Vista Unidentified network Problem It is a bug in Vista. Vista does not preset a MAC address for the network card. As a result the network card identifies itself as: 00-00-00-00-00-00 this causes problems with any standard equipment. To fix this go to: Device Manger and view driver details for the network card. To set your MAC Address:
Aug 06, 2008 · I have Windows 7, and was experiencing the same problem of unidentified network and couldn't reach the internet. Its an IPv6 or IPv4 IP address selection problem (or was for me). Jun 15, 2009 · The Unidentified Network disappeared after stopping this service and a quick disable/enable of the NIC, restoring Internet access. I Actually just rebooted, edited this post, and then re-enabled the offensive service to see what would happenImmediately after enabling the NIC and this bastard service, the "Unidentified Network" returned Re: [Vista] Unidentified Network - Local Only Access Is the following the card you are using and, if so, are you using the 2.02.01 drivers? I am assuming you are running the 32-bit version of Sep 30, 2012 · Re: Vista Unidentified Network Problem « Reply #4 on: October 03, 2012, 04:12:57 AM » I don't know the exact menu directions off the top of my head, but my guess is that your network connection is set to a static DHCP/DNS server which is causing the problem. Vista “unidentified network” can’t surf the net Came across an interesting problem the other day where a friend could not surf the net as Vista was displaying ‘unidentified network’ when trying to connect to her wireless router. Apr 07, 2008 · The 2nd PC has Vista Ultimate and connects to the host computer through a hub. Initially the host IP was set to 192.168.0.1 subnet of 255.255.255.0 and the gateway was set to 192.168.0.1 which is what I was told to do to get a Home network and not an unidentified network which occured when the gateway was left out.
Apr 07, 2008 · The 2nd PC has Vista Ultimate and connects to the host computer through a hub. Initially the host IP was set to 192.168.0.1 subnet of 255.255.255.0 and the gateway was set to 192.168.0.1 which is what I was told to do to get a Home network and not an unidentified network which occured when the gateway was left out.
My PC (Vista Ultimate x64 SP1) went into standby mode, and upon awakening my network settings were shot. I've only got "unidentified netorks" left, where there used to be a "home", a "Hamachi" and some unidentified networks belonging to VMware workstation.
The dreaded “unidentified network error” is a common issue and countless numbers of people are giving up on Vista just because of the Windows Unidentified Network Error.
When they are hardwired into the router or modem, their local area connection is getting the "Unidentified Network" issue in vista and im unable to get them online. The following repairs dont fix the issue: -"Diagnose/Repair" the issue via Network & Sharing Center -IPCONFIG /Release & Renew