Windows 7 Enterprise SP1, wired connection, multiple platforms, multiple adapters We're just configuring our Windows 7 platform to begin our XP to Window 7 migragtion and want to eliminate potential issues NOW. This issue *will* cause our help desk phones to ring. On all our systems we're seeing the small yellow triangle icon (!) over the network connection icon in the notification area indicating that we have "No Internet access". I'm also seeing the two line message "MyDomain.com" "No Internet access" when I hover my mouse over that icon. I do, in fact, have Internet access. I'm also seeing the message about additional logon credentials may be needed and instructing me to 'click here' to fix it. That is true, sort of. All Internet access is through a proxy and based on logged on user creds so users do not have to actually enter additional info in their browser to get out. We do have some users (not many) who are not allowed Internet access. Those users are prompted for credentials when they attempt to access the Internet and shouldn't have them to give. I have removed the icon by setting "Do not show the 'local access only' network icon" in group policy, but the hover text remains. We don't want to just hide the notification icon because when laptop users connect wirelessly off-site (no wireless access directly to our network) that notification will be helpful. And besides, users will just re-enable it. How can I tell Windows 7 that everything's OK and there's no need for any of those messages? Or at least suppress them all. Thanks....

The message is based on the connection test to MS specific hosts, then one solution requires open path to these test hosts. FW would allow testing hosts. Regards Milos

Hi, Does the issue occur each Windows 7 machine or certain machine in domain? Please refer to the following steps to have a test: 1. Upgrade the NIC driver to the latest one. 2. Temporarily turn off firewall and antivirus program. 3. Run Troubleshoot Problems Tool in Network and Sharing Center and check whether it can be resolved. 4. Open Network Connections window, please temporarily disable all other network connection except the current wired connection for a test. Regards, Sabrina TechNet Subscriber Support in forum. If you have any feedback on our support, please contact tngfb@microsoft.com This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees, and confers no rights. |Please remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

Hi, How are you? I would appreciate it if you could drop me a note to let me know the status of the issue. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to let me know. I am happy to be of further assistance. :) Regards, Sabrina TechNet Subscriber Support in forum. If you have any feedback on our support, please contact tngfb@microsoft.comThis posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees, and confers no rights. |Please remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

Hi Sabrina, Thanks for the suggestions. 1. This happens on all systems. 2. This is a brand new image with the latest drivers. 3. No local firewall in place during this test period. Disabling AV made no difference 4. Tried troubleshooting again, no help. (Tried it several times before original post, actually.) 5. Disabling all other connections did not help. 6. No errors or warnings in the Event Log for any network connectivity issue. To reiterate, the systems are connected to the network and can access the Internet normally by simply opening IE and navigating away from our homepage to any Internet site. It's the messages that are misleading/incorrect. Thanks, again.Tom

Hello Tom, I would recommend that you further troubleshoot this issue. Possible take some network captures and analyze the packets. In any case, you could turn that feature off: How to Mange the Network Connectivity Status Indicator http://www.anitkb.com/2010/12/how-to-mange-network-connectivity.htmlVisit: anITKB.com, an IT Knowledge Base.

Hi Tom, What about the information which JM provided? Regards, Sabrina TechNet Subscriber Support in forum. If you have any feedback on our support, please contact tngfb@microsoft.comThis posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees, and confers no rights. |Please remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.