wifi does not have a valid ip configuration windows 8

I tried this and it didn't work for me, to my demise :(.

This is the order I tried:

1. cmd.exe (as admin)
2. netsh winsock reset catalog
3. enter, restart
4. cmd.exe (as admin)
5. netsh int ip reset reset.log hit
6. enter, restart

And I'm still having the same problem everyone else was having on this thread. I also tried network diagnostics before doing this, that thing is and always has been worthless so no surprise in the fact it didn't fix anything.

I also tried it in this order:

1. cmd.exe (as admin)
2. netsh winsock reset catalog
3. netsh int ip reset reset.log hit
4. enter, restart

Still didn't work. When I enter the commands it spits back the "succesfully..." and "ok!" which leads me to believe it took the cmd prompt and did what it was supposed to.

Do you guys have anything else that may work? This always happens for me after an update is applied. Last time it happened after an update, I did a system restore and fixed it. Once it did the update that I rolled back again, I have the same problem. "limited connection", "wifi doesn't have a valid ip" etc etc.

It's not the router, I'm writing this on another comp with the same network and wifi connection.

Please help asap, I do not want to have to restore my computer every three days.

Oh, also, I tried enabling the wifi radio as was suggested above after running the commands and restarting. Although, it said I did not have access to that application or the file may not exist...? My wifi was receiving the various wireless networks around me so I left this issue out of my concern. . . Maybe I'm wrong? . . . Can't be haha.

This worked for me, however it didnt work in succession.  I had to go back and reboot between both commands, then I got my connection back through ethernet.  Also this disabled my wifi device and I had to go into device manager (command prompt: mmc devmgmt.msc) and enable the wifi radio.  Reboot one more time and all is well.

thanks for the help!

Hi Fadi MikaelNassar,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft community!

You've reached the right forum for your question. As I understand that you are not able to connect to the Internet using Wifi.

Method 1

I would suggest you to run Network troubleshooter.

a. In the start Menu Type “Identify and Repair Network Problem” and hit enter.

b. Follow the Onscreen instructions to complete the wizard.

Method 2I would suggest you to try the steps from the following link:

Wired and wireless network problemshttp://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/network-connection-problem-help#network-problems=windows-8&v1h=win8tab1&v2h=win7tab1&v3h=winvistatab1&v4h=winxptab1****Hope this information is helpful and do let us know if you need further assistance. We will be glad to assist.

No this did not work

I updated my laptop to W8 two days ago. During the update everything worked fine, after installing the first updates the laptop does connects to the wifi network. Valid IP, but a yellow exclamation mark is shown on the wifi connection saying no internet acces.

Sometimes the internet connection comes up and after a few seconds it goes down. Currently i got an internet connection but when i rebooted i fear not so. The trouble shooter doesn't fix the problem, i updated the drivers, rebooted my router but no real solution.  Previously my laptop ran W7 and no problems occured. What is the real solution for this issue ?