Vista Unidentified Network

[digisafe]

Dell vista unit has "Unidentified network" on LAN, I have tried all the usual tricks and nothing changes the lack of internet connection. I have unticked IPV6, run checks, any other ideas please

 

[easytechnician]

What are all of the usual tricks?

Not being sure what has been attempted, checked, etc it is kind of difficult to shout out any info on it.

Delete the unidentified network or networks from the networking center and manually install the wireless network, I take it we are talking about wireless?

 

[easytechnician]

Sorry didn't see that you said LAN, so I take it that it is unidentified wired. I would try the same thing, go into network center and delete what is there and manually install/setup and see if that works.

 

[digisafe]

thanks, have tried that, removed anitivirus, now just trying a new LAN PCI card

 

[digisafe]

Solution found

I have now installed a new LAN card and problem is finally solved. Three hours of wasted time and effort, oh the joys of being a techo. Thanks for the prompt replies.

 

[easytechnician]

The way to go if you happen to have one. Is this a new installation of Windows?

 

[NYJimbo]

I have now installed a new LAN card and problem is finally solved. Three hours of wasted time and effort, oh the joys of being a techo.

I know you're done, but if you didnt do it, next time uninstall and delete drivers/files related to the nic and then full reinstall of them. So much gets bound and configured that sometimes you cant just fix a bad network issue with an existing installed nic and all the files.

Since installing a new card fixed it, the issue might have been just a corrupt configuration that could not be fixed without ripping out the drivers and any nic utilities and reinstalling them to let Windows do all its protocol and stack binding/configuring magic.

That has been the fix for me at times, just putting that as a possibility.

 

[easytechnician]

I know you're done, but if you didnt do it, next time uninstall and delete drivers/files related to the nic and then full reinstall of them. So much gets bound and configured that sometimes you cant just fix a bad network issue with an existing installed nic and all the files.

Since installing a new card fixed it, the issue might have been just a corrupt configuration that could not be fixed without ripping out the drivers and any nic utilities and reinstalling them to let Windows do all its protocol and stack binding/configuring magic.

That has been the fix for me at times, just putting that as a possibility.

I was going to suggest the same thing if it wasn't a new install, of course doing the same even on a fresh install would be one thing to do just in the off chance something go corrupted too