I'm having a frustrating issue with my PC that's connected to the router via Ethernet. Despite the WiFi working fine on other devices, my computer is saying there's no internet connection. When it boots up, the Ethernet symbol flashes for a bit and then shows the 'no internet' symbol. In the network settings, it keeps switching between 'unidentified network' and 'network 4' with no internet on either. Although bytes are being sent and received and the connection time is increasing, I'm still stuck without internet access. I've tried rebooting both my PC and the router, resetting the network, changing the LAN ports, updating the Ethernet drivers, manually setting DNS ports to 8888 and 8844, and restarting the Ethernet drivers. I don't have a firewall set up, and unfortunately, I don't have another device to test the Ethernet cable with.
5 Answers
Here are some steps you might want to try:
1. Use a different Ethernet cable and check it on another device.
2. Boot from a USB drive with Linux or ChromeOS to see if it connects to the internet, which can help rule out hardware issues.
3. If your router has multiple ports, try connecting to a different one.
4. Lower the bit rate your card uses; sometimes forcing it to a slower speed can help establish a connection.
It sounds like there might be an issue with the IP address not being assigned correctly. You can try changing the IP and DNS settings in your router or Windows. Cloudflare DNS addresses are 1.1.1.1, but you can also revert to default settings if that doesn’t work.
Check the IP settings using one of your WiFi devices. Find out what the IP of the 'default gateway/DHCP server' is. Then, configure your PC with a static IP using that gateway, a network mask of 255.255.255.0, and an IP that’s in the same range (like 192.168.1.205). Using Google DNS is fine too.
Have you tried setting a static IP address? Also, make sure to disable any firewalls temporarily to see if that fixes the issue.
I recommend not changing any settings yet. Just leave the network card set to auto and the DNS set to automatic as well. Open the command prompt and type 'ipconfig' to check the current configuration.
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