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Internet / Network Issue
Hi, I'm new here so I'll try to be as detailed as I can.
I am running a Win7 x64 Ultimate desktop, with a powerline adapter through to a Linksys RangePlus router. I have absolutely no way to connect this computer with a long cat5/6 cable to the router, so I must use the PL. I have not had any issues with powerline adapter to my knowledge (all lights are on and normal). When I boot my computer, the network is detected and everything is fine. Today (and one time two days ago) all of a sudden the network simply dissapeared. All connections disappeared. I tried resetting the ip address through cmd and that did not work. The Network and Sharing Center seemed to indicate it couldn't even find my "home" network. I checked through the event logs for any entries with the exact time stamp I noticed the problem at, however I'm not sure what to make of them (or if it is the correct information). The Event log seemed to indicate that I could not obtain an IP address, and that the DNS servers were having issues (or unavailable) and yet when I called my ISP they report that everything is fine. I have another computer in the same room as the router (also connected to the router) and that seemingly never has problems.
I've just power cycled both my modem AND router and its working fine now (as I type this) however I'm not sure what to do if this happens a third time. Twice is too often.
I would appreciate any help,
Thanks so much.
Also: I have been using powerline adapters for about 6 years; I recently replaced an old Netgear XE102 set with a set of Netgear XAVB2001 Adapters and have had no issues until two days ago as mentioned.
[these are my settings while the network works normally]
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7600]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\Users\Kamikaze>ipconfig /all
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Kamikaze-PC
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : hsd1.md.comcast.net.
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : hsd1.md.comcast.net.
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) 82567LM-2 Gigabit Network Connec
tion
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1C-C0-93-75-BA
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::cd52:a0c:de5a:6be%11(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.106(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, January 22, 2011 10:48:01 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, January 23, 2011 10:48:01 PM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 234888384
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-14-BE-FC-A0-00-1C-C0-93-75-BA
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 68.87.73.246
68.87.71.230
192.168.1.1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled
Tunnel adapter isatap.hsd1.md.comcast.net.:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : hsd1.md.comcast.net.
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 11:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:4137:9e76:20da:8d5:9d16:72d(Prefer
red)
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::20da:8d5:9d16:72d%13(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
Last edited by r3plicat3; 23 Jan 2011 at 00:03. Reason: adding info and ipconfig /all