Windows 7 unidentified network on LAN

[Emerald]

can you change the LAN from Public to Home network

 

[Saga Lout]

Maybe uninstalling the connection - or even the adapter - and restarting will force it to offer the chance to choose a Home network. Make sure there is no tick in "Treat all future networks as public" before clicking Close.

 

[sdkyron]

can you change the LAN from Public to Home network

No, i can't.

 

[sdkyron]

Maybe uninstalling the connection - or even the adapter - and restarting will force it to offer the chance to choose a Home network. Make sure there is no tick in "Treat all future networks as public" before clicking Close.

Done that too, no luck.

As i understand it, the problem is that, on the LAN, there's no DHCP server to attribute the IPs to the 4 computers, and giving them manually doesn't solve the identification problem because there's no gateway. The only easy solution i've found was to enable ICS which i don't want to.
Another option i tried was to add one of my old router to the equation, serving as DCHP server, in this case, everything works just fine.

I've heard about managed switches, i know they can serve as DHCP relays but i'm not sure if they can work as DCHP servers, does anyone know ?

 

[eibgrad]

Sure, a managed switch might very well have its own DHCP server, but why all this trouble for a named network? It's just a name, it serves no other useful purpose.

You could also install a DHCP server on one of the computers, as a service. I'm sure there are freebies out there. Or just grab an old router, something cheap, even something from the local thrift shop, and use it. I wouldn't spend big bucks on a managed switch just to get a DHCP server.

 

[sdkyron]

Ok then good to know (about the managed switch) just have to eventually find one, because they never say if it can work as a server in the description.

Using a dhcp third party app wouldn't do the trick for me because it would mean that i have to keep one computer turned on at all time.

I am currently using an old router, but since it's a 10/100 it slows everything down (transfers between computers)

Right now, i'm even trying something else (all wired)

Internet -> Router > gigagit (unmanaged) Switch -> spread the connection through all the computers and i am hoping that, that way i can have both the conection on every computer and full speed between them. But i have to dig holes first haha 😛

Why all the hassle, well, i don't know really, either it's perfect or it's not, at all, matter of perspective i guess

 

[cavesyj]

This may not help in your quest for a solution but I've had exactly the same issue on a customer's Acer laptop and whilst it doesn't affect the wireless internet access it's very annoying. I've even done a complete reinstall of Windows 7 and the issue is still there. Most odd!