Additionally if you have a Marvell NIC in 5536 AND then upgrade to 5600, you
will have to uninstall the device (in devmgmt) and then click scan (in
devmgmt) so that it gets installed again. Otherwise the device will not work
properly.
This bug has already been fixed in current builds.
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J.P.
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"Kittie" <Kittie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I found this on http://www.longhornblogs.com/
> I thought my problem was my Linksys router but it was really my network
> card. I have an onboard Marvell Yukon NIC on my Asus AV8. This fix worked
> for me.
>
> Anyone who has installed Vista 5536 on a machine with a Marvell Yukon NIC
> knows that it has issues, you cannot browse websites or really do anything
> functional on the network. One easy way to fix it is to of course install
> the XP NIC Drivers. The other way however, lets you keep the Vista driver
> and just fix the root of the problem. Here's how to do it:
>
> 1. Go to Start -- Run and type "devmgmt.msc" without quotes.
> 2. Expand Network Adapters
> 3. Right Click the Marvell device and go to properties.
> 4. Click on the advanced tab.
> 5. Select IPv4 Checksum Offload and set the Value to Disabled.
> 6. Hit ok and enjoy!
>
> NOTE: This may also work for people who have Realtek network devices and
> are
> experiencing hard system lock-ups when doing anything on the network. No
> promises there but I can confirm this works 100% for Marvell.