wifi does not have a valid ip configuration windows 8

Anonymous
2012-10-29T11:59:17+00:00

After upgrading to Windows 8 Final Version

it worked fine for 2 days then, WIFI stoped working.

every time I try to connect it gives me limited connection.

when I try trouble shout it give me the following message :" wifi does not have a valid ip configuration ".

even trying a cable connection, same message appear.

I somehow managed to get on my neighbor WIFI not sure how that happened, but I can only use internet on Desktop mode,

Metro interface have no access to wifi.

I would like to know if you can assist me with this issue?

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Anonymous
2012-11-15T05:51:36+00:00

I was having this problem too. Solved it by following the directions here:

http://www.eightforums.com/network-sharing/11811-windows-8-wifi-help.html

This part in the first reply fixed the problem:

"With upgrades sometimes winsock or the TCP/IP stack gets corrupted. To reset them both type the following two commands into an elevated command prompt one at a timehitting enter after each one then reboot the system.

netsh winsock reset catalog (reset winsock entries)

netsh int ip reset reset.log hit (reset TCP/IP stack)"

Hope this helps someone else.

Cheers.

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-02-17T00:35:35+00:00

    The "netsh" commands do work for me, but I have to do this every few days.  I would like a PERMANENT fix.  Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.  Thank you.

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-02-15T18:55:58+00:00

    For the people who tried everything and couldnt find a solution like me ; I wanna share what worked for me after a week of suffering ... I have uninstalled all the intell based drivers and softwares for my wireless and bluetooth and after a restart windows  automatically  installed its own drivers ... And the problem got solved by itself.... I hope this one helps someone else besides me ... ;)

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-02-14T00:25:29+00:00

    Did not work for me either, sounds like a did you try turning it on and off again fix attempt...

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-02-13T07:11:42+00:00

    If people are still having the "'WiFi' doesn't have a valid IP configuration", and going into cmd is too daunting, or it didn't work, resetting the IP configuration I've given to the computer in question via the router solved all my problems.

    I'm not very good with computers but fiddling around without needing to change any major settings on my laptop really help to solve this problem. So I apologize in advance if you find it patronising (this is more for the non-computer experts at home)!

    If you remember assigning a specific IP address for your laptop to your router, read on or at least give this one a shot:

    1. Log in to your modem's router configuration. Directions to get there may be on the manual for the modem.
    2. Navigate to your router's DHCP client list, or similar.

    What is it?

    It is a list that shows you the computers currently connected to your modem.

    1. Delete the computer in question from the client list. If you don't know the computer's name:

    Right-click My Computer > Choose PropertiesThe name should be located at the lower half of the window.

    1. Check your troubled computer's network connection now. If there are no changes to the status and it's still showing a yellow exclamation mark, refresh by disconnecting and reconnecting or going to a fresh webpage.

    If you check the list in your router's client list again, you should be able to see your computer's name reappear on the list as it's reconnected to your modem once more.

    If the above didn't work, then I'm sorry your problem might be more serious for this troubleshooter.

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