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I've looked everywhere and tried so many things nothing has worked. My cable is fine, I reinstalled my driver and changed my speed/duplex settings to everything but nothing worked I had AVG AV and I removed it from my computer and also took down my firewalls from windows and still nothing. I upgraded my linksys WRT54G router. I cam currently using windows vista sp2 and connected to my router via wireless connection. It says unidentified network and local only, please help.

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6002]
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C:\Users\PC Gamer>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : PCGamer-PC
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . :

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-04-4B-03-92-92
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration IPv4 Address. . : (Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . :
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NETGEAR WPN311 RangeMax(TM) Wireless PCI
Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1E-2A-AC-1A-78
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::b5b5:d203:8a77:75aa%9(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : (Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . :
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, May 18, 2011 6:08:56 AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, May 19, 2011 4:44:29 PM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . :
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 234888746
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-14-5E-29-62-00-04-4B-03-92-92

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . :


NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:

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

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:4137:9e76:1c3b:4e7:3f57:fe9a(Prefe
rred)
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::1c3b:4e7:3f57:fe9a%8(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 11:

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

C:\Users\PC Gamer>

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Quick diagnosis and focused next steps:

Unidentified / "Local only" usually means Windows cannot use a proper default gateway or DNS (often due to DHCP failing or two interfaces competing). is correct that disabling the unused adapter removes one common source of conflict, and 's static-IP idea is a good isolation test when DHCP appears unreliable. The approach below prioritizes non-destructive checks that find whether the problem is the client, the router DHCP, or adapter/driver state.

Practical, ordered checks (do them one at a time)

  • Disable the interface that is not being used via Network Connections so only the intended link remains active.
  • From an elevated command prompt, reset the TCP/IP stack and Winsock, then refresh DHCP and DNS:
netsh int ip reset
netsh winsock reset
ipconfig /release
ipconfig /renew
ipconfig /flushdns

Reboot after the Winsock reset.

Further diagnostics and configuration tips

  • If both adapters must stay enabled, set an explicit interface metric on the preferred adapter (IPv4 > Advanced) so Windows chooses the correct default route instead of relying on automatic selection.
  • Check the router’s admin page for the DHCP lease list and any MAC filtering; temporarily reserve or assign an address for the machine to eliminate lease conflicts.
  • Temporarily disable IPv6 and any VPN/virtual adapters while testing; these can create extra routes or tunnels that confuse name resolution.
  • Update the NIC driver from the vendor (avoid uninstaller leftovers from removed security suites—use the vendor tool if available).

If the issue persists, capture a fresh routing table and the current IP settings from the problem machine and compare with a working device on the same network; that information will pinpoint whether the fault is local or upstream. Re-enable firewall/AV after testing.

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Member Avatar for rch1231

If you have not fixed this yet here are a couple of things to do.

I take it you are trying to connect via the 10-base T cable instead of the wireless.

1) Check for link lights on both the Router and the NIC card.

2) Try setting the wired connection to a fixed IP address on the local network. In your case I would use the following:

IP
Netmask
Gateway

DNS1
DNS2

Then do a power down reboot and unplug the wire from the NIC.

3) If you still cannot connect lets see how far you can get by pinging various IPs. Start with the local card, then the router, then an IP on the internet and finally an address using DNS.

ping
ping
ping
ping google.com

Let me know how it goes.

Member Avatar for predator78

It looks more like there is a valid address assigned to the wireless already. Why don't you try to disable the other connection so there are no conflicts.

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