Unidentified network with static ip

[Grumpybutcute]

I always had a static ip but last night my internet dropped and I've had this error ever since

My static ip set up is:
192.168.0.2
255.255.255.0
192.168.0.1

what am I doing wrong

 

[gbb0330]

well, depends on the network, the settings that you have assume that the router's IP address is 192.168.0.1, another assumption here is that DHCP is turned off or 192.168.0.2 is excluded from the DHCP scope.
so moral of the story is: check router settings to determine if your workstation settings are correct.

 

[Grumpybutcute]

My routers address is 192.168.0.1

And DHCP is turned on but from .10 - .250

 

[gbb0330]

OK, thats good, so what is the error message?

 

[Grumpybutcute]

Well it won't connect to my router it just says Unidentified network

 

[gbb0330]

can you ping 192.168.0.1?
can you ping 8.8.8.8
can you ping www.google.com

can you open 192.168.0.1 in a web browser?
do you have a modem?

 

[Grumpybutcute]

Ping 192.168.0.1 : Host unreachable
ping 8.8.8.8 : Host unreachable
ping www.google.com : could not find host

Opening 192.168.0.1 site can't be reached

I have a router

 

[gbb0330]

problem is with your local network. could be a bad network card, bad cable or bad router.
also the IP address of the router and the DHCP scope may have changed due to a reset to factory default or a configuration change.
first thing i would try is to change the IP settings on your computer to obtain IP address and DNS settings automatically. then run ipconfig and let us know the results.

 

[Grumpybutcute]

Ethernet adapter local area connection:

Connection-specific DNS suffix:
Link-local IPv6 Address: fe80::a07b::30eb::72b1::a340%128
autoconfiguration IPv4 address: 169.254.163.64
Default gateway :

 

[gbb0330]

Ethernet adapter local area connection:

Connection-specific DNS suffix:
Link-local IPv6 Address: fe80::a07b::30eb::72b1::a340%128
autoconfiguration IPv4 address: 169.254.163.64
Default gateway :

169 IP address means that your PC cannot contact a DHCP server (router is not responding)

so most likely suspect is the router.

cable problem or network card problem also possible but less likely.
i assume you already checked the cable and power cycled the router?

 

[Grumpybutcute]

I have power cycled but I have not checked the cables as I have no way to do so.

Also connected through home plugs

 

[gbb0330]

aha, the plot thickens. i bet you the problem is with the home plugs. i think those devices are the cancer of networking, worse than wireless.
good luck with that

 

[Grumpybutcute]

I've been tackling this problem all day tried everything I have no idea what I'm going to do from here but thanks for the help