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[WIN7] W7 No internet connection

File and sharing center, change adapter settings, right click ... disable, then right click ... enable.

I did what you suggested and now lets see what happens.

I did the repair and it did not find a fix.

Rebooting always solves it.

reply to dib22
It seems to me that if the intent is to have no internet connection at certain times, then the most straightforward thing to do is to disable the internet connection at those times.

That is, instead of using the firewall to block internet access, and then when you want internet access,disabling the interface and then enabling it again, one could (1) disable the interface when one doesn't want access, and (2) enable the interface when one does want access.

Mind you, I don't see the point of all this. If your computer is secure enough to be connected when you're using it, it's certainly secure enough to be connected when you're not using it. (Given the user is the usual weak point in the defence, the net probably ought to be connected at night and disconnected when in use )

My solution is to just let the computer sleep at night.

reply to jl747
When you say, block internet via my firewall.

Is this via software or hardware firewall?

If you have flashed your router with dd-wrt you can use this: »www.dd-wrt.ca/wiki/index.php/Acc···rictions

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reply to jl747
It is just an option and something I got used to doing at night when I am not using the computer.

I block the access via the firewall software.

I'll probably use the sleep mode in the future.
That way I'll save on what little power (electricity) it uses and wear and tear on the hard drive.

I have this shortcut on my Win 7 Pro for my Internet connection.

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reply to jl747
Thanks.

I think I'll use the sleep mode.

At least one of us will get some rest.

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reply to jl747
You could always disable the Local Area Connection, be it wireless or hardwired. If the connection is disabled you have no connection.

In Control Panel either via the:
Network and Sharing Center | Local Area Connection
Or
Device Manager | Network Adapters

Disabling either of these 2 will shut the Internet down, including the connection to your router, isolating your computer, just reverse the setting when you need it.
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The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing - Edmund Burke

reply to jl747
Interestingly, I often find that simply starting Internet Explorer resolves such/similar problems, at least more often than not.
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"Face piles of trials with smiles; it riles them to believe that you perceive the web they weave."

I've always wondered why opening a browser would fix that.
Do you know why a browser would effectively fix an (I assume) winsock issue?

Not really. I just assumed it was due to Internet Explorer's "special relationship" with the OS. I don't remember it working as well--or at all--with any other browser.
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"Face piles of trials with smiles; it riles them to believe that you perceive the web they weave."

reply to norwegian
Depends what the indication of "connected to the internet" really means. At least with wired Ethernet, it seems quite subjective. Neither Ethernet nor IP have the concept of "connection", and the thing at the other end of the wire is not something I'd call "the internet".

So, maybe it just means that traffic is being sent and received. In which case, making some traffic be sent or received would change the state.

reply to NotTheMama
I tested this by opening IE and it reestablished the connection.
As did Firefox.

Never knew this.

Thanks.

reply to dave
This seems to be "how it works".

»technet.microsoft.com/en-us/libr···10).aspx

I'd further suppose that, absent any new reason like a link-up indication, it's going to probe periodically. But when you try and make a TCP connection, that causes another trigger.

I doubt it has much to do with Internet Explorer in particular.