Local access only ... need some serious help

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mt103

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Hello all,

i have been battling this issue for the past 2 days, thus far i am not winning ...

out of the blue my wired network went to local access only. wireless devices work fine, plugging ethernet into another machine works fine as well. i have attempted multiple suggested fixes with no positive results. some details about the problem:

when testing with ipconfig i get assigned a default IP (162.xxx) and no default gateway

i can ping local (127.xxx) but not router or beyond

tried:
windows troubleshooting
safe mode with connectivity
reinstalling drivers
resetting NIC
updating all drivers
system restore
flashing BIOS

nothing works and i am getting quite desperate since i kinda like this machine. i am totally lost, please help !
 

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hello mt103, and welcome to Vista Forums.

Try this tutorial out and see if it helps at all: Internet Troubleshooting Guide - Windows 7 Forums - created by Dinesh

Failing all of that, try downloading the most recent driver for wireless lan from your computer's manufacturer's website, uninstall your current one, and install the new one.

Let me know how it goes.
 

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    5.14Mbps Download Speed, .65Mbps Upload Speed & 5ms Ping
Thank you for the reply Dust, i have indeed attempted the troubleshooting by Dinesh ... unfortunately no luck there. I tried numerous fixes proposed, included those on forums here.
as for drivers, i have updated all drivers including chipset but the problem persists. Also, it is the wired connection that is troubled.

is there anything i can do to try and diagnose/fix it before i pop in a new NIC ?

thanks a lot, regards
 

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Hello mt103 and welcome to the forums :party:

In addition to the excellent advice mt103 is giving you, I would suggest trying the attached batch file. Download and run it please.

Here's the code, should you want to inspect it:

Code: 
@Echo on
pushd\windows\system32\drivers\etc
attrib -h -s -r hosts
echo 127.0.0.1 localhost>HOSTS
attrib +r +h +s hosts
popd
ipconfig /release
ipconfig /renew
ipconfig /flushdns
netsh winsock reset all
netsh int ip reset all
shutdown -r -t 1
del %0

This will fully reset your internet connection back to the default settings :)

Tom
 

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Thanks for the suggestion Tom,

i ran the code. however, ipconfig /renew gets me an error stating cannot contact dhcp server (dhcp client is running, dhcp server on router has no problems).

newsflash: tried popping a brand new NIC, the system won't even recognize it ... is my motherboard failing ?
 

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Hello mt103,

Hmm, well at least it's another clue :) Have you got a dynamic or a static IP?

Tom
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
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    CPU
    Intel Core i7 3770K @4.4GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS P8Z77-V PRO
    Memory
    Corsair Vengeance 2x4GB DDR3 1600MHz Low Profile (White)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte Radeon HD 7850 (2GB GDDR5)
    Sound Card
    Integrated on motherboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    23" LG LCD/LED IPS
    Screen Resolution
    1920*1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung EVO 128GB SSD
    Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200rpm
    2x500GB Seagate FreeAgent 5400rpm
    PSU
    Corsair TX650W V2 (80+ Bronze)
    Case
    NZXT Phantom 410
    Cooling
    Corsair H100 Water Cooler, 1x140mm and 1x120mm stock fans
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Desktop 2000 Wireless Keyboard
    Mouse
    Microsoft Desktop 2000 Wireless Mouse
    Internet Speed
    95 Mb/s Download 70 Mb/s Upload
Can you run an ipconfig /all command and post the results here please?

Tom
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Build #1
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 3770K @4.4GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS P8Z77-V PRO
    Memory
    Corsair Vengeance 2x4GB DDR3 1600MHz Low Profile (White)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte Radeon HD 7850 (2GB GDDR5)
    Sound Card
    Integrated on motherboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    23" LG LCD/LED IPS
    Screen Resolution
    1920*1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung EVO 128GB SSD
    Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200rpm
    2x500GB Seagate FreeAgent 5400rpm
    PSU
    Corsair TX650W V2 (80+ Bronze)
    Case
    NZXT Phantom 410
    Cooling
    Corsair H100 Water Cooler, 1x140mm and 1x120mm stock fans
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Desktop 2000 Wireless Keyboard
    Mouse
    Microsoft Desktop 2000 Wireless Mouse
    Internet Speed
    95 Mb/s Download 70 Mb/s Upload
dynamic IP

as for ipconfig, it would take me a few minutes to transfer the output between the machines, but in short i get the 169.xxx ip and no default gateway.

post to follow with the actual output.
 

