Networking DOA: Unidentified Network, Access: Local Only

I too am now having this issue. I have internet on my laptop (XP), gained
wirelessly through my linksys broadband wireless/wired router. I got my Dell
XPS (Vista 64, SP2) in July. It has a wired connection that worked fine up
until 2 days ago. I restored back before some update that came out and have
rebooted several times. Tried snoopy's suggestion, but every time I reboot, I
am right back on a "public network" despite having set it to private each
time. I already reset the router - and like I said I'm responding now via my
wireless connection through my laptop.

The only thing that has been out of the ordinary is that 2 times in the last
week my XPS has gotten "hung up" - lights are all on though it should have
shut down into sleep mode and the monitor won't recognize the PC.

I have a ton of work I need to do on my desktop - which is the powerhouse -
but I absolutely need the Internet access to get to my server to do any of my
work in the first place...



"Bob Lin (MS-MVP)" wrote:

> Thank you for sharing your experience with us.
>
> --
> Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
> Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
> http://www.ChicagoTech.net
> How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
> http://www.HowToNetworking.com
>
>
> "mderise" <mderise@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:460D9245-FF9B-4CF9-8D1B-93DCEFD78143@microsoft.com...
> >I read through and tried everything in this post thread to fix the same
> >issue
> > on a friend's laptop. Unfortunately none of these suggestions worked.
> > What
> > finally worked for me was to remove Norton 360 using the Norton Removal
> > Tool
> > (http://www.softpedia.com/progDownloa...ad-26173.html).
> > Once that product was removed from the laptop, all networking issues were
> > resolved. If you're still having an issue with this error in Vista, look
> > at
> > your Internet Security Software first and if removing that doesn't work
> > then
> > try the suggestions in this post.
> >
> > "Barb Bowman" wrote:
> >
> >> without seeing an ipconfig /all text output we can only guess
> >>
> >> http://digitalmediaphile.wordpress.c...t-text-output/
> >>
> >> before you post it, unbind IPv6 - see directions at
> >> http://digitalmediaphile.wordpress.c...windows-vista/
> >>
> >> if that does not work, I'd recommend replacing that router. In fact,
> >> I'd recommend that you replace it anyway as it does not provide you
> >> with proper security.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 05:19:27 +0000, KellyBrown
> >> <KellyBrown.34jv09@no-mx.forums.vistaheads.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> >
> >> >I tried snnoopy's fix and I am still in a "Local only" state with a
> >> >(private network). Here is my situation:
> >> >
> >> >Just out of the box Dell Inspiron 1520 laptop with the Dell Wireless
> >> >1395 WLAN Mini-Card Rev 2.10. The Access Point is a Linksys BEFW11S4 ver
> >> >2.
> >> >After four hours today on the phone with Dell and Linksys, I now have
> >> >the latest driver for the WLAN Mini-Card and the latest firmware for the
> >> >Linksys access point, but still no connectivity.
> >> >
> >> >I have one desktop and two other laptops, all running XP with good
> >> >wireless access (for a couple of years). It is the new laptop with Vista
> >> >that cannot successfully connect.
> >> >
> >> >Any further suggestions?
> >> >
> >> >Kelly
> >> --
> >>
> >> Barb Bowman
> >> MS-MVP
> >> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
> >> http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/
> >>
>

I think this may be my issue... I'll post and let you know if it works...
Incidentally, I now have "private" showing, but no internet. ipconfig shows
no entry in default gateway

"xstaceyamayx" wrote:

