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What could cause a network interface to intermittently drop?

What could cause a network interface to intermittently drop?

I bought a new computer (ASUS CG5270) last week. It would randomly shut itself off, so I returned it and got a replacement. This one doesn't have that problem, but seems to be malfunctioning.

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It turns out the problem is Vista was trying to help. In the settings for the network card, I found a checkbox for the setting "Allow Windows to turn off this device to save power." The setting was checked. Unchecking the setting seems to have made my problems go away; today I've used Youtube and iTunes radio stations with no problems.