CAN'T GET IP ADDRESS ON WINDOWS 7 (PLEASE HELP)
I Have Installed Windows 7 On A Spare System I Have As The Only OS On The System. Trying To get The Ethernet To Work,But It Says LIMITED Conection And I Can't figure Out How To Get My IP Address To Work. I Am Running The Network Cable From My 2wire Modem. It Will Work With Any Other Machine.ANYONE GOT THE ANSWER TO GET MY ON THE NET?
January 12th, 2009 6:15pm

SCUBYDOO said: I Have Installed Windows 7 On A Spare System I Have As The Only OS On The System. Trying To get The Ethernet To Work,But It Says LIMITED Conection And I Can't figure Out How To Get My IP Address To Work. I Am Running The Network Cable From My 2wire Modem. It Will Work With Any Other Machine.ANYONE GOT THE ANSWER TO GET MY ON THE NET?Well there are a few things you can try.The first thing I would do is unplug both ethernet wires, then plug in only 1. unplug the modem for about 30 seconds and then power it back up. If you still don't have a connection...Next I would use Windows 7 build in Network Diagnostics Tool. To do this right click on the LAN Icon in your taskbar then left click on "Troubleshoot Problems"Let us know what error you get and we can go from there.
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January 12th, 2009 9:26pm

I'm having exactly the same problem. I'm running the 64 bit version of Windows 7 beta, and my networkadapter is an Atheros L1 gigabit on an ASUS motherboard. This all works fine with XP and 64 bit Vista. The only way to fix it is to enable/disable the adapter via 'control panel - network and internet - networksharing center -change adapter settings'.Unplugging and plugging the networkcable sometimes helps. But any method I use generally needs to be repeated several times,but not always, andsometimes it does come up fine on its own. I've tried disabling IPV6, QoS, Client for MS Networks - I'veeven tried hard coding my gateway's IP address- nothing makes any difference. I've installed the latest drivers for the adapter as well. Things get stuck at "identifying", andI am left with an unusable "limited connection". I have of course configured the network as a "home" type network.
February 1st, 2009 7:28pm

I may have a work around? Five (5) out offive successful boots with full networkso far, when usually only 1 out of 10 comes up successfully.(Feb 8/2009 - 12 out of 12boots with full network up.)(Feb 9/2009 - 20 out of 20 boots with full network up.) All network settings are default except that I hard coded the network adapter LAN speedinstead of leaving it at 'Auto'.My Windows 7 PC has an Atheros gigabit adapter which is connected toa D-Link gigabit switch which is connected to a gigabit router/DHCP server (D-Link Gamerlounge) which is connected to a 100 mbps cable modem. Both XP and Vista 64 bit come up with agigabit localconnection.However, to getWindows 7networking to work I had to manually change the adapter to 100 mbps / full duplex.For those who aren't as familiar: go to 'device manager', open 'Network Adapters', right-click on the active adapter and select 'properties', select the advanced tab, then select 'Media Type'. Set it to whatever you are connected to. if you're connected to a gigabit LAN, try going down a notch to 100 mbps.I wonder if it *is* an auto-negotiation issue?
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February 8th, 2009 5:29am

I have this same problem. I tried a registery fix for vista without luck, now i will try you suggestion. But in my case both wireless and wired connection stop working at this same time :(
March 16th, 2010 2:09pm

OK, it's conencting fine only on 10mbps full duplex. With WiFi can't really change speed of connection from card config. Hmm So far only manual IP setting works.
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March 16th, 2010 2:16pm

Solution It seems that some DHCP servers are having problems with IPv6 implementation on Windows 7 so the solution is to disable it. 1. Press Windows Key + R, type control and press enter. 2. Click on Network and Internet. 3. Click on Network and Sharing Center 4. Change Adapter Settings. 5. Right mouse click on the network adapter and select properties. 6. Uncheck 'Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6)' and press Ok. Restart your computer if you don’t want to use ipconfig on a command window. Once you get the IP you can enable the IPv6 protocol but if you are not going to use it, what is the usual leave it this way. <ins style="display: inline-table; border: medium none; height: 280px; margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt; position: relative; visibility: visible; width: 336px;"><ins id="google_ads_frame2_anchor" style="display: block; border: medium none; height: 280px; margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt; position: relative; visibility: visible; width: 336px;"></ins> </ins>
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