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
    2012-11-15T04:57:38+00:00

    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

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  2. Anonymous
    2012-11-27T15:08:02+00:00

    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!

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  3. Anonymous
    2012-11-29T00:11:40+00:00

    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.

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  4. Anonymous
    2012-11-29T05:37:18+00:00

    Same stil for me. Tried everything written above. Strangely the day after THE update and problems THE laptop works wel. I did not restart my AP. All my otter pc, laptops, mediacenter run well in my internet connection. So THE problem lies om the W8 laptop. I also shows it CAN work !

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