Constantly disappearing global icon

D

Daisy

Hi! :)

I have been a Windows Vista user for about 7 months and I have encountered a
problem when I start up my computer. When I log into my account, everything
runs normally except for the network center. At first, a red "X" would appear
which is normal, but then the global icon does not appear. I have been
experiencing this for a few days now and I have no idea what to do. I have
searched the Knowledge base for answers but one solution I found was to
download Windows Vista Service Pack 1. I have downloaded the Service Pack
when it first was released via Windows Update but sadly I experience this
problem.

This problem has never happened to me before until just a few days ago. When
I pace my cursor over the network center icon, it says, " Currently connected
to: Network Access: Local Only". When I open my browser and close it, the
global icon then appears as it should but sometimes it justs disappears again.

I have tried to diagnose the problem too but there seems to nothing wrong
with my connection except sometimes the internet might run a bit slowly than
usual.

What should I do to resolve this problem?
 
B

Barb Bowman

how are you connected to the Internet? router? is it running the
latest firmware?

what Network card? do you have the latest drivers?

posting text results here as a reply of ipconfig /all may help
http://digitalmediaphile.wordpress.com/ipconfig-all-how-to-get-text-output/

Hi! :)

I have been a Windows Vista user for about 7 months and I have encountered a
problem when I start up my computer. When I log into my account, everything
runs normally except for the network center. At first, a red "X" would appear
which is normal, but then the global icon does not appear. I have been
experiencing this for a few days now and I have no idea what to do. I have
searched the Knowledge base for answers but one solution I found was to
download Windows Vista Service Pack 1. I have downloaded the Service Pack
when it first was released via Windows Update but sadly I experience this
problem.

This problem has never happened to me before until just a few days ago. When
I pace my cursor over the network center icon, it says, " Currently connected
to: Network Access: Local Only". When I open my browser and close it, the
global icon then appears as it should but sometimes it justs disappears again.

I have tried to diagnose the problem too but there seems to nothing wrong
with my connection except sometimes the internet might run a bit slowly than
usual.

What should I do to resolve this problem?
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Barb Bowman
MS-MVP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/meetexperts/bowman.mspx
http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/
http://digitalmediaphile.wordpress.com
 
D

Daisy

Thank you for for your response! I think this is the information you may be
looking for:

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6001]
Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\Aaron>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Aaron-PC
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8101E Family PCI-E Fast
Ethern
et NIC (NDIS 6.0)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1D-60-B5-DB-08
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::8e0:5d7a:d7c:cab1%8(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 69.124.206.57(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.252.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, August 09, 2008 2:49:16 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, August 13, 2008 2:49:15 AM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 69.124.204.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 167.206.251.7
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 167.206.251.130
167.206.251.129
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . :
isatap.{B61478BC-0BDC-4892-AA85-77D4BE05E
868}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 6TO4 Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2002:457c:ce39::457c:ce39(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 2002:c058:6301::c058:6301
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 167.206.251.130
167.206.251.129
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 9:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

C:\Users\Aaron>
 
B

Barb Bowman

try unbinding IPv6. see
http://digitalmediaphile.wordpress.com/ipv6-how-to-unbind-from-a-nic-in-windows-vista/
for instructions.

I strongly recommend that you get a router to use between your
computer and your broadband modem.

Thank you for for your response! I think this is the information you may be
looking for:

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6001]
Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\Aaron>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Aaron-PC
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8101E Family PCI-E Fast
Ethern
et NIC (NDIS 6.0)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1D-60-B5-DB-08
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::8e0:5d7a:d7c:cab1%8(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 69.124.206.57(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.252.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, August 09, 2008 2:49:16 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, August 13, 2008 2:49:15 AM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 69.124.204.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 167.206.251.7
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 167.206.251.130
167.206.251.129
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . :
isatap.{B61478BC-0BDC-4892-AA85-77D4BE05E
868}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 6TO4 Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2002:457c:ce39::457c:ce39(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 2002:c058:6301::c058:6301
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 167.206.251.130
167.206.251.129
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 9:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

C:\Users\Aaron>
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--

Barb Bowman
MS-MVP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/meetexperts/bowman.mspx
http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/
http://digitalmediaphile.wordpress.com
 
D

Daisy

Thank you for your response! It seems that may have done the trick so far,
since the global icon is not disappearing yet. If the problem persists, I
will post here again for further assistance.

Thank you for your help!
--
~Daisy ^_^
~A Proud Windows User~


Barb Bowman said:
try unbinding IPv6. see
http://digitalmediaphile.wordpress.com/ipv6-how-to-unbind-from-a-nic-in-windows-vista/
for instructions.

I strongly recommend that you get a router to use between your
computer and your broadband modem.

Thank you for for your response! I think this is the information you may be
looking for:

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6001]
Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\Aaron>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Aaron-PC
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8101E Family PCI-E Fast
Ethern
et NIC (NDIS 6.0)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1D-60-B5-DB-08
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::8e0:5d7a:d7c:cab1%8(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 69.124.206.57(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.252.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, August 09, 2008 2:49:16 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, August 13, 2008 2:49:15 AM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 69.124.204.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 167.206.251.7
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 167.206.251.130
167.206.251.129
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . :
isatap.{B61478BC-0BDC-4892-AA85-77D4BE05E
868}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 6TO4 Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2002:457c:ce39::457c:ce39(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 2002:c058:6301::c058:6301
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 167.206.251.130
167.206.251.129
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 9:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

C:\Users\Aaron>
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--

Barb Bowman
MS-MVP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/meetexperts/bowman.mspx
http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/
http://digitalmediaphile.wordpress.com
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