Windows 10: Please Help. Ethernet always takes 30 seconds to connect On Startup

Discus and support Please Help. Ethernet always takes 30 seconds to connect On Startup in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; I'm at my wits end. My PC is pretty fast(Use it for gaming), and has always connected to internet as soon as windows starts up. Sometime in the last 3... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by forkinator, Dec 21, 2020.

  1. Please Help. Ethernet always takes 30 seconds to connect On Startup


    I'm at my wits end. My PC is pretty fast(Use it for gaming), and has always connected to internet as soon as windows starts up. Sometime in the last 3 weeks, this issue started happening. For about 1 week, I have spent 2 hours a day trying to fix this issue . I don't understand what could have caused this and now I am coming here and praying someone has the answer.


    The issue is that whenever my PC starts up, or whenever I disable and enable my network adapter, it takes 30 seconds until I have an internet connection.


    My windows version is 20H2. (I updated today from 1909 hoping it would fix the issue)
    I have an asus x99 pro motherboard. I use the drivers provided by asus, but that doesn't help so i updated them to the latest provided by windows update. My network adapter under Device Manager read "Intel(R) Ethernet Connection (2) I218-V and the driver is 12.19.16 with a driver date of 9/29/2020

    I have Comcast. The router I have is provided by them and is a 695CGM414X. CGM414X DOCSIS Cable Gateway User Manual Technicolor Connected Home USA

    I have two screenshots. The first shows the connection status at 12 seconds, the second shows it at 36 seconds (fastest I could take a screenshot of the window after moving it into place)


    Please Help. Ethernet always takes 30 seconds to connect On Startup [​IMG]


    Please Help. Ethernet always takes 30 seconds to connect On Startup [​IMG]


    I can reproduce the 30 second delay by going into my network connections window in control panel, and disabling the ethernet connection, and then enabling it. To save time, this is how I would test to see if any potential fixes fixed the issue (unless it was a potential fix that required a system restart)

    The steps I have taken to solve this issue are as follows;
    1. Booted in safe mode with networking. The same 30 second delay occured.

    2. Did a full network reset through windows settings

    Disclaimer; After doing the two above steps. Its safe to say that this might be a router issue and I have no idea how to fix it. I monitored my ethernet connection and it shows "identifying" for almost exactly 30 seconds, and then after a second, the ipv4 and ipv6 status indicators simultaneously show "Internet"

    3. Turned off "Turn off power on sleep." and "allow the computer to turn off this device to save power"

    4. Turned off file and printer sharing in device properties.

    5. Set network device setting to "100 mbps duplex" instead of "Auto negotiation" and disabled any power saving features.

    6. Updated adapter driver. Also rolled back.

    7. . Turned off "Network discovery" in advanced sharing settings.

    8. Uninstalled and reinstalled network drivers.

    9. Changed my IP to static. Using google DNS.

    10. checked my list of installed programs. None of them are conflicting with my internet.

    11. Temporarily disabled Windows defender + Firewall.

    12 In an elevated command prompt, ran "sfc /scannow". No errors were found.

    13. Completely Reset my router (Using router provided by comcast).

    14. Made sure ipv6 is enabled. (Tried with disabled)

    15. Flashed latest Bios

    16. Checked for and illuminated non essential system startup processes.

    17. Virus and Malware scanned with 2 different programs( Only installed to try and fix this issue, and then unninstalled)

    18. Checked Windows event viewer for errors

    19. ran "netsh int ip reset resetlog.txt" in elevated cmd prompt.

    20. Made sure no programs that hook on the ethernet are installed, Like Wireshark (Npcap, WinPCap), Virtualbox, or any VPN service

    21. Made sure the running status of Network Location Awareness and Network List Service are set to Automatic.


    My money is on some sort of gateway issue. I don't know what I could do to fix it if it is a gateway issue though. I tried a gateway reset but that did not fix the issue.

    Hope someone here can help me out. Any help is greatly appreciated!

    :)
     
    forkinator, Dec 21, 2020
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  2. Ethernet connection recognized for 1 second every 30 seconds

    hi all and thanks for reading...

    windows 10 machine, up to date, wireless is fine, though ethernet says disconnected when it is connected, and every 25-30 seconds the ethernet connection flashes 'identifying' for 1 second then goes back to disconnected. it's a Dell Inspiron 24, with a Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller installed, and drivers up to most up to date available (June 2017). Windows 10 all up to date. have tried the same ethernet connection on another machine and it is fine there. Something about this specific machine. wireless is ok so I can still post here thankfully!

    Any guidance is very gratefully received...
     
    chriswin10, Dec 21, 2020
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  3. Vaindil Win User
    No internet connection for 30 seconds after startup

    When I turn my computer on and log in, I have no internet connection for about 30 seconds. This sounds like it's not a big deal, but I have a bunch of programs that run on startup and require internet access, and they aren't happy about the lack of connection. If I run ipconfig /all during that time, I only get this (copy/pasted exactly as it's shown):
    Code:
    No interfaces show up at all.
    Any ideas would be greatly appreciated, thank you in advance!

    Windows 10 Education, FCU (build 1709)
     
    Vaindil, Dec 21, 2020
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  4. dmholt57 Win User

    Please Help. Ethernet always takes 30 seconds to connect On Startup

    No internet connection for 30 seconds after startup

    In Change adapter properties, looks like this...when you highlight and click on properties at the bottom you will see settings.


    Please Help. Ethernet always takes 30 seconds to connect On Startup [​IMG]
     
    dmholt57, Dec 21, 2020
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