Hello all,I had Windows 7 beta and then RC working fine for a period of time and then started getting this "unidentified network" popping up everytime I rebooted my machine.I bought the 64bit pro version of Windows 7 and it worked flawlesslly for the first two months and the voila!, the unidentified network came back.Anyone have any idea how to solve this for someone with limited network expertise?I'm running an Athlon 64X2 rig with two network cards on the motherboard. I'm connected directly to a router (only one net. card used) and have various other pieces of gear, VOIP modem, wireless router, and other computers connected to the network.

Hi, You can try the following steps to troubleshoot the issue. 1. Bypass the router and connect to cable modem directly for a test. Does the issue persist? 2. Temporarily turn off firewall on the machine and router (If it has). 3. Upgrade the NIC driver. 4. Restart the computer to Safe Mode with Networking to check the result. 5. Configure the connection to obtain an IP address automatically a. Click "Start", input "NCPA.CPL" (without quotation marks) to Start Search bar and press "Enter". b. Right-click the network connection and click "Properties". If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation. c. Click to highlight "Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6)" and click "Properties". d. Check "Obtain an IP address automatically" and "Obtain DNS server address automatically". e. Click "OK". f. Click to highlight "Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)" and click "Properties". g. Check "Obtain an IP address automatically" and "Obtain DNS server address automatically". h. Click "OK". i. Reboot the computer. What's the result now? Thanks, Novak