Gateway error in Win7 SP1

dirt316hoerr

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So i installed windows 7 SP 1 on my computer and now it wont remember the gateway the i have set for my computer to use. I dont have anything fancy set up, i just have it so my router always gives my computer the same IP so i can host a server off it. However upon reboot i have to plug in the gateway into my adapter settings everytime. It remembers bothe the Ip adress i asigned, the mask, and the DNS servers, but it refuses to remember the gateway (which is the default 192.168.1.1) im using a netgear router WNR3500L with the original firmware, and my network card is a realtek PCIe GBE family controller, one that worked before the update, and was saving the gateway. any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you
 

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OS
Win 7 ultimate x64
CPU
intel i7 920
This thread: Default Gateway missing after re-start has a discussion about this issue.

Various fixes are suggested but I read a couple of posts saying that this one worked (feel free to try the others though if you want):
Solution

1. Open the registry with regedit.exe
2. Go to the path: HKLM/System/CurrentControlSet/Services/Tcpip/Parameters/Interfaces/
3. Here you'll need to select the CLSID of your networkadapter where you change the settings. You'll probably recognize it by looking at the value IPAddress that will have the IP of this adapter.
4. Open the value "DefaultGateway" by doubleclicking it. You will see a list of all the gateways that disappeared! (maybe in your case it will be only one, in my case there were due to lots of testing several addresses) Very likely, the first line will be empty. I'm not sure, how this little flaw can make such a big problem. However, if you manually remove this first empty line, click OK and reboot your system everything should be working fine again.

After doing this, everything seemed normal to me. I could change the GW manually and by NSM. After a reboot everything was still there. Of course it needs to be verified in a long-term use if it fixes it forever or if the problem comes back at some point.

Thank you Ilja Herlein!
Tyler McLaughlin


So i installed windows 7 SP 1 on my computer and now it wont remember the gateway the i have set for my computer to use. I dont have anything fancy set up, i just have it so my router always gives my computer the same IP so i can host a server off it. However upon reboot i have to plug in the gateway into my adapter settings everytime. It remembers bothe the Ip adress i asigned, the mask, and the DNS servers, but it refuses to remember the gateway (which is the default 192.168.1.1) im using a netgear router WNR3500L with the original firmware, and my network card is a realtek PCIe GBE family controller, one that worked before the update, and was saving the gateway. any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP DV6 1330sa
OS
Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit SP1
CPU
INTEL DUAL CORE 2.1Ghz
Motherboard
N/A
Memory
4GB DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
INTEL
Sound Card
LAPTOP
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2
Screen Resolution
3200x1080
Hard Drives
250GB
PSU
LAPTOP
Case
LAPTOP
Cooling
LAPTOP
Keyboard
SOLID YEAR 260U
Mouse
USB
Internet Speed
20 MB/S
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