Multiple networks
When I boot into Win7 RC1, 2 out of 3 times, I have no internet access. When this happens, the Networking and Sharing centre shows the connection an "Multiple Networks" on the occasions when I do have internet access, Ihave only one network connection showing. I do not have this problem with Vista on the same computer. Is there a solution. Thanks
May 13th, 2009 3:55pm

Hi Musket,When you receive the "Multiple Networks", can you open up command prompt, and type the following:ipconfig /all Now, copy and paste everything shown there to a new reply here.Also I suspect that it could be caused by your wireless - it could be auto connecting to a 'dead' network. So pleaes ensure that your wireless network is disabled/not connected if you are not using it. Also do you have Virtual PC or VMware installed? If yes, these programs will create a new network - Pleaes open up Network and Sharing Center and disable these extra networks.Hope this helps.Jabez Gan [MVP] - http://www.msblog.org Contributing Author for: (Sybex) MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure Configuration Study Guide: Exam 70-643
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May 13th, 2009 10:27pm

Hello Musket. Have you tried what Jabez Gan suggested?
June 22nd, 2009 10:31pm

I am also having problem of Multiple Network. Here is my result of ipconfig /all command: Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7600] Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Windows IP Configuration Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : MY-PC Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945BG Network Connection Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-18-DE-D7-1D-24 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::d939:df92:fce9:94f0%12(Preferred) IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 193.168.1.104(Preferred) Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Friday, October 09, 2009 18:25:50 Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, October 10, 2009 18:37:17 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 193.168.0.19 193.168.1.1 DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 193.168.1.1 DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 218110174 DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-12-20-16-DD-00-16-36-E5-3D-73 DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1 NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled Tunnel adapter isatap.{0BCE48ED-E5DF-4522-89AD-7229C505844D}: Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #2 Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes Tunnel adapter 6TO4 Adapter: Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft 6to4 Adapter Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:4137:9e50:2c6e:1287:83e2:3940(Preferred) Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::2c6e:1287:83e2:3940%14(Preferred) Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled Tunnel adapter Reusable Microsoft 6To4 Adapter: Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft 6to4 Adapter #2 Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 17: Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft 6to4 Adapter #3 Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 18: Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft 6to4 Adapter #4 Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 19: Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft 6to4 Adapter #5 Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 9: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft 6to4 Adapter #6 Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2002:c1a8:168::c1a8:168(Preferred) Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 2002:c058:6301::c058:6301 DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1 NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : DisabledAbu Owais
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October 9th, 2009 4:49pm

Abu, my first thought (based on my read of your ipconfig output) is that your LAN is misconfigured (the IP address isn't 'legal' per RFC1918.)However, before we go down that road, could you also post the ipconfig /all output of a working computer there?-Chris[If this post helps to resolve your issue, please click the "Mark as Answer" or "Helpful" button at the top of this message. By marking a post as Answered, or Helpful you help others find the answer faster.]
October 10th, 2009 8:19am

Hi.. me too having this problem. My diagnosis so far : This problem occurs only when the system is started. Reason : most probably because of a slow system (check out ur 'System rating' by going to Performance Information and Tools) Explanation : I have tried with 2 systems having Win 7. A lapi(fast system, recently bought, v good config) n a desktop(slow system, a 4 yr old amd-64bit 3200+ processor, 1.5 gb ram). Connection to n/w is via WLAN and LAN respectively. I've tried: resetting the IP configs to default 192.168.0.1 settings. ip address setting to static address / dynamic address. any n all settings work with the laptop. nothing works for the low end PC. So i think there u go about the source of the problem..! Possible solutions : 1. Just disable the corresponding Local Area Connection Adapter n enable it back. It works for me. 2. Try Switch off the Windows Aero Theme and any setting that requires more resource, so that the OS is running in bare minimum. (of course then there would be no meaning of using Win7 at al :P ) -- i havnt tried this yet but lemme know if it works :) This is just what i found out 'logically'. Please do post if someone finds an actual 'pratical' solution to this.
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November 22nd, 2009 10:32am

