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Crazy network problem, need help ASAP
Hey guys,
Recently my internet stopped working on my desktop. I can't connect to LAN or wireless, it gets stuck on "Identifying...". On Local area connection properties, if I set a static IP it kinda connects to the router, but not really. It gets the network SSID but doesn't connect to the internet, and when I open the browser and try to access my D-link router via 192.168.0.1, nothing shows up.
I have a few ideas as to what it may be. I put my computer to sleep a few days ago and when it woke the internet was ok, but the next day after having shut the computer down overnight and then turned it on before work the next morning, the internet would not work. I reset the router and modem and realized there was a bigger problem at hand when it didn't work at all. All 3 of the other computers in my house are working via wireless.
When I set the static IP, like I said it doesn't get stuck on "Identifying..." but sometimes the network diagnostic utility will say it's the DNS server that isn't responding. Other times it doesn't detect anything at all.
Could be a DHCP problem too, of that I don't know much about, but I did try a few things mentioned in forums about the registry to no avail. Also, in Services, I get the errors "The dependency service or group failed to start" when I try to manually start the DHCP client or the DNS client.
If I remember from last night at one point I got an RPC error somewhere in the mix of everything, perhaps from a network diagnostic test or something. I looked into that too a little bit.
I should add that when I have a static IP and I do ipconfig /all I get this:
C:\Users\Cameron>ipconfig /all
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Cameron-PC
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : E0-CB-4E-56-35-F9
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.13(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 102.168.0.1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
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
C:\Users\Cameron>
Here is a list of a few things I've already tried/tested:
-Ethernet cable
-Bought a new NIC card (get the same problem)
-Bought a D-Link USB wireless adapter (get the same problem)
-Checked BIOS settings
-Changed NIC card settings to disable device sleep on disconnect
-Tried to flush the DNS and renew IP etc...
-Made sure the computer wouldn't allow the device to turn off to save power
-Connected the ethernet cable to a different laptop and tested the router. The router is fine.
-Uninstalled the integrated NIC, reinstalled it with old drivers, and then did it again with newer drivers.
-Checked hidden devices in device manager. There are yellow exclamation mark triangle things on Ancillary Function something or other for Winsock, HTTP, NETBT and NetIO legacy TDI support driver. In an early attempt to fix my problem I uninstalled the Ancillary for winsock thing and the HTTP thing, hoping they would get reinstalled with either a restart or when I reinstalled the integrated network adapter.
Please, sevenforums... any ideas?