PC sits at identifying network for a while after log on.

[blair]

Hi, just re installed windows and my pc would show the network icon with a blue circle in it for about 6 minutes before i could use the internet, making the asus AIsuit a delayed start up stopped that, but it still sits there with identifying network for about 1-2 minutes after ive logged on.

What could be causing it to not connect very fast?

 

[yassarikhan786]

Which version of windows are you running? Try disabling and re-enabling the adapter as soon as you log in. If that doesn't work, then the issue is with drivers.

 

[blair]

windows 7, i read up a bit on the internet and some people say that its the router taking too long to give the pc a ip address.

 

[airdeano]

AI suite means using an ASUS board. are you using the recent drivers from the ASUS
website. on the intel 82579, there is a matter to update the intel NVM before updating
to 17.3.0.0 from using the 16.5.0.0

*Note: Please install NVM Update Utility for Intel 82579V Gigabit Ethernet PHY Network Connection first before you update this driver.
The URL of the Utility: http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?DwnldID=22026

another item would be if something in the AI suite is acting as a third-party to
interupt the router/LAN to connect. or this was happening before AI suite install?

 

[alienware]

I get issues like this when the router has ran out of IP addresses to give out. It usually happens when my Fiancee's daughter and her boyfriend are here because we all have mobile devices as well as a PS3 and about four computers :lol:

How many devices are you trying to connect?

 

[SPS]

You run out of IPs, with 8 devices???

 

[blair]

i think its the router as if i restart the pc it connects in seconds, im on 17.2 intel drivers

 

[andrewmchugh]

Is the machine on a different subnet to the router?

 

[SPS]

Is the machine on a different subnet to the router?

Pretty sure that wouldn't be possible? If the router is assigning IPs it's not going give one outside of the subnet?

 

[alienware]

You run out of IPs, with 8 devices???

More than 8 IIRC. There's about 8 mobile devices without taking the three computers we have into the equation (in fact, make that 4, there's a macbook air too).

It hasn't happened since we bought a new router but then we've not pushed it.

 

[SPS]

More than 8 IIRC. There's about 8 mobile devices without taking the three computers we have into the equation (in fact, make that 4, there's a macbook air too).

It hasn't happened since we bought a new router but then we've not pushed it.

You should have addresses from 192.168.0.2 to 192.168.255 on standard subnet mask. So you'd need 253 different devices on at once.

Maybe your old router was configured with a different subnet mask.

 

[UkGouki]

You should have addresses from 192.168.0.2 to 192.168.255 on standard subnet mask. So you'd need 253 different devices on at once.

Maybe your old router was configured with a different subnet mask.

not true some routers can only handle 6 max connections at once 2 physical i.e lan cabled 4 wireless my router can do 4 physical lanned and 8 wireless.

if i max all of them which has happend it slows my entire network down.

i do have a home server which can handle the extra connections whilst my router will only see it as 2 physical connections as my home server is then classed as the wireless hub which can have upto 255 channels

 

[alienware]

The router was very old. Linksys, one of the very early ones with the Cisco badge on. It had been dropped more times than Carlton Cole mind you.

Replaced it with a newer Linksys/Cisco and haven't had issues since but then we haven't had the rellys over since Christmas.

 

[SPS]

not true some routers can only handle 6 max connections at once 2 physical i.e lan cabled 4 wireless my router can do 4 physical lanned and 8 wireless.

if i max all of them which has happend it slows my entire network down.

i do have a home server which can handle the extra connections whilst my router will only see it as 2 physical connections as my home server is then classed as the wireless hub which can have upto 255 channels

Interesting