network icon says "no internet access" but i am connected

Anonymous
2011-11-20T01:31:49+00:00

Hey guys,

so I'm having a bit of an issue. I'm running a fresh install of win7 for over a week without any problems. Yesterday, for no apparent reason (ie. no updates, no modifications, no new software install...really NOTHING) my network access icon on the bottom right taskbar has a yellow triangle over it and says i have "no internet access" even though i clearly have internet.

I probably wouldnt be worried too much if it was just a wrong icon, but the problem is, software that check for updates and checks to see if im online keeps saying im offline and can only work in offline mode.

This is causing a serious issue.

Any1 have any clues how to fix this?

I run Kasp Antivir 2010 and thats about it. No other wierd or free software...no extra firewalls nothing. I just dont get how it can just happen from 1 day to the other.

Oh and the whole win7 "Troubleshoot" didnt detect any problems.

cheers.

M.

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Internet and connectivity

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Anonymous
2011-12-01T18:06:26+00:00

Hi,

If the issue persists then, create a Windows user account and check if this issue occurs with the new user account.

Refer the link to create a new user account.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Create-a-user-account

To fix the corrupted profile follow the steps mentioned in the following article.

‘Fix a corrupted user profile’

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Fix-a-corrupted-user-profile

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  1. Anonymous
    2015-09-29T12:58:13+00:00

    Unchecking IPV6 worked fine.  Off line indicator remained off when IPV6 was rechecked later.  thanks for the simple fix

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-10-03T01:35:10+00:00

    It could be the third party Antivirus or Firewall. My laptop was connected to my WiFi but when I open Internet Explorer, it didn't work. I finally fixed this by deleting AVG Antivirus. For some reason it makes my internet does not work.

    Here is the website that I found the solution: http://www.pntbrother.com/no-internet-issue-fix-acer-aspire-netbook-october-1-2015/

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-11-05T06:28:08+00:00

    This solved the same problem for me:

    If you have Default Gateway set on any other network adapters on your system, clear that and reset your current connection.

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-11-09T12:36:39+00:00

    Do this, it works -> go into the device manager, select the network adapters device, double click your network adapter, select the driver tab, click the disable button.  once it is disabled, then click the enable button, the driver is reloaded and your problem is solved.

    Finally a fix for this annoyance.  Thanks.

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