Vista causes network disconnects

[JamesD]

Hey people, this is a strange one. It seems that my vista PC is causing the entire network to disconnect, but I still stay connected. On our network we have my vista pc, a xp home laptop and a macbook. Periodically they get disconnected but I'm fine. Can anybody shed any light into what's causing this and how to fix it? It happens to a Belkin 54g router and also a router that was sent from Sky. Cheers.

[Jay]

it could be the IP6 issue, it can do some very strange thiongs to networks. Turn off IP6 support.

[JamesD]

IPv6 is disabled and it still happens... Could it be something to do with Sky? Just seems odd that my PC stays fine.

[hypnoticstate]

running media (songs for example) is known to slow or disconnect a network when using vista, i read somewhere.

[synaesthesia]

Those issues were fixed probably around 6 months ago re media playing and network performance. Don't suppose you have access to another router - preferably not a Belkin one? (i.e. even give the ISP supplied jobby a go) and see if that improves things.