Having to Disable and Re-Enable Network Interface Every Time Before Use
Every time I reconnect to a wired network after using my wireless interface, I am forced to disable and then re-enable the wired network interface in order for Windows to find my local gateway; without flapping the interface, the task panel icon reports that I only have local connectivity. This happens consistently and consistently on every wired network I use. I've tried disabling IPv6 and Autoconfiguration on all of my interface and have had no luck. This has been an issue for as long as I've been using Windows Vista and would like to fix it as I've gotten most of the other annoyances to tolerable levels. systeminfo.exe report:Host Name: LH-OH2M5IOVRY97OS Name: Microsoftr Windows VistaT Home Premium OS Version: 6.0.6001 Service Pack 1 Build 6001OS Manufacturer: Microsoft CorporationOS Configuration: Standalone WorkstationOS Build Type: Multiprocessor FreeRegistered Owner: jbs36Registered Organization: Hewlett-PackardProduct ID: XXXXX-OEM-XXXXXXX-XXXXXOriginal Install Date: 7/4/2007, 9:13:40 AMSystem Boot Time: 7/22/2008, 5:24:53 PMSystem Manufacturer: Hewlett-PackardSystem Model: HP Pavilion dv6500 Notebook PC System Type: X86-based PCProcessor(s): 1 Processor(s) Installed. [01]: x64 Family 6 Model 15 Stepping 10 GenuineIntel ~2001 MhzBIOS Version: Hewlett-Packard F.57 , 5/21/2008Windows Directory: C:\WindowsSystem Directory: C:\Windows\system32Boot Device: \Device\HarddiskVolume1System Locale: en-us;English (United States)Input Locale: en-us;English (United States)Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)Total Physical Memory: 2,046 MBAvailable Physical Memory: 557 MBPage File: Max Size: 4,328 MBPage File: Available: 1,437 MBPage File: In Use: 2,891 MBPage File Location(s): C:\pagefile.sysDomain: WORKGROUPLogon Server: \\LH-OH2M5IOVRY97Hotfix(s): 96 Hotfix(s) Installed. [01]: {69F1CF92-4A66-4785-BBBD-849EA1B686DA} [02]: KB937954 [03]: 928439 [04]: 917607 [05]: KB925528 [06]: KB925902 [07]: KB929399 [08]: KB929550 [09]: KB929577 [10]: KB929615 [11]: KB929685 [12]: KB929735 [13]: KB929761 [14]: KB929762 [15]: KB929763 [16]: KB929777 [17]: KB930163 [18]: KB930178 [19]: KB930857 [20]: KB931099 [21]: KB931573 [22]: KB932471 [23]: KB933186 [24]: KB933579 [25]: KB933729 [26]: KB934237 [27]: KB935652 [28]: KB936021 [29]: KB936357 [30]: KB936710 [31]: KB936782 [32]: KB936825 [33]: KB937077 [34]: KB938127 [35]: KB939159 [36]: KB940199 [37]: KB941202 [38]: KB941229 [39]: KB941568 [40]: KB941569 [41]: KB941644 [42]: KB943055 [43]: KB943078 [44]: KB946026 [45]: KB946456 [46]: KB947172 [47]: KB110806 [48]: KB905866 [49]: KB928089 [50]: KB929123 [51]: KB929300 [52]: KB929427 [53]: KB929916 [54]: KB931213 [55]: KB931836 [56]: KB933360 [57]: KB933566 [58]: KB933928 [59]: KB935280 [60]: KB935509 [61]: KB935807 [62]: KB936824 [63]: KB937143 [64]: KB937287 [65]: KB938123 [66]: KB938194 [67]: KB938371 [68]: KB938979 [69]: KB939653 [70]: KB941649 [71]: KB941651 [72]: KB941693 [73]: KB942615 [74]: KB942624 [75]: KB942763 [76]: KB943302 [77]: KB943411 [78]: KB943899 [79]: KB944533 [80]: KB946041 [81]: KB947562 [82]: KB947864 [83]: KB948590 [84]: KB948881 [85]: KB950124 [86]: KB950125 [87]: KB950126 [88]: KB950582 [89]: KB950759 [90]: KB950760 [91]: KB950762 [92]: KB951376 [93]: KB951698 [94]: KB951978 [95]: KB952709 [96]: KB936330Network Card(s): 4 NIC(s) Installed. [01]: Realtek RTL8101 Family PCI-E Fast Ethernet NIC (NDIS 6.0) Connection Name: Local Area Connection DHCP Enabled: Yes DHCP Server: XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX IP address(es) [01]: XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX [02]: Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN Connection Name: Wireless Network Connection Status: Media disconnected [03]: VMware Virtual Ethernet Adapter for VMnet1 Connection Name: Local Area Connection 2 DHCP Enabled: No IP address(es) [01]: 192.168.88.1 [02]: fe80::a4329ae:fc6a:f18f [04]: VMware Virtual Ethernet Adapter for VMnet8 Connection Name: Local Area Connection 3 DHCP Enabled: No IP address(es) [01]: 192.168.60.1 [02]: fe80::1510:c805:4310:8479
July 24th, 2008 5:49pm

Hi, First, I would like to confirm: 1. How do you switch from the wireless network to the wired network? 2. Can the Windows Vista machine get the IP address from the DHCP server when the issue occurs? 3. Can you ping the default gateway from the Windows Vista machine when the issue occurs? And then, please collect the following information for further research: 1. When the issue occurs, please type the command ipconfig /all and copy the output to here. 2. When the issue occurs, please type the command route print and copy the output to here. 3. When the issue occurs, try to access the website http://www.msftncsi.com/ncsi.txt and check the result. If it fails, please click Diagnose Connection Problems in the Internet Explorer, and let me know the result. 4. After resetting the network connection (the issue disappears), type the commands ipconfig /all and route print and copy the output of them to here. You could zip the above information and upload the following space: https://sftasia.one.microsoft.com/choosetransfer.aspx?key=7ab14d36-4aa4-4085-b096-a160bc912362 Password: D!X1@SSB1vIjB^a] Additionally, when the issue occurs, please type the commands ipconfig /release and ipconfig /renew, and then check if the issue can be solved. I look forward to your response.
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July 28th, 2008 1:24pm

Hello, I'm having the same issues, with a wireless connection on one machine, and a wired and wireless connection on another machine. The machine does get the IP address from DHCP server, and I can ping the default gateway. Although when I run ipconfig /all the default gateway does not show up. I tried zipping you my results from everything you wanted us to try and it said the password was wrong. Any ideas? Ipconfig/release and renew does solve the problem, but just like resetting the connection it only works until there is a reboot, then I have to do it again, and I shouldn't!! Please respond as soon as possible. Thanks,
August 13th, 2008 6:22pm

the "Ipconfig/release and renew does solve the problem", but as you say it shouldn't be. Has microsoft provided a solution to this annoying problem?
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October 20th, 2008 5:46am

im having the same issue aswell.
January 22nd, 2009 9:25pm

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