Limited internet access windows 8

[nlers28]

Hi,

I have this problem on my computer for a while now. Normally I would just use the wifi, which seems to be working fine, but now my computer is too far away for the wifi (without lagging).

Anyway: the ethernet often does not work. Sometimes I see the ethernet icon bottom right, but then it says ''limited access''.

Following things I have tried, but did not fix the problem:
- I changed my antivirus from Avast to windows defender.
- Unplugged/plugged in different network cables.
- Resetted my router/modem multiple times
- Disabling and then enabling the connections in control panel
- Windows 8 troubleshooting

My system:
System
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Manufacturer System manufacturer
Model System Product Name
Total amount of system memory 4.00 GB RAM
System type 64-bit operating system
Number of processor cores 4

Storage
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Total size of hard disk(s) 991 GB
Disk partition C: 11 GB Free (60 GB Total)
Disk partition D: 461 GB Free (488 GB Total)
Disk partition E: 273 GB Free (443 GB Total)
Media drive F: CD/DVD
Disk partition G: 65 MB Free (100 MB Total)

Graphics
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Display adapter type AMD Radeon HD 6900 Series
Total available graphics memory 3830 MB
Dedicated graphics memory 2048 MB
Dedicated system memory 0 MB
Shared system memory 1782 MB
Display adapter driver version 9.2.0.0
Primary monitor resolution 2560x1440
DirectX version DirectX 11 or better

Network
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Network Adapter Qualcomm Atheros AR5008X Wireless Network Adapter
Network Adapter Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter


I CMDed ''ipconfig /all'' which gave the following results:

When bottom right only shows wifi bars:

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.2.9200]
(c) 2012 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\Me>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Me
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : lan

Wireless LAN adapter Local Area Connection* 11:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 06-EA-3A-AE-17-69
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Wireless LAN adapter Wi-Fi:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : lan
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Qualcomm Atheros AR5008X Wireless Network
Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 74-EA-3A-AE-17-69
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::6920:8a99:1ff2:2d04%14(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.2(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Friday, May 3, 2013 10:12:07 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, May 4, 2013 10:12:14 PM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.254
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.254
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 343206458
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-18-D1-E0-D3-F4-6D-04-31-78-08

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.254
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Ethernet adapter Ethernet:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : lan
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : F4-6D-04-31-78-08
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::850:f8af:3083:2057%13(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.5(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Friday, May 3, 2013 10:14:58 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, May 4, 2013 9:44:28 PM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.254
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.254
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 284454148
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-18-D1-E0-D3-F4-6D-04-31-78-08

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.254
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Tunnel adapter isatap.lan:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : lan
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* 12:

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


When icon bottom right shows ethernet:

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.2.9200]
(c) 2012 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\Me>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Me
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : lan

Wireless LAN adapter Local Area Connection* 11:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 06-EA-3A-AE-17-69
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Wireless LAN adapter Wi-Fi:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : lan
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Qualcomm Atheros AR5008X Wireless Network
Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 74-EA-3A-AE-17-69
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::6920:8a99:1ff2:2d04%14(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.2(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Friday, May 3, 2013 10:12:07 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, May 4, 2013 10:12:14 PM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.254
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.254
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 343206458
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-18-D1-E0-D3-F4-6D-04-31-78-08

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.254
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Ethernet adapter Ethernet:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : lan
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : F4-6D-04-31-78-08
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::850:f8af:3083:2057%13(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.5(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Friday, May 3, 2013 10:14:58 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, May 4, 2013 9:44:28 PM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.254
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.254
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 284454148
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-18-D1-E0-D3-F4-6D-04-31-78-08

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.254
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Tunnel adapter isatap.lan:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : lan
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* 12:

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

Thanks A LOT in advance.

 

[Saga Lout]

Have you tried setting a fixed IP address for the ethernet connection?

 

[nlers28]

Hi,

Thanks for your reply.
I have just tried that by usin the following link:
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/19249/how-to-assign-a-static-ip-address-in-xp-vista-or-windows-7/

It has not helped me.

I have tried most stuff I have read online, but still nothing has helped. I thought maybe my ipconfig could explain it, but I don't know what most of the numbers mean. Most stuff online is about limited access with wireless, however my wireless is working find (other than lagging alot because Im so far awau from the router).

When I plug the ehternet cable in my room to my macbook, the internet also does not work. However, when I plug in the internet cable directly from the router in my macbook, the internet does work.

Thanks again.

 

[Saga Lout]

You've lost me - connect the Macbook and it doesn't work but connect it to the router and it does. How does the PC behqave when connected straight to the router and what else is in-between? Your ipconfig log shows nothing odd and that's why I suggested a fixed address.

 

[nlers28]

Hi, thanks for the reply.

I will try connecting my PC directly to the router.

What I meant was:
- I connect my macbook directly to the router, ethernet/wired internet then works fine.
- I connect my macbook to the port in my room (that port probably has a cable going downstairs, then connects to another port which then connects to the router), ethernet/wired internet then DOES NOT works.

The person who lived before me in this room said he had no problems with the wired/ethernet internet and said his computer worked fine in the room when connected to ethernet.

 

[nlers28]

Thanks for input so far. Unfortunately nothing has helped .

Small bump.