Windows could not automatically detect this network's proxy settings

Anonymous
2010-05-04T02:01:23+00:00

Recently, I have noticed a small caution triangle appearing with my network icon on the task bar. When I right click and troubleshoot, it comes with this message. Windows could not automatically detect this network's proxy settings. My internet has been very slow lately, but I'm wondering if this is a problem with my network? or is this something that my ISP has to fix?

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Anonymous
2011-05-10T19:40:13+00:00

(This post is intended for all reporting the problem)

Check Internet Options (from Control Panel or Internet Explorer Tools / Options  /Connections Tab / LAN Settings and make sure Proxy Server is unchecked even if using Firefox.  Check settings in Firefox in Tools / Options /Advanced Connections / Settings  (should be either use system proxy settings or no proxy).

Check for malware especially using malwarebytes.

Try  these two commands in that order in an elevated command prompt.  Do the first one first then reboot and try.  If still bad try the second.

netsh winsock reset

netsh int ipv4 reset

If these don't help, please post the output of an ipconfig /all command

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Anonymous
2011-03-21T14:37:48+00:00

I had the same problem this morning--couldn't connect on one computer but could on the other.  Got the same message about not being able to detect the proxy settings.  However, I used System Restore to reverse some changes that had happened during the night and that corrected the problem.

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-07-16T08:53:43+00:00

    C:\WINDOWS\system32>ipconfig /all command

    Error: unrecognized or incomplete command line.

    USAGE:

        ipconfig [/allcompartments] [/? | /all |

                                     /renew [adapter] | /release [adapter] |

                                     /renew6 [adapter] | /release6 [adapter] |

                                     /flushdns | /displaydns | /registerdns |

                                     /showclassid adapter |

                                     /setclassid adapter [classid] |

                                     /showclassid6 adapter |

                                     /setclassid6 adapter [classid] ]

    where

        adapter             Connection name

                           (wildcard characters * and ? allowed, see examples)

    Options:

           /?               Display this help message

           /all             Display full configuration information.

           /release         Release the IPv4 address for the specified adapter.

           /release6        Release the IPv6 address for the specified adapter.

           /renew           Renew the IPv4 address for the specified adapter.

           /renew6          Renew the IPv6 address for the specified adapter.

           /flushdns        Purges the DNS Resolver cache.

           /registerdns     Refreshes all DHCP leases and re-registers DNS names

           /displaydns      Display the contents of the DNS Resolver Cache.

           /showclassid     Displays all the dhcp class IDs allowed for adapter.

           /setclassid      Modifies the dhcp class id.

           /showclassid6    Displays all the IPv6 DHCP class IDs allowed for adapter.

           /setclassid6     Modifies the IPv6 DHCP class id.

    The default is to display only the IP address, subnet mask and

    default gateway for each adapter bound to TCP/IP.

    For Release and Renew, if no adapter name is specified, then the IP address

    leases for all adapters bound to TCP/IP will be released or renewed.

    For Setclassid and Setclassid6, if no ClassId is specified, then the ClassId is removed.

    Examples:

        > ipconfig                       ... Show information

        > ipconfig /all                  ... Show detailed information

        > ipconfig /renew                ... renew all adapters

        > ipconfig /renew EL*            ... renew any connection that has its

                                             name starting with EL

        > ipconfig /release *Con*        ... release all matching connections,

                                             eg. "Wired Ethernet Connection 1" or

                                                 "Wired Ethernet Connection 2"

        > ipconfig /allcompartments      ... Show information about all

                                             compartments

        > ipconfig /allcompartments /all ... Show detailed information about all

                                             compartments

    C:\WINDOWS\system32>

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-07-08T01:20:01+00:00

    Thank you for the info. I tried but didn't work. Please see printout of ipconfig/all.

