Hi, I had a problem with my network. I used the internet for a few weeks, after that, i saw the status " unidentified network" in my PC. I did try to change the IP, reset the moderm, and reinstall the new vista as well but I can access into the internet. Do u guys have any advice for that??? Pls help me with this!!!! My system is Asus striker extreme, 2GB Corsair, Asus 8800 GTS 600W...... are there any conflict with my hardware? Thx in advance

Hello SteveDuong, Thank you for your post! It would be helpful if you can provide the following information so we can further diagnose this issue: 1. Is the machine connected to a router or access point? If so, what is the make and model of the device? 2. What Antivirus/Firewall software do you have installed on the machine? 3. Can you provide the ipconfig/all output? To do so, please perform the following steps: 3.1 On Windows Vista machine, click Start, click Programs, click Accessories, and then click Command Prompt. 3.2 At the Command Prompt window type: ipconfig/all 3.3 Click the iconin the menu bar on the left, click Edit, thenclickSelect All. 3.4 Click on the icon again, and choose Copy. 3.5 Then paste the ouput into your next reply. -- Eric Cross Microsoft MVP (Windows Networking) http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

I'm experiencing a similar issue with my local network displaying as "Unidentified Network"The odd thing is that until I upgraded to Service Pack 1, simply deleting the network with all devices connected it would reset itself and recognise itself as a valid network again. Right now the setup I have is: Cable Modem (USB)- Windows Vista - HUB - XBOX 360 Network is Wired CAT5 100MB Crosswired Now the odd thing is prior to SP1 installation, I couldn't connect my XBOX 360 to Media Center. It would recognise and connect as an Extender, however whenever I actually started it on my XBOX 360 it would say that it wasn't connected. Post-SP1 installation, while it is for some reason an "Unindentified Network" I can now use Media Center just perfectly fine. However I've hit another issue as XNA Connect no longer believes the 360 is connected to the network, despite the fact I can quite clearly see it on my Networked Devices. As you can see, DHCP is disabled on the LAN. Reason behind that is because when it was activated, although prior to SP1 I was able to simply use the DNS of my modem to allow the 360 to connect online; afterwards it refused to. So I manually set the network settings instead just as I used to on Windows XP to allow additional computers to use Internet Connection Sharing. It is quite annoying how unless you let Vista take care of things it doesn't like it, but doing so often ends up in very limited connections if at all. I think there really needs to be some serious work done on the network system, as Windows XP was far superior... atleast as far as Wired networks are concerned. All drivers are the most current available. Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6001]Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. D:\Windows\system32>ipconfig /all Windows IP Configuration Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Leyvin-PC Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No Ethernet adapter Internet: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : USB Cable Modem 351000 Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-02-8A-66-02-5D DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::614b:f7cf:ef35:93a7%12(Preferred) IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 82.13.154.57(Preferred) Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.252.0 Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 01 October 2008 23:21:34 Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 08 October 2008 23:21:44 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 82.13.152.1 DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 80.3.0.21 DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 194.168.4.100 194.168.8.100 NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1A-4D-91-1C-12 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2002:520d:9a39:8:99ba:2ed8:4460:cafb(Preferred) Site-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fec0::8:99ba:2ed8:4460:cafb%2(Preferred) Temporary IPv6 Address. . . . . . : 2002:520d:9a39:8:89d98a4:6a54:1474(Preferred) Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::99ba:2ed8:4460:cafb%8(Preferred) IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1(Preferred) Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0 DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 201333325 DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-0F-ED-EA-33-00-1A-4D-91-1C-12 DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%2 fec0:0:0:ffff::2%2 fec0:0:0:ffff::3%2 NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7: Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.{3E9E3188-72C6-47A8-918E-BD8B22F1A77B} Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 9: Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 12: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 6TO4 Adapter Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2002:520d:9a39::520d:9a39(Preferred) Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 2002:c058:6301::c058:6301 DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 194.168.4.100 194.168.8.100 NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 13: Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.{998484E0-EE36-4C43-A45C-7C324E48455D} Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes D:\Windows\system32>