Computer losing wired connection for a couple seconds and reconnects
I've recently been experiencing an issue that's most noticeable while I am playing games. The ethernet is losing connection for a couple seconds and reconnecting (The ethernet icon on the bottom right shows a red X for a couple seconds and my game freezes). It happens sporadically and I am not sure what is causing the problem.
Here are the things I have tried:
- Updated BIOS
- Updated Ethernet Drivers
- Tried both ethernet ports on the motherboard.
- Restarted computer, router, and modem.
- Updated router firmware.
- Run full virus scan
Anybody have any idea?
PC: Win 10 64 bit Ethernet Intel & Killer ethernet
Router: UniFi USG
Model: Arris 8100
The connection from my pc: -> Unmanaged Switch -> Router
The network connection flicking can have a lot of reasons. In most cases I have seen the reasons were:
- bad patchcord (replace it)
- bad contacts (clean and straighten them)
- NIC damage (replace it or, if it is on-board, disable it and add new discrete one)
And in some cases the connection speed fixing (remove auto-negotiation from NIC and/or commutator port settings) helps.