Windows 10 - Ethernet doesn't have a valid ip configuration

LoukaMB

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Hello!

So I'm currently having issues with my Internet connection. Some sort of issue seemed to have developed overnight all by itself while I was away from my computer. According to the Windows troubleshooter, my Ethernet configuration seems to have an "invalid ip configuration", something I have never seen before.

Here's what I tried already:
- Rebooting my computer (thrice)
- Rebooting my router (twice)
- Uninstalling then reinstalling my Ethernet driver
- Verifying my IPv4/IPv6 configuration for any incorrect data
- Assigning myself a static IP
- Assigning custom DNS servers to both my IPv6 and IPv4 IP configurations (Google's, I remember them by heart)
- Disabling then reenabling my Ethernet connection altogether
- Disabling then reenabling DHCP
- Disabling IPv6 entirely (reenabled it eventually)
- Unplugging then replugging my Ethernet cable
- ipconfig /release, ipconfig /flushdns, ipconfig /renew
- winsock reset then reboot
- Disabling and uninstalling other Network drivers (I only had VirtualBox's installed, I removed it from my computer entirely)

Here's the output of ipconfig /all:

Code:
Windows IP Configuration

   Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : DESKTOP-U1RK2BL
   Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . : 
   Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
   IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
   WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Ethernet:

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : 
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 40-16-7E-74-2B-70
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::4d37:5c87:e689:d85e%9(Preferred) 
   Autoconfiguration IPv4 Address. . : 169.254.216.94(Preferred) 
   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 
   DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 155195006
   DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-1F-F6-35-13-40-16-7E-74-2B-70
   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.{7387B211-A5EA-476A-8561-FCFAE5756EEA}:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : 
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #2
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Any help is appreciated! I'm desperate right now.
 
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BuddhaSkoota

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Have you tried a different cable?
Tried a different port on the router?
Checked the port lights on the router and PC both show a proper connection?
Physically examined the ports and cable?
 

KurtTheKing

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I've had this three times on a Win 8.1 laptop since the beginning of 2017. Plus once on a Win 10 laptop. All on their wireless LAN.

The following link worked for me.
http://www.sysprobs.com/fixed-windows-10-limited-connectivity-not-getting-ip-from-dhcp

Steps from Dinesh's link:
run cmd as administrator.
Search for cmd, right click, run as administrator.
Then run the following commands:
netsh winsock reset catalog
netsh int ipv4 reset reset.log
reboot

Dinesh has additional steps if the above does not work. Good Luck.
 
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