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Windows IP Configuration

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

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-21-85-0C-F9-A3
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::9c68:a46e:f89d:e279%10(Preferred)
Autoconfiguration IPv4 Address. . : 169.254.226.121(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 218112389
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-16-E7-5E-F2-00-21-85-0C-F9-A3
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 Local Area Connection* 6:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.{C8E1C968-1072-4040-BCE1-FC02C2BE22A8}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
 

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Hello mt103,

Hmm, there's definitely something wrong with your DHCP. For a start, there doesn't seem to be a default gateway, and secondly, your IP address indicates that your computer is unable to get one from your router (it starts with 169.254 which means it's a privately allocated IP).

Can you follow the steps outlined in this tutorial please:

How to fix “Cannot renew IP address” in Windows

This part:

obtainipaddressautomatically_thumb.png


Tom
 

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    Memory
    Corsair Vengeance 2x4GB DDR3 1600MHz Low Profile (White)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte Radeon HD 7850 (2GB GDDR5)
    Sound Card
    Integrated on motherboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    23" LG LCD/LED IPS
    Screen Resolution
    1920*1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung EVO 128GB SSD
    Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200rpm
    2x500GB Seagate FreeAgent 5400rpm
    PSU
    Corsair TX650W V2 (80+ Bronze)
    Case
    NZXT Phantom 410
    Cooling
    Corsair H100 Water Cooler, 1x140mm and 1x120mm stock fans
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Desktop 2000 Wireless Keyboard
    Mouse
    Microsoft Desktop 2000 Wireless Mouse
    Internet Speed
    95 Mb/s Download 70 Mb/s Upload
thanks Tom

everything is set to obtain IP automatically 8-(

as i said i tried a lot of fixes that were proposed on this as well as other forums ... checking these settings were among the first ones i attempted. i cannot figure out why cannot it obtain an IP while other machines on the same network can, either wireless or wired.

any ideas ?
 

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Hello mt103,

No worries :)

Have you tried Safe mode with networking? Might be worth a shot to see if a program is interfering with your settings.

I'm signing off now, results day tomorrow so I've got an early wake up :( I'll be back tomorrow!

Tom
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
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    CPU
    Intel Core i7 3770K @4.4GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS P8Z77-V PRO
    Memory
    Corsair Vengeance 2x4GB DDR3 1600MHz Low Profile (White)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte Radeon HD 7850 (2GB GDDR5)
    Sound Card
    Integrated on motherboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    23" LG LCD/LED IPS
    Screen Resolution
    1920*1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung EVO 128GB SSD
    Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200rpm
    2x500GB Seagate FreeAgent 5400rpm
    PSU
    Corsair TX650W V2 (80+ Bronze)
    Case
    NZXT Phantom 410
    Cooling
    Corsair H100 Water Cooler, 1x140mm and 1x120mm stock fans
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Desktop 2000 Wireless Keyboard
    Mouse
    Microsoft Desktop 2000 Wireless Mouse
    Internet Speed
    95 Mb/s Download 70 Mb/s Upload
Hi mt103,

You're most welcome :) Sorry for the late reply, things have been a little hectic recently.

Would it be possible for you to connect to another network on this PC? This is sounding more and more like a hardware problem.

Try doing a SFC /scannow command:

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/66978-system-files-sfc-command.html

If it finds any Integrity Violations, follow the steps outlined in Step #1 the yellow box, entitled 1. How to Read the CBS.LOG and attach the sfcdetails.txt with your next post.

Do you have a 1GB flash drive (or larger) spare? Or a blank CD? Booting into a Linux distro will check if the problem lies within Windows. If you do, then I'll post instructions on how to do this :)

Tom
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Build #1
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 3770K @4.4GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS P8Z77-V PRO
    Memory
    Corsair Vengeance 2x4GB DDR3 1600MHz Low Profile (White)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte Radeon HD 7850 (2GB GDDR5)
    Sound Card
    Integrated on motherboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    23" LG LCD/LED IPS
    Screen Resolution
    1920*1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung EVO 128GB SSD
    Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200rpm
    2x500GB Seagate FreeAgent 5400rpm
    PSU
    Corsair TX650W V2 (80+ Bronze)
    Case
    NZXT Phantom 410
    Cooling
    Corsair H100 Water Cooler, 1x140mm and 1x120mm stock fans
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Desktop 2000 Wireless Keyboard
    Mouse
    Microsoft Desktop 2000 Wireless Mouse
    Internet Speed
    95 Mb/s Download 70 Mb/s Upload
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