> I too am now having this issue. I have internet on my laptop (XP), gained
> wirelessly through my linksys broadband wireless/wired router. I got my Dell
> XPS (Vista 64, SP2) in July. It has a wired connection that worked fine up
> until 2 days ago. I restored back before some update that came out and have
> rebooted several times. Tried snoopy's suggestion, but every time I reboot, I
> am right back on a "public network" despite having set it to private each
> time. I already reset the router - and like I said I'm responding now via my
> wireless connection through my laptop.
>
> The only thing that has been out of the ordinary is that 2 times in the last
> week my XPS has gotten "hung up" - lights are all on though it should have
> shut down into sleep mode and the monitor won't recognize the PC.
>
> I have a ton of work I need to do on my desktop - which is the powerhouse -
> but I absolutely need the Internet access to get to my server to do any of my
> work in the first place...
>
>
>
> "Bob Lin (MS-MVP)" wrote:
>
> > Thank you for sharing your experience with us.
> >
> > --
> > Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
> > Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
> > http://www.ChicagoTech.net
> > How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
> > http://www.HowToNetworking.com
> >
> >
> > "mderise" <mderise@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:460D9245-FF9B-4CF9-8D1B-93DCEFD78143@microsoft.com...
> > >I read through and tried everything in this post thread to fix the same
> > >issue
> > > on a friend's laptop. Unfortunately none of these suggestions worked.
> > > What
> > > finally worked for me was to remove Norton 360 using the Norton Removal
> > > Tool
> > > (http://www.softpedia.com/progDownloa...ad-26173.html).
> > > Once that product was removed from the laptop, all networking issues were
> > > resolved. If you're still having an issue with this error in Vista, look
> > > at
> > > your Internet Security Software first and if removing that doesn't work
> > > then
> > > try the suggestions in this post.
> > >
> > > "Barb Bowman" wrote:
> > >
> > >> without seeing an ipconfig /all text output we can only guess
> > >>
> > >> http://digitalmediaphile.wordpress.c...t-text-output/
> > >>
> > >> before you post it, unbind IPv6 - see directions at
> > >> http://digitalmediaphile.wordpress.c...windows-vista/
> > >>
> > >> if that does not work, I'd recommend replacing that router. In fact,
> > >> I'd recommend that you replace it anyway as it does not provide you
> > >> with proper security.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 05:19:27 +0000, KellyBrown
> > >> <KellyBrown.34jv09@no-mx.forums.vistaheads.com> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> >
> > >> >I tried snnoopy's fix and I am still in a "Local only" state with a
> > >> >(private network). Here is my situation:
> > >> >
> > >> >Just out of the box Dell Inspiron 1520 laptop with the Dell Wireless
> > >> >1395 WLAN Mini-Card Rev 2.10. The Access Point is a Linksys BEFW11S4 ver
> > >> >2.
> > >> >After four hours today on the phone with Dell and Linksys, I now have
> > >> >the latest driver for the WLAN Mini-Card and the latest firmware for the
> > >> >Linksys access point, but still no connectivity.
> > >> >
> > >> >I have one desktop and two other laptops, all running XP with good
> > >> >wireless access (for a couple of years). It is the new laptop with Vista
> > >> >that cannot successfully connect.
> > >> >
> > >> >Any further suggestions?
> > >> >
> > >> >Kelly
> > >> --
> > >>
> > >> Barb Bowman
> > >> MS-MVP
> > >> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
> > >> http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/
> > >>
> >

I went to http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/933872 thinking that
might be my issue. Nope... I downloaded the fix to my laptop, used the
sneakernet to get it to my desktop, and it said "This update does not apply
to your system" despite it being 64bit Vista. whatev?!
Incidentally, I have no default gateway in my ipconfig - for IPv4 or IPv6
(both set to detect...) in my desktop..

"xstaceyamayx" wrote:

> I too am now having this issue. I have internet on my laptop (XP), gained
> wirelessly through my linksys broadband wireless/wired router. I got my Dell
> XPS (Vista 64, SP2) in July. It has a wired connection that worked fine up
> until 2 days ago. I restored back before some update that came out and have
> rebooted several times. Tried snoopy's suggestion, but every time I reboot, I
> am right back on a "public network" despite having set it to private each
> time. I already reset the router - and like I said I'm responding now via my
> wireless connection through my laptop.
>
> The only thing that has been out of the ordinary is that 2 times in the last
> week my XPS has gotten "hung up" - lights are all on though it should have
> shut down into sleep mode and the monitor won't recognize the PC.
>
> I have a ton of work I need to do on my desktop - which is the powerhouse -
> but I absolutely need the Internet access to get to my server to do any of my
> work in the first place...
>
>
>
> "Bob Lin (MS-MVP)" wrote:
>
> > Thank you for sharing your experience with us.
> >
> > --
> > Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
> > Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
> > http://www.ChicagoTech.net
> > How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
> > http://www.HowToNetworking.com
> >
> >
> > "mderise" <mderise@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:460D9245-FF9B-4CF9-8D1B-93DCEFD78143@microsoft.com...
> > >I read through and tried everything in this post thread to fix the same
> > >issue
> > > on a friend's laptop. Unfortunately none of these suggestions worked.
> > > What
> > > finally worked for me was to remove Norton 360 using the Norton Removal
> > > Tool
> > > (http://www.softpedia.com/progDownloa...ad-26173.html).
> > > Once that product was removed from the laptop, all networking issues were
> > > resolved. If you're still having an issue with this error in Vista, look
> > > at
> > > your Internet Security Software first and if removing that doesn't work
> > > then
> > > try the suggestions in this post.
> > >
> > > "Barb Bowman" wrote:
> > >
> > >> without seeing an ipconfig /all text output we can only guess
> > >>
> > >> http://digitalmediaphile.wordpress.c...t-text-output/
> > >>
> > >> before you post it, unbind IPv6 - see directions at
> > >> http://digitalmediaphile.wordpress.c...windows-vista/
> > >>
> > >> if that does not work, I'd recommend replacing that router. In fact,
> > >> I'd recommend that you replace it anyway as it does not provide you
> > >> with proper security.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 05:19:27 +0000, KellyBrown
> > >> <KellyBrown.34jv09@no-mx.forums.vistaheads.com> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> >
> > >> >I tried snnoopy's fix and I am still in a "Local only" state with a
> > >> >(private network). Here is my situation:
> > >> >
> > >> >Just out of the box Dell Inspiron 1520 laptop with the Dell Wireless
> > >> >1395 WLAN Mini-Card Rev 2.10. The Access Point is a Linksys BEFW11S4 ver
> > >> >2.
> > >> >After four hours today on the phone with Dell and Linksys, I now have
> > >> >the latest driver for the WLAN Mini-Card and the latest firmware for the
> > >> >Linksys access point, but still no connectivity.
> > >> >
> > >> >I have one desktop and two other laptops, all running XP with good
> > >> >wireless access (for a couple of years). It is the new laptop with Vista
> > >> >that cannot successfully connect.
> > >> >
> > >> >Any further suggestions?
> > >> >
> > >> >Kelly
> > >> --
> > >>
> > >> Barb Bowman
> > >> MS-MVP
> > >> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
> > >> http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/
> > >>
> >

