I just built a new computer: Intel core i7 2600K, ASUS Sabertooth P67 motherboard and installed a new OEM Windows 7 Pro. I have Windows on an SSD so it is lightning fast and starts fast after bootup. My computer is connected to a Linksys WRT54GS router using DHCP. My issue is with network connecting. It takes around 2 minutes to connect to the netowork. The small blue circle turns for 2 minutes then all of my desktop gadgets come on and all is well. I have looked everywhere as to why the computer takes so long to acquire an address from the router, but can't find anything. My drivers are all up to date as I used Driver Detective to update all drivers. Any suggestions? Is there some setting in Windows that is causing it to check and check something I don't need. My other computer also Windows 7 pro does not have this issue and the router has not been changed or modified.

One more bit of information, when I start my iPad2, it connects to the router instantaneously.

Hi, Thanks for the post! I suggest you update the BIOS to the latest one, then uninstall and reinstall the network card driver using your Device Manager (instead of the third-party tool). Restart the computer to check if the issue persists. If it doesn't work, please try to test it in Safe Mode with networking and do a Clean Boot. Regards, Miya This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. | Please remember to click "Mark as Answer" on the post that helps you, and to click "Unmark as Answer" if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

OMG figured it out. I checked my BIOS and it is the latest version. Then I tried to uninstal and re-instal the network driver using device manager, no luck so I reinstalled my Intel drivers for the Proset 82579V. I was about to do the Clean Boot but thought of something else. I looked at my start up in Event Manager and noticed two error messages. One was for Roxio Hard Drive Watcher, the other was for HP Cue DeviceDiscovery. After looking up what they do, I used my AutoStart Program Viewer to turn them off. When I re-booted, my connection to the router was instantaneous. Litterally after BIOS I am in Windows and connected in 15 seconds. So I guess these two programs caused some sort of internal wait states or delays as they tried to do something and held up the connection to the network. Hope this helps someone else, Event Manager is a good place to start. Thank you Miya for the suggestions.

Glad to hear you figured it out! Great work! Regards, MiyaThis posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. | Please remember to click "Mark as Answer" on the post that helps you, and to click "Unmark as Answer" if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.