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Apr 22, 2007 · i have no success getting onto the internet (there is a red cross on the line representing the link between my unidentified network and the internet). i also cannot ping local addresses or access the router log in page. i have tried disabling ipv6 and also specifying custom settings in ipv4 (using similar settings to those on my laptop that i Dec 28, 2009 · Windows 7, Windows 8 and Vista laptops may have problems with "Unidentified Networks" and broken network connections. This article discusses the solution, mainly by disabling IPV6. This works on all Windows 8, 7 and Vista computers and is likely due to a conflict with older routers. Feb 20, 2012 · Invalid MAC address in Vista for the wireless network card. Now this is a very interesting one, and ended up being the problem with mine. 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: Vista wont connect to internet, local access only. I've been given a friends computer to fix and not being familier with Vista I am unable to fix it. Using either wired or wireless connection to my router it will say its connected to 'Unidentified network' with only local access.

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Vista gives me "Local Only" "Unidentified" network, and a Aug 26, 2008 [SOLVED] Wifi Connection Access: local only. | Tech Support

I have a new Dell Vista machine and at one point I was able to connect to the internet to do Windows Updates and now I have a message saying "Local Only". I tried wireless and wired and with both connection I am unable to access the internet. I get the message saying "Local Only" and under network connections it says "Unidentified Network".

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