[Rellin]

I dont know if I should post this in the hardware forum or not but here it is anyway. I set up a new system and I have it connected to my router and that's connected to the modem and you know the story. That works fine, however, this computer's internet is super slow or it just stops and doesn't work. I use comcast high speed internet and i've downloaded at 600kb/s before. My new machine runs on an nForce 3 Ultra chipset (AKA built in hardware firewall). I think that is what is slowing it down. I have minimal options when in the Network Connections window, and nothing that indicates speed (or stability). I have the drivers installed, too.

Anyone else having similar problems, or know how to fix this? Am I wrong about the nForce 3's overprotective firewall?

Things to note:
-I do not have SP2 installed as of now
-Missing several unimportant drivers
-I can use the internet but it's slow and cuts off during downloads
-I am somehow able to use windows update