Vrmithrax
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Just something to check on, sirsnipps... What internet security settings or software are you running? I ask, because I was experiencing very similar behavior on my son's computer, and it turned out to be a flaky setup of Comodo firewall software. For some reason, the Windows firewall was on as well, and the system kept flipping the "network detection" settings between established private network and a new unknown public one. It was driving us bonkers for the longest time, and we ran round and round with different wireless connectors, etc. But, as is happening with you, even wired ethernet had issues, which pointed me away from hardware and towards something in the drivers or operating system. Once we uninstalled and reinstalled the security software, everything worked fine.
Might be worth a check...
Might be worth a check...