Unidentified Network - Doesn't have valid IP Config.

Hi, ever since I installed Windows 7 on my computer, I've been having trouble connecting to the internet. I have a wired connection to a Belkin router. I have the latest firmware for the router.

When I start my computer, sometimes it will automatically connect to the internet, however most of the time it doesn't. I see a yellow exclamation point over the networking icon at the bottom, which says "Unidentified Network - No Internet Access".

The only way to solve the problem is by running troubleshooter -- numerous times. When the troubleshooter doesn't work, it says "Local Area Connection doesn't have a valid IP Configuration". I then have to repeatedly troubleshoot, or disable and enable my internet. The troubleshooter "Resets the local area connection adapter" - which works sometimes, but sometimes it doesn't.

Other times, it connects to the Belkin router, but says that there is "No Internet Access."

I have disabled the Bonjour service, which was a suggestion I saw in previous threads.

Please help me stop this annoyance of troubleshooting my connection every day!

Thanks for the welcome. I have already updated my network adapter driver to the latest version. I have a Intel(R) 82562V-2 10/100 Network Connection.

PooMan UK said:

You could also try using a static IP address, just in case the router isn't dishing out the correct IP via DHCP

How do I do that?

I've tried both ways, actually. The first time I updated through device manager, then I went to the website and saw there was another update, so I updated through there.

I followed the steps but unfortunatley I still have the same problem