I have a similar problem. I have a home office wireless/wired network. Router
connected to SuddenLink's cable modem.
I am writing from my laptop which has internet wirelessly & wired - I
checked both.
I have a Mac attached to the same network. I have internet there as well.
My new Vista 64bit machine that I got in July has worked fine and I haven't
had any networking issues with it. I plugged the cable in and it was ready to
go...
Now, as of 2 days ago, I have no internet, and am connected to a public,
"unidentified network" with limited and local access. I cannot connect to my
other computers anymore either.
Troubleshooting I have done:
* I have taken wired connections from the laptop/Mac, known to be working,
and plugged them in the Vista machine. Not the cable.
* I uninstalled the driver for the NIC card. When restarted, it detected the
adapter and reinstalled the drivers. Not the NIC card.
* I pinged 127.0.0.1 with success. I can ping the auto IPv4 address
169.254.247.64 with success. I get error code 1231 with 192.168.1.1 (router) .
* I had all the auto stuff selected for both IPv4 & IPv6, so I did the
opposite... I put in all the manual DNS/gateway entries (192.168.1.103 –
laptop was on 101 & 102, 255.255.255.0, and the 2 DNS entries it had listed).
When I ipconfig it still shows an auto configuration for IPv4 at
169.254.159.231 and a subnet mask of 255.255.0.0 and no gateway. I did a
release and a renew. Same thing. I check the device manager & it still has my
manual entries. Incidentally, I had made the change AGAIN to “private” vs.
“public” for my unidentified, local, limited network. Nothing. So I restart.
I'm back where I started: I’m “public” with the same autoconfiguration
numbers and in the device manager my IPv4 is again set on Obtain
Automatically versus the manual entries I had saved. Every time I reset the
network to "private", it resets itself back to public after a restart.
* I did a netsh int ip reset and a netsh winsock reset
* I have unplugged both the router and the modem and even reset the router
and reconfigured.
* I restored to the last system checkpoint before the issue occurred - which
incidentally was before some Windows update was installed (hmm...)

I'm lost - and I don't know who to call. It doesn't appear to be a hardware
problem (Dell or LinkSys) or an internet problem (SuddenLink), but it could
be a software problem (Microsoft) to which I have found NO SOLUTION to on the
Web.

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Desktop_PC
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-24-E8-2E-F8-0B
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::2042:5e15:1b17:f740%14(Preferred)
Autoconfiguration IPv4 Address. . : 169.254.247.64(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 301999336
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . :
00-01-00-01-11-E7-66-1D-00-24-E8-2E-F8-0B

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

Ethernet adapter Bluetooth Network Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Bluetooth Device (Personal Area
Network)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1E-4C-E6-3B-5C
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . :
isatap.{5B680CC4-9A63-4F62-973A-09897CABC
F74}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 13:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . :
isatap.{3D7B80A9-A9D7-4AA7-9C97-A840E55A5
E11}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes