Neo FIS2R LAN / NIC issue?

So I have put together a new Neo FIS2R computer in the following setup:
Neo FIS2R with Gigabit LAN and SoundMax audio
Corsair xms twin 256MB pc3200 (512MB total)
2 WD 120GB SE HD
ATI Radeon 9600 Pro
Apple Cinema display 23" LCD
Windows XP
My problem is that my network connection is sometimes intermittent.  For the most part, it tends to stay connected, but occasionally it prompts me to work offline and some programs that use internet access fail to detect a connection.
I have ruled out the router and I think I have ruled out the OS, since I have another computer with the same software configuration running on the network and it never has these problems.  I can only imagine that the Neo LAN has an odd configuration or potentially defective electronics that sometimes act up.
Is anyone else having intermittent network problems with this board?  Any suggestions?
Thanks!

Not sure if the same problem but a couple of ideas. My connection never drops off after boot but every 5th boot or so I would have NO connection at all. I installed the Intel Network Utility(on the MSI CD) and used it to manually set my network speed(in my case 10Mbs Full Duplex) instead of the default "auto". This fixed my problem completely. I am on a cable Lan broadband network.
Another idea; is this happening after coming out of suspend mode?

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    Quote
    Originally posted by OC-Freak
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    It's  known problem MSI boards do not register tempratures right. It could however be resolved by another BIOS update.
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    Quote
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