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  1. Posts : 247
    Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
       #1

    Set Fixed IP Address Impossible


    It seems) Windows 7 assigns itself random IP addresses at each boot, causing problems with a wireless connected laptop.

    Trying to assign a fixed IP address through the Network Connections/TCP-IPv6 dialogue gives an error box 'In order to configure TCP/IP you must install and enable a network adaptor card' Arrant nonsense as the details of the adaptor card are clearly visible in the previous dialogue. I can access my three wired machines and the Internet, thus it seems obvious that the adaptor is installed and working !!!

    What am I missing.

    Regards

    Cheemag
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  2. Posts : 2,298
    Windows 7 Professional x64 SP1 ; Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard
       #2

    Are you trying to assign a global unicast IPv6 address or change the link local address? Windows uses a temporary IPv6 address when connecting to the internet to help hide your identity on the web since the standard uses EUI-64 to form the interface ID part of the address (Mac Address with FFFE).

    To disable this and use the EUI standard to surpress any temporary addresses then open an elevated command prompt and type the following exactly and individually (Separate command per line):

    Code:
    netsh interface ipv6 set privacy state=disabled store=active
    netsh interface ipv6 set privacy state=disabled store=persistent
    netsh interface ipv6 set global randomizeidentifiers=disabled store=active
    netsh interface ipv6 set global randomizeidentifiers=disabled store=persistent
    As for the error with installing and enabling the network card, it is not an error that I face often and is normally related to a TCP/IP binding error. Can you run the following script as administrator and see if that solves anything:

    code of the script:

    Code:
    @Echo on
    pushd\windows\system32\drivers\etc
    attrib -h -s -r hosts
    echo 127.0.0.1 localhost>HOSTS
    attrib +r +h +s hosts
    popd
    ipconfig /release
    ipconfig /renew
    ipconfig /flushdns
    netsh winsock reset all
    netsh int ip reset all
    shutdown -r -t 1
    del %0
    Hope This Helps,
    Josh :)
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  3. Posts : 247
    Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Shadowjk said:
    Are you trying to assign a global unicast IPv6 address or change the link local address? Windows uses a temporary IPv6 address when connecting to the internet to help hide your identity on the web since the standard uses EUI-64 to form the interface ID part of the address (Mac Address with FFFE).

    To disable this and use the EUI standard to surpress any temporary addresses then open an elevated command prompt and type the following exactly and individually (Separate command per line):

    Code:
    netsh interface ipv6 set privacy state=disabled store=active
    netsh interface ipv6 set privacy state=disabled store=persistent
    netsh interface ipv6 set global randomizeidentifiers=disabled store=active
    netsh interface ipv6 set global randomizeidentifiers=disabled store=persistent
    As for the error with installing and enabling the network card, it is not an error that I face often and is normally related to a TCP/IP binding error. Can you run the following script as administrator and see if that solves anything:

    code of the script:

    Code:
    @Echo on
    pushd\windows\system32\drivers\etc
    attrib -h -s -r hosts
    echo 127.0.0.1 localhost>HOSTS
    attrib +r +h +s hosts
    popd
    ipconfig /release
    ipconfig /renew
    ipconfig /flushdns
    netsh winsock reset all
    netsh int ip reset all
    shutdown -r -t 1
    del %0
    Hope This Helps,
    Josh :)
    That looks complicated. So I enter the first block of code at the command prompt then copy and run the batch file.

    I'll let you know if it succeeds, but it may be some days before I can get back ...

    (Later: I see you've attached the batch file - thanks! ]

    Regards,

    Cheemag
    Last edited by Cheemag; 24 Aug 2013 at 05:07. Reason: Incomplete
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  4. Posts : 2,298
    Windows 7 Professional x64 SP1 ; Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard
       #4

    Enter each netsh... command seperately in the command prompt and then for the batch file just run the script

    I included the contents so that other users who see this thread know what is in the file that it won't harm your machine

    Josh :)
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  5. Posts : 247
    Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
    Thread Starter
       #5

    Shadowjk said:
    Enter each netsh... command seperately in the command prompt and then for the batch file just run the script

    I included the contents so that other users who see this thread know what is in the file that it won't harm your machine

    Josh :)
    OK. Thanks.

    I did all the netsh commands and got OK from each.

    I ran the batch file. There were a couple of info boxes but they went away too quickly to read. The machine closed down (not just restarted).

    Restarting, I still can't alter the IPv4 (or for that matter IPv6) parameters as the 'missing' network card issue is still there.

    What now? Uninstall the card and re-install it?

    On the other hand it isn't enormously important that this Windows 7 machine works with the laptop as the other two XP are available and networking with the laptop and with the Win-7 machine.
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  6. Posts : 2,298
    Windows 7 Professional x64 SP1 ; Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard
       #6

    Hmm... you may have to reinstall your network drivers to reinstall TCP/IP as it seems it isn't installed.

    In the cards properties can you click on 'Install' and then click on 'Protocol' - What appears?

    Set Fixed IP Address Impossible-install-tcp-ip.png

    What is the make/model of the network card in question? My apologies if it has already mentioned before..

    Josh :)
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  7. Posts : 2,298
    Windows 7 Professional x64 SP1 ; Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard
       #7

    As for the batch file, It is meant to reboot the machine and delete itself once completed. The information shown briefly is the commands being executed.

    Josh :)
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  8. Posts : 8,870
    Windows 7 Ult, Windows 8.1 Pro,
       #8

    From what I have read this issue occurs because a network adapter with the same IP address is in the registry but is hidden in Device Manager, it's basically been ghosted.

    Also if you plan on using a static IP, it's best to use an IP that is outside the range of DHCP IP address that the router is using. Not sure why you would mess with IPv6 when the address needs to be IPv4. So if the router shows a DHCP range of 192.168.0.2/192.168.0.100 then use an IP that is just outside that range.

    I'm not completely sure this is the same problem but the symptoms are similar.

    The following link shows a Microsoft fix for the problem, there appears to be separate fixes for Windows 7/8 etc.

    Error message when you try to set an IP address on a network adapter
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  9. Posts : 247
    Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
    Thread Starter
       #9

    Shadowjk said:
    Hmm... you may have to reinstall your network drivers to reinstall TCP/IP as it seems it isn't installed.
    (

    In the cards properties can you click on 'Install' and then click on 'Protocol' - What appears?
    "A protocol is a language your computer uses to communicate with other computers."

    What is the make/model of the network card in question?
    Realtec RTL8168D/8111D Family PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC (NDIS 6.20).

    Without taking the covers off, I'm fairly sure it's integrated.
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  10. Posts : 2,298
    Windows 7 Professional x64 SP1 ; Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard
       #10

    Please download the following folders to your machine and then on the 'Uninstall Driver' one open up the file inside to view instructions on how to uninstall your driver. (Network driver).

    Once you have done that please open up the driver folder and install the driver inside that folder (You may need to extract the folder). Once done please reboot the machine and then try to set an IP address (IPv4 or IPv6)

    EDIT: Updating the driver folder to correct one....

    EDIT: Extract the 'Install' folder and then run setup.exe to install the driver

    Hope This Helps,
    Josh :)
    Set Fixed IP Address Impossible Attached Files
    Last edited by Shadowjk; 27 Aug 2013 at 15:16. Reason: Added correct driver
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