I am experiencing the very same issue (on at least two different w2k machines, a third will be checked tomorrow), and I’ve come to a couple of conclusions:
- If I unplug the machine from the internet I have no problems.
- If I (in safemode of offline mode) uninstall Avast I can get online with the machine with much more seldom reeboots.
- The issue started after the last update of Avast.
//Ulti…