Windows 7 Unidentified Network Help!

[Codfish]

Unidentified Network Help!

First off I would like to say I feel great to be here. I've read many of the posts and you're all really helpful. I plan to stay here and help others if I am able to.

Onwards to the problem..

Ever since a few days ago, I've been hit with the "Unidentified Network" problem. It's the only network I can see and it's a wired connection.
I use a Linksys WRK54G and never has it given Vista or XP this sort of problem. I updated the firmware of the router and updated the drivers of my NIC, but still nothing.

I've tried simply resetting the router, still nothing.

I basically did everything posted here:

http://www.scribd.com/doc/16757601/Lazy-Techs-Knowledgebase
http://www.scribd.com/doc/16757602/Configure-the-Unidentified-
http://www.scribd.com/doc/16757603/I-Decided-to-Just-Post-This-as-a-New-Thread

..and nothing worked

Here's my ipconfig /all

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7100]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Windows\system32>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Codfisher-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 . . . . . . . . . . . : Marvell Yukon 88E8001/8003/8010 PCI Gigab
it Ethernet Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1A-92-F0-F0-B1
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::51be:6044:454a:1475%11(Preferred)
Autoconfiguration IPv4 Address. . : 169.254.20.117(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 234887826
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-11-9D-47-2F-00-1A-92-F0-F0-B1

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Tunnel adapter isatap.{A207D405-7B53-4181-9543-AEC45610FE8B}:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 9:

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:\Windows\system32>

Please help guys.

 

[riott]

Try using the solution dictated in this thread and see if it works:

http://www.sevenforums.com/network-internet/12759-possible-solution-unidentified-network-access.html

 

[zigzag3143]

unidentified network

First off I would like to say I feel great to be here. I've read many of the posts and you're all really helpful. I plan to stay here and help others if I am able to.

Onwards to the problem..

Ever since a few days ago, I've been hit with the "Unidentified Network" problem. It's the only network I can see and it's a wired connection.
I use a Linksys WRK54G and never has it given Vista or XP this sort of problem. I updated the firmware of the router and updated the drivers of my NIC, but still nothing.

I've tried simply resetting the router, still nothing.

I basically did everything posted here:

http://www.scribd.com/doc/16757601/Lazy-Techs-Knowledgebase
http://www.scribd.com/doc/16757602/Configure-the-Unidentified-
http://www.scribd.com/doc/16757603/I-Decided-to-Just-Post-This-as-a-New-Thread

..and nothing worked

Here's my ipconfig /all

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7100]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Windows\system32>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Codfisher-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 . . . . . . . . . . . : Marvell Yukon 88E8001/8003/8010 PCI Gigab
it Ethernet Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1A-92-F0-F0-B1
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::51be:6044:454a:1475%11(Preferred)
Autoconfiguration IPv4 Address. . : 169.254.20.117(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 234887826
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-11-9D-47-2F-00-1A-92-F0-F0-B1

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Tunnel adapter isatap.{A207D405-7B53-4181-9543-AEC45610FE8B}:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 9:

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:\Windows\system32>

Please help guys.

Im assuming the only physical connections to the linksys are yours. If thats true then the only other way to show is by wifi. In the router do you have wep, or wpa enabled or is the wireless access not encrypted?

BTW welcome again and enjoy

Waiting for info

Ken

 

[Codfish]

Try using the solution dictated in this thread and see if it works:

http://www.sevenforums.com/network-internet/12759-possible-solution-unidentified-network-access.html

I tried that but it did not work.

Im assuming the only physical connections to the linksys are yours. If thats true then the only other way to show is by wifi. In the router do you have wep, or wpa enabled or is the wireless access not encrypted?

BTW welcome again and enjoy

Waiting for info

Ken

The router is WEP enabled, but I am using a Wired connection.

There is another computer in the house with a wired connection while two laptops use wireless. This is not the case because they have always been like this but I never had a problem with it.

 

[Codfish]

Breaking news:
In Safe Mode, I have internet.
When I am not in Safe Mode, I do not.

For comparison, I will post the ipconfig /all when I am in Safe Mode and you can compare it to the one listed above.

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7100]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\Windows\system32>ipconfig /all
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Codfisher-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 . . . . . . . . . . . : Marvell Yukon 88E8001/8003/8010 PCI Gigab
it Ethernet Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1A-92-F0-F0-B1
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::51be:6044:454a:1475%11(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.101(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : June-25-09 5:09:38 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : June-26-09 5:09:38 PM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 234887826
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-11-9D-47-2F-00-1A-92-F0-F0-B1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 142.161.130.154
142.161.2.154
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled
Tunnel adapter isatap.{A207D405-7B53-4181-9543-AEC45610FE8B}:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 9:
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:\Windows\system32>

 

[zigzag3143]

unidentified network

Breaking news:
In Safe Mode, I have internet.
When I am not in Safe Mode, I do not.

For comparison, I will post the ipconfig /all when I am in Safe Mode and you can compare it to the one listed above.