    Ron Starr - ******@yahoo.com

    Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.17134.112]

    (c) 2018 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

    C:\Users\Administrator>ipconfig/all

    Windows IP Configuration

       Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : i7-4790

       Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . :

       Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid

       IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

       WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

    Ethernet adapter Ethernet:

       Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected

       Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :

       Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Killer E2200 Gigabit Ethernet Controller

       Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 74-D4-35-E6-B1-B1

       DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

       Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

    Ethernet adapter Ethernet 3:

       Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :

       Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) Ethernet Connection I217-V

       Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 74-D4-35-E6-B1-B3

       DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

       Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

       Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::7446:d9b3:1d79:7a3b%12(Preferred)

       IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.50.230(Preferred)

       Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

       Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, July 07, 2018 5:53:15 PM

       Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, July 08, 2018 5:53:16 PM

       Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.50.1

       DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.50.1

       DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 611636277

       DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-20-6D-E3-5B-74-D4-35-E6-B1-B3

       DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.50.1

       NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

    Ethernet adapter Ethernet 2:

       Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected

       Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :

       Description . . . . . . . . . . . : TAP-Windows Adapter V9

       Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-FF-6C-32-F0-BA

       DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

       Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

    C:\Users\Administrator> Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :

    'Connection-specific' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

    operable program or batch file.

    C:\Users\Administrator>   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) Ethernet Connection I217-V

    'Description' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

    operable program or batch file.

    C:\Users\Administrator>   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 74-D4-35-E6-B1-B3

    'Physical' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

    operable program or batch file.

    C:\Users\Administrator>   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

    'DHCP' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

    operable program or batch file.

    C:\Users\Administrator>   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

    'Autoconfiguration' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

    operable program or batch file.

    C:\Users\Administrator>   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::7446:d9b3:1d79:7a3b%12(Preferred)

    'Link-local' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

    operable program or batch file.

    C:\Users\Administrator>   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.50.230(Preferred)

    'IPv4' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

    operable program or batch file.

    C:\Users\Administrator>   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

    'Subnet' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

    operable program or batch file.

    C:\Users\Administrator>   Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, July 07, 2018 5:53:15 PM

    'Lease' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

    operable program or batch file.

    C:\Users\Administrator>   Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, July 08, 2018 5:53:16 PM

    'Lease' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

    operable program or batch file.

    C:\Users\Administrator>   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.50.1

    'Default' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

    operable program or batch file.

    C:\Users\Administrator>   DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.50.1

    'DHCP' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

    operable program or batch file.

    C:\Users\Administrator>   DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 611636277

    'DHCPv6' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

    operable program or batch file.

    C:\Users\Administrator>   DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-20-6D-E3-5B-74-D4-35-E6-B1-B3

    'DHCPv6' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

    operable program or batch file.

    C:\Users\Administrator>   DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.50.1

    'DNS' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

    operable program or batch file.

    C:\Users\Administrator>   NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

    'NetBIOS' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

    operable program or batch file.

    C:\Users\Administrator>

    C:\Users\Administrator>Ethernet adapter Ethernet 2:

    'Ethernet' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

    operable program or batch file.

    C:\Users\Administrator>

    C:\Users\Administrator>   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected

    'Media' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

    operable program or batch file.

    C:\Users\Administrator>   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :

    'Connection-specific' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

    operable program or batch file.

    C:\Users\Administrator>   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : TAP-Windows Adapter V9

    'Description' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

    operable program or batch file.

    C:\Users\Administrator>   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-FF-6C-32-F0-BA

    'Physical' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

    operable program or batch file.

    C:\Users\Administrator>   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

    'DHCP' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

    operable program or batch file.

    C:\Users\Administrator>   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :

    'Autoconfiguration' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

    operable program or batch file.

    C:\Users\Administrator>   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) Ethernet Connection I217-V

    'Description' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

    operable program or batch file.

    C:\Users\Administrator>   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 74-D4-35-E6-B1-B3

    'Physical' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

    operable program or batch file.

    C:\Users\Administrator>   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

    'DHCP' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

    operable program or batch file.

    C:\Users\Administrator>   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

    'Autoconfiguration' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

    operable program or batch file.

    C:\Users\Administrator>   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::7446:d9b3:1d79:7a3b%12(Preferred)

    'Link-local' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

    operable program or batch file.

    C:\Users\Administrator>   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.50.230(Preferred)

    'IPv4' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

    operable program or batch file.

    C:\Users\Administrator>   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

    'Subnet' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

    operable program or batch file.

