Ethernet Doesn't Have A Valid IP Configuration

Nojuspask · Oct 6, 2015

Im trying to use my desktop and i cant use the internet the Ethernet says Unidentified Network with limited underneath it i done a diagnoses and it says Ethernet Doesn't Have A Valid IP Configuration can anybody please help me?

R4lNM4N · Oct 6, 2015

Reboot the modem

Nojuspask · Oct 6, 2015

R4lNM4N :

Doesn't help i still have the exact same problem!

arossetti · Oct 6, 2015

unplug your router/gateway/modem. Wait 60 seconds and plug back in.

Dunlop0078 · Oct 6, 2015

Go into command prompt type "ipconfig /all" without the quotes and post the results. Otherwise I have no idea where to even start, I need more information.

arossetti · Oct 6, 2015

If that doesn't work open a command line and type:

ping 127.0.0.1 - if you get a response back your NIC is working;

Next

ping (whatever your gateway IP is - usually 192.168.0.1 or 10.0.0.1) - if you get a response back then you can see your gateway and its most likely an ISP problem. If you don't get a response back then it's your appliance.

Next

ping www.(pick a site).com - if you get nothing its the ISP. If you get a response then you shouldn't be having an issue.

boosted1g · Oct 6, 2015

R4lNM4N :

I am sure this has worked for you in the past, but you have no idea if he has a modem/router combo, a separate router, a fiber optic connection, the modem could be a 3g/4g modem, or could even be a closed network with no modem, nor do you know if the computer's IP is even static or dynamic; thus this is in no way the go-to troubleshooting response.

@OP:

What networking equipment do you have (modems, routers, switches)?
Open a command prompt and type "ipconfig" is the ip address a 169.xxx.xxx.xxx address?
Is wired Ethernet the only connection type you have for that computer or does it also have wireless.

Nojuspask · Oct 6, 2015

Dunlop0078 :

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.3.9600]
(c) 2013 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Windows\system32>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Gaming-PC
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Ethernet:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Killer e2200 Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 44-8A-5B-D4-F3-FA
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::a8cf:73aa:36c6:e174%12(Preferred)
Autoconfiguration IPv4 Address. . : 169.254.225.116(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 205818459
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-1D-A5-B1-F2-EC-1A-59-64-31-EC

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.{D2288449-3684-418B-A72D-026E55F69FF9}:

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

C:\Windows\system32>

arossetti · Oct 6, 2015

Go to a command prompt:

ipconfig /release
ipconfig /flushdns
ipconfig /renew

boosted1g · Oct 6, 2015

Go to your specific network adapter in control panel and go to properties and uncheck IPv6.
Then in a command prompt type "ipconfig /release" hit enter and then "ipconfig /renew"

arossetti · Oct 6, 2015

Nojuspask :

Dunlop0078 :

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.3.9600]
(c) 2013 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Windows\system32>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Gaming-PC
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Ethernet:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Killer e2200 Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 44-8A-5B-D4-F3-FA
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::a8cf:73aa:36c6:e174%12(Preferred)
Autoconfiguration IPv4 Address. . : 169.254.225.116(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 205818459
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-1D-A5-B1-F2-EC-1A-59-64-31-EC

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.{D2288449-3684-418B-A72D-026E55F69FF9}:

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

C:\Windows\system32>

Looks like you're not even seeing your gateway. Try rebooting your system then repeat the above steps. Of course, make sure your modem is on. If the problem was with your ISP you should still be seeing the gateway. So try to reboot your computer first to eliminate that, then start looking at your modem.

