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ipconfig won't work (windows 7)

  • 09-08-2010 5:36pm
    #1
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭


    Hi all,

    I'm running windows 7 on my acer aspire netbook. As part of my job, I need to use it to identify ip addresses. However, ipconfig won't work. I went into properties and it says I'm running IPv$ and IPv6. Is the problem that I'm running both? Therefore confusing the machine?

    (I really don't know!)

    In the cmd window, after I type ipconfig, it comes back as a massive list,
    Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection*104:

Media state...........................: Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS suffix..:


    I have no idea what this means. Should I turn off IPv6?


Comments

  • #2
    Carsinian Thau
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,054 ✭✭✭Carsinian Thau


    From the looks of that you're just not using the Local Area Connection. How are you accessing the internet? Are you using Wireless (I'd have to assume you are based on that).

    Try looking further down the list for the wireless properties.


  • #3
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,596 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    make sure the cable is plugged in


  • #4
    Carsinian Thau
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,054 ✭✭✭Carsinian Thau


    Capt'n Midnight wrote: »
    make sure the cable is plugged in

    Actually, if you (OP) are testing Local Area Connection, this is definitely step one. Also, make sure that it's working (i.e. if the cable is damaged the lights may not engage [one orange, one green in most machines]), perhaps trying a different cable if needs be.

    If the cable is plugged in, it should auto disenage your wireless usage, but try turning that off too just to make sure that the LAN is definitely the one in use.


  • #5
    PogMoThoin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,874 ✭✭✭✭PogMoThoin


    Are You sure its plugged in, not being smart, but it looks like its not, could be dodgy cable/router


  • #6
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Thanks all. Using wireless. Didn't know that it would matter?! So plug in, disable wireless, happy days?


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  • #7
    wolfric
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,190 ✭✭✭wolfric


    In the cmd window, after I type ipconfig, it comes back as a massive list,
    I assume you just quoted the end part of what you saw. It may be something like this window. You may see interfaces disconencted at the bottom but look for an ip address somewhere. In this example it's at the top with the 192.168.1.101 part.
    ipconfig.png

    Nothing wrong with ipv4 and ipv6 and no it doesn't confuse the computer. If you have both wireless and wired enabled and are conencted via wifi and plugged in, then yes your computer may decide to use one connection over the other so just disable whichever one you're not using. Nothing wrong with using wireless.
    Go to start and type this in and press enter. 
    ncpa.cpl

    This gets you the old network view that microsoft in their idiotic mindset, took the ease of getting into out of vista and windows 7. Same as going the long way through network sharing center.

    note your address may look like any of the following and when i say * i mean from 1 to 254/255

    192.168.*.*
    10.*.*.*
    172.16.*.* => 172.32.*.*


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