Windows 10: No Internet Access via Ethernet on Windows 10

So it is somewhat infrequent I'm on the desktop which is connected to the LAN and while on it today I noticed it was connecting on the WIFI instead. Opening up the Network Connections the Realtek PCIe GbE Family Controller Ethernet connection is showing a red X.


Network cable is good.

Ethernet drivers uninstalled, reinstalled, even grabbed the new drivers from the Realtek site and installed.

Device properties state the device is working properly.


I have received numerous Windows Updates which I'm assuming is the possible reason.


Event viewer for the device provides the below which is why I manually updated the driver myself and then rebooted:

Device PCI\VEN_10EC&DEV_8168&SUBSYS_859E1043&REV_11\4&24af259f&0&00E2 requires further installation.


Device PCI\VEN_10EC&DEV_8168&SUBSYS_859E1043&REV_11\4&24af259f&0&00E2 was migrated.

Last Device Instance Id: PCI\VEN_10EC&DEV_8168&SUBSYS_859E1043&REV_11\4&24af259f&0&00E2
Class Guid: {4d36e972-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}
Location Path:
Migration Rank: 0x0
Present: true


Device PCI\VEN_10EC&DEV_8168&SUBSYS_859E1043&REV_11\4&24af259f&0&00E2 was configured.

Driver Name: rt640x64.inf
Class Guid: {4d36e972-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}
Driver Date: 04/06/2015
Driver Version: 9.1.406.2015
Driver Provider: Microsoft
Driver Section: RTL8168.ndi.NT
Driver Rank: 0xFF2000
Matching Device Id: PCI\VEN_10EC&DEV_8168&REV_11
Outranked Drivers:
Device Updated: false
Parent Device: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_9C14&SUBSYS_85341043&REV_E4\3&11583659&0&E2


Driver Management concluded the process to install driver rt640x64.inf_amd64_6610b89eaf17e0fb for Device Instance ID PCI\VEN_10EC&DEV_8168&SUBSYS_859E1043&REV_11\4&24AF259F&0&00E2 with the following status: 0x0.


Device PCI\VEN_10EC&DEV_8168&SUBSYS_859E1043&REV_11\4&24af259f&0&00E2 was started.

Driver Name: rt640x64.inf
Class Guid: {4d36e972-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}
Service: rt640x64
Lower Filters:
Upper Filters:

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"No Internet Access" on Ethernet and Wireless - Windows 10

Steps taken to resolve:

• Downloaded from Realtek and installed Windows 10 driver for Realtek PCIe FE Family device
• reset winsock and ip4 and ip6.
• reset DNS cache
• forced media connection by changing ip4 to fixed ip address, gateway, and dns server. Able to ping other devices on network - including gateway, but could not connect to internet. Diagnose unable to find issue with connection.
  • "ipconfig /release" message is "no operation can be performed on (adapter name) while it has its media disconnected."
• when using DHCP, do not receive response from default gateway, so ipconfig has strange addresses. Diagnose returns:
  • "Ethernet" doesn't have a valid IP configuration.
• all other computers on network able to use DHCP for addresses.

trudging through topics on tech forum(s) to find other solutions. Need suggestions on resolution.

 

Windows 10 Tweaks

Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

• Open a new Explorer window.
• Click View in the ribbon.
• Click Options.
• Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
• Click OK

credit to Lifehacker.

 

Upgrading to Windows 10 from windows 7 and losing internet connection

A couple of days ago I upgraded my desktop to windows 10 after getting one of those MS prompts. However now I cannot access the internet and suspect the drivers from the Gigabyte GA-MA790X-ud4 motherboard does not support the internet drivers required. Searching the manufacturers website has not given me any joy either. Can anyone offer any suggestions?