Why I have to restart my brand new monster Vista 64 machine whenever I want to play a game online?

I have a new brand, solid as a rock, high-end, cry of monster machine, fresh out of the box, fully updated with all updates from MS:
Intel Core i7 920 @ 2.67GHz
12 GB DDR3 RAM
2 TB of hard drive space
64-bit Edition of Windows Vista Home premium.
2 x Nvidia 295 in SLI

I can do pretty much everything on this subject with the results you expect.  I can surf the web at lightning speed (assuming I'm not using IE8, who remember using NETSCAPE ago 15 years on a 14.4 modem), I can play any game I want with amazing performance.

So why can't play ANY game online without first restarting my PC?
I say play... City of Heroes for 12 hours or 12 minutes.  Disconnect me, go to sleep and the next day... No.  It does not connect to the DBserver.  I load the battle field (ANY of the battlefield series) and cannot update the list of servers.  I have a strong connection to rock, I can connect to ANY game online with all 4 of my installations of XP without problem (Yes, I mean when the Vista machine does not work on one game from all others work with this game without problem) The ONLY fix I have found is to restart the Vista Machine... single... time... I want to play an online game.

I found the article on article on the post on the blog that talks about Vista incompatible nature with online games, including of Microsofts OWN games online.  The only answer I found Microsoft has been, and I am paraphrasing here "is not as bad as everyone say it's.

Explanations?  Solutions?

Hello Wachinagi,

Thank you for posting.  The first thing is to check the power save options of your NIC (Ethernet card) in the Device Manager and make sure that it is configured to not allow.  I think that your NIC could go into powere saving mode.  I suggest you check the settings of your router and firewall.  Make sure that the appropriate ports are opened for the games.   Could also include the anti-anti-virus/firewall software you are using.

Please let me know if it helps. Zack
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