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7100]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\Windows\system32>ipconfig /all
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Codfisher-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 . . . . . . . . . . . : Marvell Yukon 88E8001/8003/8010 PCI Gigab
it Ethernet Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1A-92-F0-F0-B1
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::51be:6044:454a:1475%11(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.101(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : June-25-09 5:09:38 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : June-26-09 5:09:38 PM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 234887826
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-11-9D-47-2F-00-1A-92-F0-F0-B1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 142.161.130.154
142.161.2.154
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled
Tunnel adapter isatap.{A207D405-7B53-4181-9543-AEC45610FE8B}:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 9:
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:\Windows\system32>

If it works in safe mode (with networking I assume) and not when booting normally I feel like its a driver

Hope this helps

Ken

 

[Codfish]

If it works in safe mode (with networking I assume) and not when booting normally I feel like its a driver

Hope this helps

Ken

Okay.
I rebooted my computer and let it boot normally into W7.
As usual I did not have Internet Access.
I rolled back the driver, but still no Internet Access.

It recognizes my location(Home Network) and whenever I am connected to the network I am able to sent and recieve packets or whatever those things are in Network and Sharing Centre > Change adapter Settings > Double Click Local Area Connection.

So once again I am stuck.

 

[Webadict]

Looking at the 2 configuration posts, I see the first is missing the default gateway, while the second is not . . .192.168.1.1 also yout ip4 adress isnt correct . . .have you tried to release the adapter then ipconfig /renew?

 

[Codfish]

Looking at the 2 configuration posts, I see the first is missing the default gateway, while the second is not . . .192.168.1.1 also yout ip4 adress isnt correct . . .have you tried to release the adapter then ipconfig /renew?

Umm i'm not really sure what you're saying.
Sorry I'm new to the ipconfig command.

And yes I have tried resetting the router.

 

[Webadict]

Same as using the ipconfig /all command, but first you use ipconfig /release, then ipconfig /renew

 

[Codfish]

Same as using the ipconfig /all command, but first you use ipconfig /release, then ipconfig /renew

I just went back onto Windows 7 without Safe Mode and for some reason it's giving me the same info given in the opening post.

Back to square one I guess..

 

[BlackRaven]

i had this problem after a reboot out of nowhere. managed to fix it by removing the driver of the network card and rebooting.

 

[Dinesh]

Open an elevated command prompt and type netsh winsock reset catalog and press Enter. Restart your computer.

 

[polux]

I had the same problem with the 'Unidentified Network' when starting windows and the only way to solve it was to disable/enable my network adapter. Then I remembered I cloned the MAC address of my network card on the router, so by simply changing my computer's mac address to a random 12-digit number the Unidentified Network doesn't show up any more when I start Windows.

To change your adapter MAC address go to Device Manager >> Network Adapters >> Right click on your network card >> Propreties >> Advanced Tab >> Network Address and enter a 12-digit alphanumeric string(0 to 9 or A to F) in the Value field>> OK

I Hope this helps.

 

[newshaggy]

For those still having trouble I recommend you do the following:

1. Follow Omar's original post.
2. Run: msconfig
3. Go to services
4. uncheck Bonjour service and apply
5. Restart
6. If there is still a problem
7. Repeat Omar's original post again
8. restart
9. If it works, start conspiracy theory as to why Apple is setting your default gateway to 0.0.0.0
10. If it doesn't - find another solution

 

[DARTHSEPHIROTH]

I found something that actually worked 4 me and it might help you too! First I went to device manager under properties for computer, went to my network adapter, and clicked the uninstall button; when I rebooted, it said device driver software unsuccessfully installed but when I checked it in device manager, it was fine. When I unplugged the wireless adapter it said it was connected with internet! Hope this works for anyone else too.

 

[aem]

Can i interest the OP (Original Poster) with this:

http://www.sevenforums.com/network-sharing/54086-unindentified-network-router-port.html

 

[elroughneck86]

here is my problem....when my "DeepFreeze" is Thawed...there is no problem.. its connected "Network" and it can access the internet..

but when my "DeepFreeze" is FREEZE.. and when i boot from 1st time...it will "Unidentified Network", and then when i try to disable the network adopter and enable again...it connected to "network"..

its confused

 

[svp]

Unidentified Network is usually an error in the winsock catalog registration. Here are a few options to fix it:

1-. Go to start menu
open control panel
open network and sharing center
go to the very left side of the screen and open:
-in windows vista: manage network connections
-in windows 7: change adapter settings

Once in there do a right click on top of local area connection and disable it, wait a moment and right click on the icon again and enable it back.

2-.If that didnt work try this:
Go to start menu
open all programs
open accesories
do a right click on top of "command prompt" and select "run as administrator"
a windows will pop up asking you to allow the program to make changes amd you must click ok there.

Now you will see a black screen in here you need to type:
netsh winsock reset catalog
and hit enter
at the end it should say : successfully flushed the winsock reset catalog, you must restart the computer in order to complete the reset (so restart your computer here and reset your modem and router if any).

If when you bring the computer back you still have the same issue. there is nothing that could help you.
To change your ethernet cable or your modem (if any) could be another option, but most likely wont be related.

If this doesnt work, means you might have a virus (even if it doesnt show up) you will need to take the pc to a local technician or if you have warranty on the pc would be a good time to use it.

Good luck

ps: your ISP should be able to guide you through the same process I just described there, so call them and ask them some help

 

[chev65]

Following the procedure in the link below will fix many types of this so called Unidentified Network problem.

This fix has to do with the presence of a secondary default gateway with the incorrect value of 0.0.0.0 .

I figure that because this post has over 28K views I might was well post the fix for this problem which has already worked countless times for many here in this forum.

Windows 7 Unidentified Network, Limited Access, No Internet Connection Problem Resolved