Dunlop0078 · Oct 6, 2015

Nojuspask :

Dunlop0078 :

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.3.9600]
(c) 2013 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Windows\system32>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Gaming-PC
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Ethernet:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Killer e2200 Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 44-8A-5B-D4-F3-FA
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::a8cf:73aa:36c6:e174%12(Preferred)
Autoconfiguration IPv4 Address. . : 169.254.225.116(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 205818459
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-1D-A5-B1-F2-EC-1A-59-64-31-EC

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.{D2288449-3684-418B-A72D-026E55F69FF9}:

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

C:\Windows\system32>

Well you have an APIPA ip address which can mean a lot of things. For some reason DHCP on your router failed to give you a a valid private ip address. Do you have a separate modem and router or are they combined?

Nojuspask · Oct 6, 2015

Dunlop0078 :

Nojuspask :

Dunlop0078 :

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.3.9600]
(c) 2013 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Windows\system32>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Combined

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Gaming-PC
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Ethernet:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Killer e2200 Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 44-8A-5B-D4-F3-FA
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::a8cf:73aa:36c6:e174%12(Preferred)
Autoconfiguration IPv4 Address. . : 169.254.225.116(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 205818459
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-1D-A5-B1-F2-EC-1A-59-64-31-EC

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.{D2288449-3684-418B-A72D-026E55F69FF9}:

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

C:\Windows\system32>

Well you have an APIPA ip address which can mean a lot of things. For some reason DHCP on your router failed to give you a a valid private ip address. Do you have a separate modem and router or are they combined?

They are combined.

Nojuspask · Oct 6, 2015

Guys i done the ipconfig /renew and it said An error occurred while renewing interface Ethernet : Unable to contact your DHCP server. Request timed out.

arossetti · Oct 6, 2015

Unplug your router from the wall - if there is a battery back up, remove it. Let is sit for a minute then restart. If it doesn't spin up the DHCP server I'm guessing that your router has died.

Nojuspask · Oct 6, 2015

Guys i think it my be my computer since ive plugged my Ethernet cable into my laptop and it works just fine!

boosted1g · Oct 6, 2015

Did you try disabling IPv6 like I suggested?

R4lNM4N · Oct 6, 2015

boosted1g :

R4lNM4N :

I am sure this has worked for you in the past, but you have no idea if he has a modem/router combo, a separate router, a fiber optic connection, the modem could be a 3g/4g modem, or could even be a closed network with no modem, nor do you know if the computer's IP is even static or dynamic; thus this is in no way the go-to troubleshooting response.

@OP:

What networking equipment do you have (modems, routers, switches)?
Open a command prompt and type "ipconfig" is the ip address a 169.xxx.xxx.xxx address?
Is wired Ethernet the only connection type you have for that computer or does it also have wireless.

Hmmm... kinda like at this link? @boosted1g?

Nojuspask · Oct 6, 2015

boosted1g :

Yes but nothing happens.

boosted1g · Oct 6, 2015

Nojuspask :

Go to device manager and try disabling that Tseudo tunneling adapter. Then reboot computer.

Also did you ping 127.0.0.1 in command prompt with success?

Nojuspask · Oct 6, 2015

boosted1g :

Yes the 127.0.0.1 was a success but then i tried pinging google with no luck.
Also i cant find the Tseudo tunneling adapter.

Dunlop0078 · Oct 6, 2015

Nojuspask :

Do you even have the LAN drivers for your network card installed? Is this a fresh install of windows?

boosted1g · Oct 6, 2015

Lets try putting in a static IP to at least troubleshoot if it is issue with DHCP or something else.

http://mywindowshub.com/assign-a-static-ip-in-windows-8/

You will need to know what your router IP address is and what your DHCP range is so that you can set it to something outside the DHCP range. Thus if router is 192.168.10.1 and DHCP is 192.168.10.50-.200 then set it to 192.168.10.10 as .10 is not inside the range of .50-.200.

Subnet mask is 255.255.255.0
Gateway is the router's IP address.

For DNS either set to router's IP address or leave it blank

Nojuspask · Oct 6, 2015

Dunlop0078 :

I have Killer e2200 Gigabit Ethernet controller installed.

boosted1g · Oct 6, 2015

Was this a new install, or was the internet previously working on this PC?

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