On Windows 10, you'd right-click the network icon in the system tray area of the operating system, and select Network and Sharing Center. There you'd select 'change adapter settings'. This opens the list of network connections. Ever since I updated to windows 10 any time I do a restart my network adapter is stuck on Identifying network. If I do a shut down and cold start it works fine. I cannot figure out what the problem is. When I try to update the driver it tells me it's the most recent driver. If you check the wireless 3G properties it might not be set to ALWAYS connect to it, and if it has a weak signal, the highest signal will be the one connected too, even a NEIGHBOR's signal, which could be p/w protected, and you can't connect to, give you the 169.254.xxx.xxx which is the Windows DEFAULT when it can't get a connection. After formatting, Windows 10 automatically downloaded all my drivers for me and I was off to the races. However, when attempting to install any drivers on my own for some other devices (webcam, capture card, etc), Windows would hang once the driver started installing. I decided that I'd do another format since it only takes like 10 minutes. Hi, i have a problem with my internet settings, i think. Whether i am trying to connect to the internet with a cable to the router, by wi-fi or even with a usb internet stick, my laptop keeps saying 'identifying' and i noticed that when trying connecting by wi-fi it shows the name of the network.
-->This article provides a solution to an issue that a computer can't identify the network when this computer is a member of a child domain.
Original product version: Windows 7 Service Pack 1, Windows Server 2012 R2
Original KB number: 980873
Symptoms
You have a computer that is running Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, or Windows Server 2008 R2. When this computer is a member of a child domain, the computer can't identify the network. It may cause the firewall on the computer to be set to the public profile.
Additionally, events that resemble the following example are logged in the Applications event logs:
Note
Error 0x54B indicates that the specified domain either doesn't exist or couldn't be contacted.
Cause
This issue occurs because the computer can't connect to the primary domain controller (PDC) in the forest domain after the computer is joined to the child domain. The Network Location Awareness (NLA) service expects to be able to enumerate the domain's forest name to choose the right network profile for the connection. The service does this by calling DsGetDcName on the forest root name and issuing an LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) query on UDP (User Datagram Protocol) port 389 to a root Domain Controller. The service expects to be able to connect to the PDC in the forest domain to populate the following registry subkey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionNetworkListNlaCacheIntranetForests
If something hinders the DNS name resolution or the connection attempt to the DC, NLA isn't able to set the appropriate network profile on the connection.
Resolution
To resolve this issue, use one of the following methods.
Method 1
Configure the firewall devices not to block communications on UDP/TCP port 389. For more information about how to do it, see Service overview and network port requirements for Windows.
Method 2
Warning
Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly by using Registry Editor or by using another method. These problems might require that you reinstall the operating system. Microsoft can't guarantee that these problems can be solved. Modify the registry at your own risk.
Configure one computer in the child domain to connect to the PDC from the root domain.
Restart the computer. The computer should now be able to identify the network. Also, the profile on the firewall will be set to the domain profile.
Export the following registry subkey as a file to a shared location in the domain:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionNetworkListNlaCacheIntranetForestsImport the registry subkey that you exported in step 3 to the other computers that can't connect to the PDC from the domain forest.
Restart the computer. The computer should now be able to identify the network and the profile on the firewall will be set to the domain profile.
Method 3
If it's sufficient to identify the network profile based on the child domain name, then mitigating the time taken by NLA during its aggressive retries might be the right approach.
To deploy a registry setting that changes the retry count used by NLA, follow these steps:
Create a new registry key that matches the forest root domain under the path:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionNetworkListNlaCacheIntranetIn the newly created registry key for the name of the forest root domain, add the two registry values below:
Failures REG_DWORD with a value of 1
Successes REG_DWORD with a value of 0
It will cause NLA to go to its lowest retry count and should result in identification lasting for just a couple of minutes.
Suddenly Windows 10 network and Internet connection get disconnected? Network symbol on System tray showing a yellow tingle with error like Unidentified network – No Internet access? This is probably because your PC does not have a valid IP address to connect to the Network and internet. And that mostly happens because of the incompatible driver for the WiFi ethernet adapter. Again incorrect network configuration also causes this problem. If you are also struggling from Similar problem, here apply solutions below to fix unidentified networkno internet access windows 10 WiFi and Ethernet.
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- Lets first restart all network devices include your PC and Laptop. This will fix the problem if temporary glitch causing the problem.
- Temporarily disable Antivirus software and remove VPN, If configured.
- Perform a clean boot and check if you connected to network and internet. If the answer is yes, then there is any startup service conflict causing the problem.
Run The Network Troubleshooter
Windows have an inbuilt Network Troubleshooting tool to fix network problems. This tool an fix most of the network and internet related problems. We Recommend to first Run this Troubleshooting tool let windows to find the problem and fix itself.
- On start, menu search and type Troubleshoot settings and select it on the Top.
- scroll down and select the network adapter option,
- Then click run the troubleshooter, to allow windows to detect and fix the problem.
- This will Reset the local area network, check registry, system files for network and internet connection errors.
- If found any error this will try to fix itself.
- Restart windows after complete the process and check the problem fixed.
Switch To DHCP and Google DNS
If your system on a local area network where a number of computers connected. There may a chance for IP address confliction. If by mastic the same IP address assigns two computers on the same network. There will start IP conflict and you will face this unidentified network No Internet access problem. For this cause, you have to check and change the IP address or switch to obtain IP address automatically from DHCP.
Assign Ip Address Manually
- Press windows key + R this will open run windows.
- Now type command ncpa.cpl and hit enter key to open network and sharing center.
- You can simply right click on network adapter select open network and sharing center.
- Click on change Adapter setting.
- Here you will see all network adapters.
- First, disable other network connections by right click and disable.
- Now select the active network connection, (which having unidentified network problem)
- Right click on it and click on properties.
- Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) from the list then select properties.
- Now select radio button assign IP address and DNS automatically.
- Still problem not solved? follow the same steps and this time select radio button use the following DNS server address.
- And assign preferred DNS server 8.8.8.8 and alternate DNS server 8.8.4.4
- Also, you can use open DNS 208.67.222.222 and alternate DNS server 208.67.220.220
- That’s all Now click ok to save changes And check your problem solved network connected.
Update Network Adapter Driver
Sometimes Due to outdated Network driver This issue happened. Mostly happen after upgrade to Windows 10 1903, The network driver gets corrupted, not compatible with the current version of windows. It’s better to update your network Adapter or install latest Driver software for Installed Network adapter.
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- Press Windows + x and select device manager,
- Here you see all installed Driver list,
- Now on select and expand the Network Adapters,
- Next, select your network adapter, Right click on it and select Update software.
- Now select Search Automatically for updated driver software
- Wait windows to download and install the latest driver for your system after that restart the system.
If windows didn’t get any New update simply close this window. Now visit the device manufacturer website and download and install the latest driver for this device.
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Reset Network settings to default
Here another effective way to fix most of Network & Internet connection problems. Open the command prompt as administrator, and perform command below one by one.
- netsh winsock
- netsh int ip reset
- ipconfig /release
- ipconfig /renew
- ipconfig /flushdns
Make sure each command has completed successfully – then reboot your PC as normal. Hopefully, this should sort out the problem
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