"Limited Access" issues with all networks I connect to

[JacksonR]

I am getting the "Limited Access" problem on my home network and on a friend's network, any ideas?
I surfed forums for 4 hours, still no success.

 

[2xg]

Welcome to Seven Forums,

Is this a wired or wireless connection issue?
What type of Security or Anti-Virus Software are you using?

Can you please post an ipconfig /all output for review?
http://www.sevenforums.com/network-sharing/144365-network-posting-tips.html#post1238712

 

[JacksonR]

It's wireless, although we tried connecting by ethernet and still had the same issue.

 

[JacksonR]

Here's the ipconfig /all

 

[2xg]

Thanks for the output provided. Have you tried disabling Hamachi and see if it helps?

You might have ovelooked this:

What type of Security or Anti-Virus Software are you using?

 

[JacksonR]

I'm using Microsoft Security Essentials. Hamchi has been disabled. No difference.

 

[JacksonR]

I should also add that this happened after Windows did one of those forced updates.

 

[2xg]

Have you tried a System Restore, restore it a point when your computer was able to connect. This process will undo the latest Windows Updates.

I should also add that this happened after Windows did one of those forced updates.

If the above suggestion didn't help let's do some tests:
- Restart your computer, continue tapping F8 and select Safe Mode with Networking, see if you can connect here.

- Open up a command prompt and type ping yahoo.com then press enter, please post the results.

Another update will be appreciated.

 

[UsernameIssues]

....Hamachi has been disabled. No difference.

Please pardon me sticking my nose in to the middle of this thread...
...but the Hamachi virtual adapter is not disabled in the screenshots that you posted. It has a leased IP and a gateway. Sometimes that confuses a Windows computer.

If by disabled, you mean that you have turned the Hamachi GUI off, then that does not solve the issue of dual gateways. You need to temporarily (for testing) disable the virtual adapter.

If you have already disabled the Hamachi virtual adapter, rebooted and found that it was not the issue.... then forget that I was ever here


I now return you to your regularly scheduled thread.

 

[chev65]

....Hamachi has been disabled. No difference.

Please pardon me sticking my nose in to the middle of this thread...
...but the Hamachi virtual adapter is not disabled in the screenshots that you posted. It has a leased IP and a gateway. Sometimes that confuses a Windows computer.

If by disabled, you mean that you have turned the Hamachi GUI off, then that does not solve the issue of dual gateways. You need to temporarily (for testing) disable the virtual adapter.

If you have already disabled the Hamachi virtual adapter, rebooted and found that it was not the issue.... then forget that I was ever here

I now return you to your regularly scheduled thread.

I agree with disabling Hamachi and it's probably best to keep it disabled until after the problem is fixed.

The Op will also want to disable both of the Microsoft Virtual WiFi mini port adaptors as they are also famous for causing this problem.

You need to go into Device Manager for that.

As for the Windows update created problem, you can also go to Windows update in the Control Panel and roll back that update then hide it by right clicking the update and choose to hide it.

Anyway back to 2Xg's thread.

 

[2xg]

I think that it's best that we confirm from OP=JacksonR if he really disabled Hamachi. When I asked him to ran ipconfig/all and that's in Post# 2, then he uploaded the output in Post# 4. In Post# 5 I have replied again and informed him to disable Hamachi, he then replied back in Post# 6 that Himachi has been disabled but... he never posted another ipconfig/all output. Perhaps another output will be good to confirm that it's disabled?

Anyway back to 2Xg's thread.

 

[JacksonR]

I uninstalled hamachi AND uninstalled the update that I thought screwed it up... Still nothing, I tried pinging google.com and yahoo.com, nothing. One strange thing I noticed is now when I do ipconfig /all it only shows

Host name . . . . . . . Sam-PC
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . . . . .:
Node type . . . . . . . . . . Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled . . . . . . No
WINS Proxy Enabled . . . . . . No

 

[2xg]

See if you have restore points and go back a day. Run ipconfig /all again please.
System Restore - Windows 7 features - Microsoft Windows

 

[JacksonR]

Oh no, this is embarassing... Just realized that the ipconfig /all from earlier was from the computer that I am browsing this forum on... There are no restore points available on the problematic computer, and it says the same thing as earlier when I ipconfig /all the problematic one.

 

[2xg]

So currently you aren't able to use both wired and wireless connection?

I'd like you to try the following suggestions:

Check your computer's Bios setting, navigate around and try to locate the integrated ethernet controller and make sure that ethernet controllers (also Wi-Fi) is/are enabled.
How to enter the BIOS or CMOS setup.

Click on Start and right click Computer, choose Manage, go to Device Manager, expand network adapters, do you see your Network adapters?

Verify that all your Network Services are Started from Control Panel and its Dependencies.
Click on the Start button and type services.msc press enter.
• COM+ Event System (for WZC issues)
• Computer Browser
• DHCP Client
• DNS Client
• Network Connections
• Network Location Awareness
• Remote Procedure Call (RPC)
• Server
• TCP/IP Netbios helper
• WLAN AutoConfig
• Workstation

Another update of your progress will be nice.

 

[JacksonR]

When I expand the network adaptors, I see the Aetheros Ethernet Controller and an Atheros Wireless Network Adaptor. All of those were on except Computer Browser, I turned it on and restarted, still no luck. When I go to the LAN section of the BIOS, it says "Check cable connection! Now closing" then it goes back to the boot screen, then boots normally.

 

[2xg]

Next task to do if above recommendation is unsuccessful:
Click on Start=> All Programs => Accessories and right click on Command Prompt, select "Run as Administrator" to open a command prompt.
Reset IPv4 TCP/IP stack to installation defaults. netsh int ipv4 reset reset.log press enter
Reset IPv6 TCP/IP stack to installation defaults. netsh int ipv6 reset reset.log press enter
Reset WINSOCK entries to installation defaults: netsh winsock reset catalog press enter
Restart the computer after.

Do sfc /scannow:
Use the System File Checker tool to troubleshoot missing or corrupted system files on Windows Vista or on Windows 7

Let's pause here for now and please report back.

 

[JacksonR]

I wrote the names of the unfixed things to a file, here they are.

 

[JacksonR]

Can't figure out how to fix them though. The ipconfig /all results are still the same, I installed all of the latest drivers for the wireless things.

 

[2xg]

Did you do the TCP/IP and Winsock resets as suggested? Usually copying and pasting the commands will be easier.