Hi All, I've seen this problem multiple times, especially with Windows 7 64-bit versions and Enterprise edition. The source of the problem appears to be the Bonjour service that is installed in the background and set to "Automatic" when installing certain 3rd party applications. Apple applications like iTunes and Adobe applications like Acrobat Professional and Creative Suites have been known to cause this problem. I've also seen virtualization software like VMWare and VirtualBox cause similar issues with network adapters. The solution in most of the cases I've come across has been to stop and disable the Bonjour service. The Bonjour service also masquerades as a service with a name of the format "##Id_String1.6844F930_blahblahblah". Here's how to disable this service in Windows 7: Right-Click on Computer > Select 'Manage' Expand the 'Services and Applications' section in the bottom of the Left-Nav dialog and Select 'Services' Sort the Services list by name and look for either "Bonjour" or the "##Id_String..." name mentioned above Right-Click on the service and select 'Properties' Click the 'Stop' button to stop the service Select 'Disabled' from the 'Startup type' drop down list Click 'Apply' and then 'OK' Reboot your machine and see if the "Multiple Networks" issue is resolved. If so, you should have internet connectivity again. Hope this helps. cheers, Aaron
October 18th, 2010 10:35pm

This has been really annoying problem for me for some time. I wanted to say that Aron's (zerodega's) solution worked for me, finally internet is there on windows startup again, so I just wanted to say thanks! Cheers, Marko
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December 6th, 2010 3:03pm

I have been fighting this issue for some time as well; I also don't have or at least can't find Bonjor or the string ID as another poster reported. Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6002] Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. C:\Users\LouNawlins>ipconfig/all Windows IP Configuration Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : WhoDatChamps-PC Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mixed IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No Wireless LAN adapter Wireless 405e: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Con nection Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1F-3C-8B-89-5A DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::44ed:5ee4:5812:412c%11(Preferred) IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.100(Preferred) Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Friday, January 14, 2011 3:24:04 PM Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Friday, January 21, 2011 3:24:03 PM Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : fe80::7984:e08:3f6c:2856%11 192.168.0.1 DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1 DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 184557372 DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-14-24-69-06-00-E0-B8-D0-37-95 DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 68.105.28.12 68.105.29.12 68.105.28.11 NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection: Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) 82566MC Gigabit Network Connecti on Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-E0-B8-D0-37-95 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6: Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.{82AFD8F0-83CC-45E8-A492-88FC74CAE 0CE} Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7: Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.{4A56A017-3C4B-4683-A2E2-98D16056C 7DE} Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 11: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:4137:9e76:2c9f:211:3f57:ff9b(Prefe rred) Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::2c9f:211:3f57:ff9b%12(Preferred) Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : :: NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled C:\Users\LouNawlins>
January 14th, 2011 5:08pm

The second network does not start immediately and always appears as a public network ( I change it to Private for security) However when I use Network Sharing and view the details of both connection they look identical. <b> 405E </b> connection Connection-specific DNS Suffix: Description: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection Physical Address: 00-1F-3C-8B-89-5A DHCP Enabled: Yes IPv4 IP Address: 192.168.0.100 IPv4 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Lease Obtained: Friday, January 14, 2011 3:24:04 PM Lease Expires: Friday, January 21, 2011 3:24:03 PM IPv4 Default Gateway: 192.168.0.1 IPv4 DHCP Server: 192.168.0.1 IPv4 DNS Servers: 68.105.28.12, 68.105.29.12, 68.105.28.11 IPv4 WINS Server: NetBIOS over Tcpip Enabled: Yes Link-local IPv6 Address: fe80::44ed:5ee4:5812:412c%11 IPv6 Default Gateway: fe80::7984:e08:3f6c:2856%11 IPv6 DNS Server: <b>Unidentified Network</b> connection Connection-specific DNS Suffix: Description: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection Physical Address: 00-1F-3C-8B-89-5A DHCP Enabled: Yes IPv4 IP Address: 192.168.0.100 IPv4 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Lease Obtained: Friday, January 14, 2011 3:24:04 PM Lease Expires: Friday, January 21, 2011 3:24:03 PM IPv4 Default Gateway: 192.168.0.1 IPv4 DHCP Server: 192.168.0.1 IPv4 DNS Servers: 68.105.28.12, 68.105.29.12, 68.105.28.11 IPv4 WINS Server: NetBIOS over Tcpip Enabled: Yes Link-local IPv6 Address: fe80::44ed:5ee4:5812:412c%11 IPv6 Default Gateway: fe80::7984:e08:3f6c:2856%11 IPv6 DNS Server:
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January 14th, 2011 5:18pm

Aaron: You was right, that solved the problem of multiple networks in windows 7, thanks, it was a really anoying issue. Egds. Carlos
March 23rd, 2011 1:47am

Thank you Aaron it worked for me ! :)
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April 28th, 2011 1:28am

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