Hi,
I have this problem on my computer for a while now. Normally I would just use the wifi, which seems to be working fine, but now my computer is too far away for the wifi (without lagging).
Anyway: the ethernet often does not work. Sometimes I see the ethernet icon bottom right, but then it says ''limited access''.
Following things I have tried, but did not fix the problem:
- I changed my antivirus from Avast to windows defender.
- Unplugged/plugged in different network cables.
- Resetted my router/modem multiple times
- Disabling and then enabling the connections in control panel
- Windows 8 troubleshooting
My system:
System
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Manufacturer System manufacturer
Model System Product Name
Total amount of system memory 4.00 GB RAM
System type 64-bit operating system
Number of processor cores 4
Storage
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Total size of hard disk(s) 991 GB
Disk partition C: 11 GB Free (60 GB Total)
Disk partition D: 461 GB Free (488 GB Total)
Disk partition E: 273 GB Free (443 GB Total)
Media drive F: CD/DVD
Disk partition G: 65 MB Free (100 MB Total)
Graphics
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Display adapter type AMD Radeon HD 6900 Series
Total available graphics memory 3830 MB
Dedicated graphics memory 2048 MB
Dedicated system memory 0 MB
Shared system memory 1782 MB
Display adapter driver version 9.2.0.0
Primary monitor resolution 2560x1440
DirectX version DirectX 11 or better
Network
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Network Adapter Qualcomm Atheros AR5008X Wireless Network Adapter
Network Adapter Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter
I CMDed ''ipconfig /all'' which gave the following results:
When bottom right only shows wifi bars:
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.2.9200]
(c) 2012 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\Users\Me>ipconfig /all
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Me
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : lan
Wireless LAN adapter Local Area Connection* 11:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 06-EA-3A-AE-17-69
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Wireless LAN adapter Wi-Fi:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : lan
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Qualcomm Atheros AR5008X Wireless Network
Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 74-EA-3A-AE-17-69
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::6920:8a99:1ff2:2d04%14(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.2(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Friday, May 3, 2013 10:12:07 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, May 4, 2013 10:12:14 PM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.254
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.254
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 343206458
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-18-D1-E0-D3-F4-6D-04-31-78-08
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.254
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled
Ethernet adapter Ethernet:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : lan
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : F4-6D-04-31-78-08
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::850:f8af:3083:2057%13(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.5(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Friday, May 3, 2013 10:14:58 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, May 4, 2013 9:44:28 PM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.254
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.254
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 284454148
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-18-D1-E0-D3-F4-6D-04-31-78-08
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.254
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled
Tunnel adapter isatap.lan:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : lan
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* 12:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft Teredo Tunneling Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
When icon bottom right shows ethernet:
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.2.9200]
(c) 2012 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\Users\Me>ipconfig /all
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Me
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : lan
Wireless LAN adapter Local Area Connection* 11:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 06-EA-3A-AE-17-69
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Wireless LAN adapter Wi-Fi:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : lan
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Qualcomm Atheros AR5008X Wireless Network
Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 74-EA-3A-AE-17-69
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::6920:8a99:1ff2:2d04%14(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.2(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Friday, May 3, 2013 10:12:07 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, May 4, 2013 10:12:14 PM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.254
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.254
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 343206458
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-18-D1-E0-D3-F4-6D-04-31-78-08
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.254
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled
Ethernet adapter Ethernet:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : lan
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : F4-6D-04-31-78-08
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::850:f8af:3083:2057%13(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.5(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Friday, May 3, 2013 10:14:58 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, May 4, 2013 9:44:28 PM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.254
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.254
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 284454148
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-18-D1-E0-D3-F4-6D-04-31-78-08
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.254
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled
Tunnel adapter isatap.lan:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : lan
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* 12:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft Teredo Tunneling Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Thanks A LOT in advance.
I have this problem on my computer for a while now. Normally I would just use the wifi, which seems to be working fine, but now my computer is too far away for the wifi (without lagging).
Anyway: the ethernet often does not work. Sometimes I see the ethernet icon bottom right, but then it says ''limited access''.
Following things I have tried, but did not fix the problem:
- I changed my antivirus from Avast to windows defender.
- Unplugged/plugged in different network cables.
- Resetted my router/modem multiple times
- Disabling and then enabling the connections in control panel
- Windows 8 troubleshooting
My system:
System
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Manufacturer System manufacturer
Model System Product Name
Total amount of system memory 4.00 GB RAM
System type 64-bit operating system
Number of processor cores 4
Storage
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total size of hard disk(s) 991 GB
Disk partition C: 11 GB Free (60 GB Total)
Disk partition D: 461 GB Free (488 GB Total)
Disk partition E: 273 GB Free (443 GB Total)
Media drive F: CD/DVD
Disk partition G: 65 MB Free (100 MB Total)
Graphics
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Display adapter type AMD Radeon HD 6900 Series
Total available graphics memory 3830 MB
Dedicated graphics memory 2048 MB
Dedicated system memory 0 MB
Shared system memory 1782 MB
Display adapter driver version 9.2.0.0
Primary monitor resolution 2560x1440
DirectX version DirectX 11 or better
Network
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Network Adapter Qualcomm Atheros AR5008X Wireless Network Adapter
Network Adapter Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter
I CMDed ''ipconfig /all'' which gave the following results:
When bottom right only shows wifi bars:
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.2.9200]
(c) 2012 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\Users\Me>ipconfig /all
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Me
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : lan
Wireless LAN adapter Local Area Connection* 11:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 06-EA-3A-AE-17-69
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Wireless LAN adapter Wi-Fi:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : lan
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Qualcomm Atheros AR5008X Wireless Network
Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 74-EA-3A-AE-17-69
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::6920:8a99:1ff2:2d04%14(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.2(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Friday, May 3, 2013 10:12:07 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, May 4, 2013 10:12:14 PM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.254
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.254
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 343206458
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-18-D1-E0-D3-F4-6D-04-31-78-08
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.254
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled
Ethernet adapter Ethernet:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : lan
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : F4-6D-04-31-78-08
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::850:f8af:3083:2057%13(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.5(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Friday, May 3, 2013 10:14:58 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, May 4, 2013 9:44:28 PM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.254
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.254
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 284454148
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-18-D1-E0-D3-F4-6D-04-31-78-08
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.254
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled
Tunnel adapter isatap.lan:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : lan
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* 12:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft Teredo Tunneling Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
When icon bottom right shows ethernet:
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.2.9200]
(c) 2012 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\Users\Me>ipconfig /all
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Me
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : lan
Wireless LAN adapter Local Area Connection* 11:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 06-EA-3A-AE-17-69
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Wireless LAN adapter Wi-Fi:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : lan
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Qualcomm Atheros AR5008X Wireless Network
Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 74-EA-3A-AE-17-69
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::6920:8a99:1ff2:2d04%14(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.2(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Friday, May 3, 2013 10:12:07 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, May 4, 2013 10:12:14 PM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.254
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.254
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 343206458
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-18-D1-E0-D3-F4-6D-04-31-78-08
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.254
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled
Ethernet adapter Ethernet:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : lan
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : F4-6D-04-31-78-08
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::850:f8af:3083:2057%13(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.5(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Friday, May 3, 2013 10:14:58 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, May 4, 2013 9:44:28 PM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.254
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.254
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 284454148
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-18-D1-E0-D3-F4-6D-04-31-78-08
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.254
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled
Tunnel adapter isatap.lan:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : lan
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* 12:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft Teredo Tunneling Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Thanks A LOT in advance.