Looks like you didn't connect to the lan.
Anyways. We will do this again later.
First install the latest driver from intel
https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/18713/Ethernet-Intel-Network-Adapter-Driver-for-Windows-7-?product=32208
You need either the 32 bit or the 64 bit. You can find out by looking at the system info.
Test and let us know.
OK. Here is the new info. (edited for higher res pic)
Updated to driver ver - 10.1.17.0
Date - 10/20/11
Netstat info in pic.
Performance: LAN only (wifi not connected to this network).... ran over night without the MR-Edit losing connection to the MR18. So far, so good.
During all this time the Belkin network-USB hub ate a bad burrito and gave up the ghost. It stopped letting the DR260 "port" connect, then the entire hub disappeared. This happened before the driver change and continues after the update. Instead of buying another USB hub I will go old school and use a channel (recently made available by going mono for playback) on my 4-chan mix to stage snake for the serial connection.
Next tests, if this continues well, is to revert to earlier sleep and screen settings.
If this is the end, thanks all... particularly Geert
for finding the needle in the haystack.