers.