Unidentified Network (Ethernet)

[Kilage]

Okay so I've been pulling my hair out all morning over this. Last night everything was working fine and this morning I turn on my PC and it says I don't have connection. I do to Network and Sharing Center and it says "Unidentified network"

 

I've spent all morning and afternoon looking up every "fix" I could find on the internet. Everything from updating drivers, changing dns, netsh resets, flush dns, etc. Please help me fix this

 

Network:

Spoiler

 

IPconfig:

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Windows IP Configuration

 

   Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : DalesDesktop
   Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . :
   Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
   IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
   WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
   DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : hsd1.ga.comcast.net

 

Wireless LAN adapter Local Area Connection* 10:

 

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 1A-1C-A2-01-7C-20
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

 

Ethernet adapter Ethernet:

 

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) Ethernet Connection (2) I218-V
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 9C-5C-8E-98-A1-BE
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::9529:20f3:92fd:a82%4(Preferred)
   Autoconfiguration IPv4 Address. . : 169.254.10.130(Preferred)
   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
   DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 127687822
   DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-1F-08-AC-60-9C-5C-8E-98-A1-BE
   DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
                                       fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
                                       fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
   NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

 

Wireless LAN adapter Wi-Fi:

 

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : hsd1.ga.comcast.net
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Qualcomm Atheros AR938x Wireless Network Adapter
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 68-1C-A2-01-7C-20
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
   IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2601:cc:4100:65bd:8dbd:4c5:6a:747b(Preferred)
   Temporary IPv6 Address. . . . . . : 2601:cc:4100:65bd:45f3:806d:8a0e:a929(Preferred)
   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::8dbd:4c5:6a:747b%13(Preferred)
   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.130(Preferred)
   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
   Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Monday, February 20, 2017 5:04:27 PM
   Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Monday, February 27, 2017 5:04:26 PM
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : fe80::68ee:96ff:feb6:2a7c%13
                                       10.0.0.1
   DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.1
   DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 375921826
   DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-1F-08-AC-60-9C-5C-8E-98-A1-BE
   DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 75.75.75.75
                                       75.75.76.76
   NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

 

Tunnel adapter isatap.hsd1.ga.comcast.net:

 

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : hsd1.ga.comcast.net
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

 

Tunnel adapter isatap.{3FBDEA4B-3F36-4182-A9E2-4533C636FD0E}:

 

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #3
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

If you guys need any other info please let me know. I'm connected via wifi right now but it sucks.

[Rohime]

Problem is the configuration of the router, not the PC.   

Has anything happened with it?   Have you done poweron reset etc of the router?   try changing ports if you have that option.     ( might also be the cable)

 

Need model and configuration of the router to be able to help further.

Can you logon to router and check status of the DHCP service, and the port setup.

[Electronics Wizardy]

have you tried a static ip?

 

/16 network seesm unlikey for a home network.

 

 

[Kilage]

2 minutes ago, Rohime said:

Problem is the configuration of the router, not the PC.   

Has anything happened with it?   Have you done poweron reset etc of the router?   try changing ports if you have that option.     ( might also be the cable)

I don't have an extra port but i switched cables with the same result. I did the usual unplug-wait 2 mins-replug of the router and that didn't help. And as far as I know nothing has changed. Worked fine last night, but not this morning.

[Rohime]

1 minute ago, Dale B said:

I don't have an extra port but i switched cables with the same result. I did the usual unplug-wait 2 mins-replug of the router and that didn't help. And as far as I know nothing has changed. Worked fine last night, but not this morning.

The device should have a user interface that you might be able to get to by WiFi.   Whats the device make and model number?   Does it have any status lights? (and a manual to tell you what they mean?)

 

[Kilage]

1 minute ago, Rohime said:

The device should have a user interface that you might be able to get to by WiFi.   Whats the device make and model number?   Does it have any status lights? (and a manual to tell you what they mean?)

 

The router is one of the default comcast ones (cisco I think?) and the UI says everything is fine and dandy, status lights normal. My PC is the only one connected to it via ethernet. Everything else is wifi and they all work fine.

[RileyTheFox]

1 minute ago, Dale B said:

The router is one of the default comcast ones (cisco I think?) and the UI says everything is fine and dandy, status lights normal. My PC is the only one connected to it via ethernet. Everything else is wifi and they all work fine.

Have you tried turning it off and back on again?

[Kilage]

2 minutes ago, EvilCat70 said:

Have you tried turning it off and back on again?

Yes

 

[RileyTheFox]

1 minute ago, Dale B said:

Yes

 

You don't see the joke/meme.

[Kilage]

1 minute ago, EvilCat70 said:

You don't see the joke/meme.

I do but considering I've spent the past 7.5 hours trying to fix this I'm not really in the mood so if you don't want to help please don't post again.

[Rohime]

3 minutes ago, Dale B said:

The router is one of the default comcast ones (cisco I think?) and the UI says everything is fine and dandy, status lights normal. My PC is the only one connected to it via ethernet. Everything else is wifi and they all work fine.

ok so possibilities:

1 - UI is lying to you.

2 - DHCP Range is full (too many wifi devices if they are in the same range).

3 - DHCP on the pluggable subnet is down.

 

Take a look at the UI.   Workout what RANGE of addresses the cabled devices are supposed to be in.    Pick a number inside that range and hard code it into the PC (ie: set a static IP address on the PC). 

 

 

[Kilage]

2 minutes ago, Rohime said:

ok so possibilities:

1 - UI is lying to you.

2 - DHCP Range is full (too many wifi devices if they are in the same range).

3 - DHCP on the pluggable subnet is down.

 

Take a look at the UI.   Workout what RANGE of addresses the cabled devices are supposed to be in.    Pick a number inside that range and hard code it into the PC (ie: set a static IP address on the PC). 

 

 

So under the UI that says Local IP Network, take that info and put it into the IPv4 Properties on the network adapter?

[Rohime]

yes.   The address range is probably something like 

router IP address:192.168.0.1 (for example)

subnet is probably something like: 192.168.1.??? (for example)

 

so IPv4 configuration on the PC would then be:

Default Gateway: 192.168.0.1 (the address of the router).

IP Address: 192.168.1.7 (any number in the range the router provides)

subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 (probably).  

 

 

The ranges could also be   172.x,y.,z    or   10.x.y.z instead.   in which case just swap for the 192.168.y.z 

[Kilage]

1 minute ago, Rohime said:

yes.   The address range is probably something like 

router IP address:192.168.0.1 (for example)

subnet is probably something like: 192.168.1.??? (for example)

 

so IPv4 configuration on the PC would then be:

Default Gateway: 192.168.0.1 (the address of the router).

IP Address: 192.168.1.7 (any number in the range the router provides)

subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 (probably).  

Router says:

IPv4: 10.0.0.1

Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0

 

It doesn't give an end range to the IPv4

 

It also gives IPv6 info, should I work with that too?

[Rohime]

2 minutes ago, Dale B said:

Router says:

IPv4: 10.0.0.1

Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0

 

It doesn't give an end range to the IPv4

 

It also gives IPv6 info, should I work with that too?

ignore IPv6

 

use: 

Default Gateway: 10.0.0.1 (the address of the router).

IP Address: 10.0.0.7 (any number in the range the router provides)

subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 (probably).  

[Rohime]

8 minutes ago, Dale B said:

Router says:

IPv4: 10.0.0.1

Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0

 

It doesn't give an end range to the IPv4

 

It also gives IPv6 info, should I work with that too?

the end of range is actually set by the SubNet mask.   Its psuedo complicated.   Rregardless the end of your range is 10.0.0.254

 

 

The other thing you might need to do in the PC is set the DNS address.  

Use the router address (10.0.0.1) or if  you are feeling game Google's DNS is   8.8.8.8

 

 

I've got to go ... sorry.

[Kilage]

So I put in:

IP address: 10.0.0.7

Subnet defaulted to 255.0.0.0

Default gateway: 10.0.0.1

 

And for dns I just used google public dns

 

When I hit OK I got:

 

Edit: Should I Y/N?

[Rohime]

8 hours ago, Dale B said:

So I put in:

IP address: 10.0.0.7

Subnet defaulted to 255.0.0.0

Default gateway: 10.0.0.1

 

And for dns I just used google public dns

 

When I hit OK I got:

 

Edit: Should I Y/N?

You should N.

 

Subnet mask should be set to 255.255.255.0

 

But ... hmmm something else wrong as well.   You do disconnect WiFi when you try to connect cable, yes?

 

(also: comcast DNS is 75.75.75.75 in case you change your mind about googles ).

 

[Kilage]

On 2/21/2017 at 2:46 AM, Rohime said:

You should N.

 

Subnet mask should be set to 255.255.255.0

 

But ... hmmm something else wrong as well.   You do disconnect WiFi when you try to connect cable, yes?

 

(also: comcast DNS is 75.75.75.75 in case you change your mind about googles ).

 

Changed it to this:

 

Was still having an issue. New ethernet adapter came in the mail today. Plugged it in and it's not being recognized by device manager. FML

[bcguru9384]

open cmd prompt as admin

netsh

int

show all

find name bad ethnet

do not remember exact but you use. 

/? show options

use disable or delete

also back netsh home

wlan

set hostednetwork=disable

that should help

try to use ip4 and ip6 menus do a remove then install