Keep getting Network Limited (Wired) - Says no Internet Connection... BUT I HAVE INTERNET...

Hi Philip,

Have you made any changes on the computer prior to the issue?

This means the PC has successfully connected to the router, but the PC wasn't assigned a valid IP address, so you can't actually get to the Internet. It can also indicate that a valid IP address was assigned but that the PC doesn't have Internet connectivity.

For further information, refer to the section “My connection is listed as Limited” from the article:

Why can't I connect to the Internet?

Let’s try the following steps and check if it helps.

Method 1: Run Internet Connection troubleshooter.

a.       Press “Windows Key + W”

b.      Type “Troubleshooting” in the search box and hit enter.

c.       Select “Network and Internet” option

d.      First Select “Internet connections” troubleshooter.

e.      Follow the on-screen instructions.

f.        Then select “Network Adapter” troubleshooter and then follow the on-screen instructions.

Method 2: Reset TCPIP and check if it works.

Follow the steps:

a.       Boot to the desktop view.

b.      Press “Windows Key+ X” and select command prompt (admin).

c.       At the command prompt, type the following command and then press ENTER:

netsh int ip reset c:\resetlog.txt

Note: If you do not want to specify a directory path for the log file, use the following command:

netsh int ip reset resetlog.txt

d.      Reboot the computer.

Hope the information helps. Let us know if you need further assistance with Windows related issues. We will be happy to help.

Hello Philip,

Thank for keeping us posted on the status of the issue and I’m sorry for the delay in answering your post!

I would have you remove any interference between the router and the computer. The common interferences are cordless phones, wireless devices etc.

You can also try resetting the router and updating the wireless drivers from the manufacturer’s website.

You need to power off the Router and wait a few minutes for it to lose its cache. Then power up the router, wait for it to talk to your ISP (Internet Service Provider) and stabilize a couple minutes before powering up other devices connected to the computer.   Hopefully then all be alright after the router has plenty of time to gets IP (Internet Protocol) and stabilize too.

Hope this will be helpful. If you still need any further assistance on this, please do get back to us with the troubleshooting results and additional information.

I have been having the exact same issue on many Win8 laptops I have been setting up for my company. While I originally thought it was harmless because they still had internet access, I found out that as long as the Ethernet connection doesn't think it has internet access (even when it really does), metro apps will see no internet connectivity and fail to get your mail, weather, etc.

I did some further looking today and found the following article which seems to have solved the problem for me.

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_8-networking/limited-connectivity-on-windows-8-pro-installed-on/c2e03e84-5803-4caf-9b5f-7790724c0794

The key for me was resetting the ip stack with the netsh command. Hope this helps!

This post is from 2013 but I just saw it since it had never happened to me until now. While reading and reading none of the answer listed below were useful went into ther webpages and nothing. Finally started seeing my sdervices looking for one related to the Network and this is what i found!!

 Windows + R
type: Services.msc then click OK or simply hit enter
Search for the " Network Location  Awareness Properties (local Computer)"
On the General tab, search for "Startup Type" and make sure is in automatic, if it's not then set it to Automatic, then click Start on the Service Status right below.
click Apply, OK.

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