Time Capsule ethernet connection drops when backup on Windows XP

Hi,
I have my Time Capsule connected with ethernet cable to my computer (Windows XP Pro SP3) everything works just fine until I start a backup from the PC.
The disk is connected to my PC as a network drive and I use the softare Cobian for the backup.
The connection drops after few minutes (not even 12G) of backup and I then can't access to the Time Capsule or internet...nothing works anymore.
After a reboot I can access to the Time Capsule again.
DOES IT WORK WITH WINDOWS ?????
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