Windows 7: RJ-45 Cable Signal Problems Til I Reboot?

I thought the rj-45 cable was bad so I tried another but same problem. When I plug in in to my WildBlue modem and Lan input on my pc I get the yellow triangle with a black exclamation mark in the triangle which is in the system tray. If I totally unplug either end of the cable I get the usual red x in the box like normal. I've got the latest Lan drivers for the board what's strange is usually, if I restart the system the problem goes away? A couple times I had the yellow triangle with the black exclamation mark but, it was indeed connected to the net but not always. Any ideas on what to check would sure be appreciated from all of you! Thanks I'm running Win 7 Home premium

Hello,

If you hover over the exclamation mark does it say limited connection?

If so, it sounds like your PC isnt obtaining an IP Address the first time. When the yellow exclamation mark is shown, Click start and then run, type in 'cmd'. In the black box type 'ipconfig /all' and paste us the results. Do the same when connected properly.

Dave

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7600]
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C:\Users\steve>'ipconfig /all'
''ipconfig' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Users\steve>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : steve-PC
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Peer-Peer
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : wildblue.com

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : wildblue.com
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-24-1D-D9-50-87
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::c5ca:e4e2:99ab:d989%15(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 72.173.4.177(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.252.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, October 26, 2011 3:50:53 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, October 27, 2011 7:01:20 AM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 72.173.4.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.243.40.14
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 301999133
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-12-AD-CF-43-00-24-1D-D9-50-87

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 12.213.80.61
Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 127.0.0.1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Tunnel adapter isatap.wildblue.com:

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

Tunnel adapter Reusable Microsoft 6To4 Adapter:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft 6to4 Adapter #2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
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

Tunnel adapter 6TO4 Adapter:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft 6to4 Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Here is what I came up with sorry it took so long to get back to you the wife had to play her Bingo. It didn't say limited connection it said not connected.

You are getting an IP Address from your provider.

Is it a WildBlue Satilite Modem?


Dave

Yes it's WildBlue

Do you have admin access to the modem via the web interface or is it managed by your ISP? (Sorry, I dont know how WildBlue manage their Satilite customers).

Dave