I get the "Ethernet 2" Doesn't have a valid IP configuration" message whenever I attempt troubleshoot the ethernet.
My set up...
Alienware Aurora R4 computer. I have a 1gb USB/ethernet converter with an ethernet system connected to an "AV200 Powerline Adapter with Wireless N300and passthrough sockets - triple kit" setup. When I was on Windows 8, I just plugged the powerline set up at their respective places, connected to the Virgin Media 100mb speed wireless/ethernet Hub and it worked perfectly with no complicated setup (took less than 10 minutes to do). I know a wi-fi adapter would be a short term fix but unfortunately Wi-fi is near impossible because of where my studio computer is based (my computer studio room is in a converted shed at the very back of my garden and geographically to far to get any reliable wi-fi signal... hence the need to purchase a mains powerline system).
I delayed updating Windows 8 until today. After this update I am now completely without internet. I can't understand what the problem is, I am unable to perform a system restore for some reason. It cannot be a router problem because my mobile phone works as does other devices in the house, just not the computer. I knew it worked perfectly before this update so it has to do with the update somehow. I am getting "unidentified network" and "limited" connection.
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I have no idea if it's safe to post this information (hackers?) but I'm desperate so here is my network log. I obtained it from doing a few CMB commands and tcp/ip resets but I don't think they were successful.
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Jeremy
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
Ethernet adapter Ethernet 2:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : ASIX AX88178 USB2.0 to Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-B6-0F-D7-AF
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::2442:4cc6:888e:3878%21(Preferred)
Autoconfiguration IPv4 Address. . : 169.254.56.120(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 704663734
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-18-B0-C9-16-D4-BE-D9-FD-36-D0
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled
Ethernet adapter Bluetooth Network Connection:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Bluetooth Device (Personal Area Network)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-02-72-3E-57-78
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Wireless LAN adapter Local Area Connection* 12:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 64-70-02-28-BD-BC
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Wireless LAN adapter Wi-Fi:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 802.11n USB Wireless LAN Card
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 64-70-02-28-BD-BA
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::ac1b:a673:c371:fcc8%15(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.10(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 12 February 2014 21:25:02
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 13 February 2014 21:25:02
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 358903810
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-18-B0-C9-16-D4-BE-D9-FD-36-D0
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 194.168.4.100
194.168.8.100
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled
Ethernet adapter Ethernet:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : D4-BE-D9-FD-36-D0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Tunnel adapter isatap.{488661EB-23E4-4BB6-832D-F18C2D300DA3}:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 11:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
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
Tunnel adapter isatap.{E21670F0-2075-48A8-A242-B5DA8618453A}:
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
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Any help is greatly appreciated, my professional work is entirely dependent on a working internet connection so you will have my eternal gratitude. How can I get my computer to recognise and connect with the powerline/ethernet set up?
Thanks,
Jeremy
My set up...
Alienware Aurora R4 computer. I have a 1gb USB/ethernet converter with an ethernet system connected to an "AV200 Powerline Adapter with Wireless N300and passthrough sockets - triple kit" setup. When I was on Windows 8, I just plugged the powerline set up at their respective places, connected to the Virgin Media 100mb speed wireless/ethernet Hub and it worked perfectly with no complicated setup (took less than 10 minutes to do). I know a wi-fi adapter would be a short term fix but unfortunately Wi-fi is near impossible because of where my studio computer is based (my computer studio room is in a converted shed at the very back of my garden and geographically to far to get any reliable wi-fi signal... hence the need to purchase a mains powerline system).
I delayed updating Windows 8 until today. After this update I am now completely without internet. I can't understand what the problem is, I am unable to perform a system restore for some reason. It cannot be a router problem because my mobile phone works as does other devices in the house, just not the computer. I knew it worked perfectly before this update so it has to do with the update somehow. I am getting "unidentified network" and "limited" connection.
---
I have no idea if it's safe to post this information (hackers?) but I'm desperate so here is my network log. I obtained it from doing a few CMB commands and tcp/ip resets but I don't think they were successful.
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Jeremy
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
Ethernet adapter Ethernet 2:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : ASIX AX88178 USB2.0 to Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-B6-0F-D7-AF
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::2442:4cc6:888e:3878%21(Preferred)
Autoconfiguration IPv4 Address. . : 169.254.56.120(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 704663734
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-18-B0-C9-16-D4-BE-D9-FD-36-D0
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled
Ethernet adapter Bluetooth Network Connection:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Bluetooth Device (Personal Area Network)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-02-72-3E-57-78
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Wireless LAN adapter Local Area Connection* 12:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 64-70-02-28-BD-BC
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Wireless LAN adapter Wi-Fi:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 802.11n USB Wireless LAN Card
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 64-70-02-28-BD-BA
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::ac1b:a673:c371:fcc8%15(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.10(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 12 February 2014 21:25:02
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 13 February 2014 21:25:02
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 358903810
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-18-B0-C9-16-D4-BE-D9-FD-36-D0
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 194.168.4.100
194.168.8.100
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled
Ethernet adapter Ethernet:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : D4-BE-D9-FD-36-D0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Tunnel adapter isatap.{488661EB-23E4-4BB6-832D-F18C2D300DA3}:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 11:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
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
Tunnel adapter isatap.{E21670F0-2075-48A8-A242-B5DA8618453A}:
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
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Any help is greatly appreciated, my professional work is entirely dependent on a working internet connection so you will have my eternal gratitude. How can I get my computer to recognise and connect with the powerline/ethernet set up?
Thanks,
Jeremy