hey guys,

I am typically minding my own business, whether that is doing homework or browsing the interwebs, when all of a sudden I get a BSOD, and on it is says something along the lines of:

Driver_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL.

and due to the settings I have for such eventualities, it lists the following thingy as the cause:

tcpip.sys

specifically:
Quote Originally Posted by bluescreenviewer
ntoskrnl.exe ntoskrnl.exe+7c1e9 fffff800`03010000 fffff800`035f9000 0x005e9000 0x4e02aaa3 6/22/2011 7:53:23 PM Microsoft® Windows® Operating System NT Kernel & System 6.1.7601.17640

(win7sp1_gdr.110622-1506) Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe
tcpip.sys tcpip.sys+5b87e fffff880`01ad3000 fffff880`01cd7000 0x00204000 0x4e83e948 9/28/2011 8:43:04 PM
the kernel doohicky seems to crash (obviously), once the tcpip does as well. all crashes of this type list only these two, with the tcpip being the instigator. I am always online when this happens.

and yes, I know that the tcpip is about my internet protocal, but I'm not sure of the details. And it only happens when I'm in my dorm.

I have the following specs for interwebz connection:

-Atheros AR8131 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller (NDIS 6.20)

it's that 17.4" screened Asus i7 computer, with a window 7, 64-bit.

yes, I only use ethernet at home (the dorms).

any idea what is causing all this?