    C:\Users\Administrator>   Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, July 07, 2018 5:53:15 PM

    'Lease' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

    operable program or batch file.

    C:\Users\Administrator>   Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, July 08, 2018 5:53:16 PM

    'Lease' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

    operable program or batch file.

    C:\Users\Administrator>   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.50.1

    'Default' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

    operable program or batch file.

    C:\Users\Administrator>   DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.50.1

    'DHCP' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

    operable program or batch file.

    C:\Users\Administrator>   DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 611636277

    'DHCPv6' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

    operable program or batch file.

    C:\Users\Administrator>   DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-20-6D-E3-5B-74-D4-35-E6-B1-B3

    'DHCPv6' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

    operable program or batch file.

    C:\Users\Administrator>   DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.50.1

    'DNS' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

    operable program or batch file.

    C:\Users\Administrator>   NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

    'NetBIOS' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

    operable program or batch file.

    C:\Users\Administrator>

    C:\Users\Administrator>Ethernet adapter Ethernet 2:

    'Ethernet' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

    operable program or batch file.

    C:\Users\Administrator>

    C:\Users\Administrator>   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected

    'Media' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

    operable program or batch file.

    C:\Users\Administrator>   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :

    'Connection-specific' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

    operable program or batch file.

    C:\Users\Administrator>   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : TAP-Windows Adapter V9

    'Description' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

    operable program or batch file.

    C:\Users\Administrator>   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-FF-6C-32-F0-BA

    'Physical' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

    operable program or batch file.

    C:\Users\Administrator>   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

    'DHCP' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

    operable program or batch file.

    C:\Users\Administrator>   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :

    'Autoconfiguration' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

    operable program or batch file.

    C:\Users\Administrator>   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) Ethernet Connection I217-V

    'Description' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

    operable program or batch file.

    C:\Users\Administrator>   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 74-D4-35-E6-B1-B3

    'Physical' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

    operable program or batch file.

    C:\Users\Administrator>   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

    'DHCP' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

    operable program or batch file.

    C:\Users\Administrator>   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

    'Autoconfiguration' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

    operable program or batch file.

    C:\Users\Administrator>   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::7446:d9b3:1d79:7a3b%12(Preferred)

    'Link-local' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

    operable program or batch file.

    C:\Users\Administrator>   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.50.230(Preferred)

    'IPv4' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

    operable program or batch file.

    C:\Users\Administrator>   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

    'Subnet' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

    operable program or batch file.

    C:\Users\Administrator>   Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, July 07, 2018 5:53:15 PM

    'Lease' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

    operable program or batch file.

    C:\Users\Administrator>   Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, July 08, 2018 5:53:16 PM

    'Lease' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

    operable program or batch file.

    C:\Users\Administrator>   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.50.1

    'Default' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

    operable program or batch file.

    C:\Users\Administrator>   DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.50.1

    'DHCP' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

    operable program or batch file.

    C:\Users\Administrator>   DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 611636277

    'DHCPv6' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

    operable program or batch file.

    C:\Users\Administrator>   DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-20-6D-E3-5B-74-D4-35-E6-B1-B3

    'DHCPv6' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

    operable program or batch file.

    C:\Users\Administrator>   DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.50.1

    'DNS' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

    operable program or batch file.

    C:\Users\Administrator>   NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

    'NetBIOS' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

    operable program or batch file.

    C:\Users\Administrator>

    C:\Users\Administrator>Ethernet adapter Ethernet 2:

    'Ethernet' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

    operable program or batch file.

    C:\Users\Administrator>

    C:\Users\Administrator>   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected

    'Media' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

    operable program or batch file.

    C:\Users\Administrator>   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :

    'Connection-specific' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

    operable program or batch file.

    C:\Users\Administrator>   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : TAP-Windows Adapter V9

    'Description' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

    operable program or batch file.

    C:\Users\Administrator>   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-FF-6C-32-F0-BA

    'Physical' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

    operable program or batch file.

    C:\Users\Administrator>   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

    'DHCP' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

    operable program or batch file.

    C:\Users\Administrator>   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-06-27T05:16:09+00:00

    Umm, yeah, I might as well be reading Braille. But thanks anyway. I think??

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