f***ing hell, well, it isn't fixed the way i want it to be fixed, but it's fixed
it's a problem with my onboard nic, there's a really long thread at MSI's forums i just found about it here:
http://www.msi.com.tw/program/e_serv...043f3eff8ce7a6
aparently a lot of older 10baseT hubs, switches, routers, and modems and this nic don't work together, and my modem is on the list of verified non working until MSI releases an updated bios or driver to fix it
*goes to install a PCI nic now*
thanks for the help guys