Constantly disappearing global icon   

Hi! :)

I have been a Windows Vista user for about 7 months and I have encountered a 
problem when I start up my computer. When I log into my account, everything 
runs normally except for the network center. At first, a red "X" would appear 
which is normal, but then the global icon does not appear. I have been 
experiencing this for a few days now and I have no idea what to do. I have 
searched the Knowledge base for answers but one solution I found was to 
download Windows Vista Service Pack 1. I have downloaded the Service Pack 
when it first was released via Windows Update but sadly I experience this 
problem.

This problem has never happened to me before until just a few days ago. When 
I pace my cursor over the network center icon, it says, " Currently connected 
to: Network Access: Local Only". When I open my browser and close it, the 
global icon then appears as it should but sometimes it justs disappears again.

I have tried to diagnose the problem too but there seems to nothing wrong 
with my connection except sometimes the internet might run a bit slowly than 
usual.

What should I do to resolve this problem?
-- 
~Daisy ^_^

date: Thu, 7 Aug 2008 14:17:01 -0700   author:   Daisy

RE: Constantly disappearing global icon   

Does anyone know a solution for this problem?
-- 
~Daisy ^_^
~A Proud Windows User~

date: Sat, 9 Aug 2008 07:16:01 -0700   author:   Daisy

RE: Constantly disappearing global icon   

Does anyone know a solution for this problem?
-- 
~Daisy ^_^
~A Proud Windows User~


"Daisy" wrote:

> Hi! :)
> 
> I have been a Windows Vista user for about 7 months and I have encountered a 
> problem when I start up my computer. When I log into my account, everything 
> runs normally except for the network center. At first, a red "X" would appear 
> which is normal, but then the global icon does not appear. I have been 
> experiencing this for a few days now and I have no idea what to do. I have 
> searched the Knowledge base for answers but one solution I found was to 
> download Windows Vista Service Pack 1. I have downloaded the Service Pack 
> when it first was released via Windows Update but sadly I experience this 
> problem.
> 
> This problem has never happened to me before until just a few days ago. When 
> I pace my cursor over the network center icon, it says, " Currently connected 
> to: Network Access: Local Only". When I open my browser and close it, the 
> global icon then appears as it should but sometimes it justs disappears again.
> 
> I have tried to diagnose the problem too but there seems to nothing wrong 
> with my connection except sometimes the internet might run a bit slowly than 
> usual.
> 
> What should I do to resolve this problem?
> -- 
> ~Daisy ^_^

date: Sat, 9 Aug 2008 07:17:01 -0700   author:   Daisy

Re: Constantly disappearing global icon   

how are you connected to the Internet? router? is it running the
latest firmware?

what Network card? do you have the latest drivers?

posting text results here as a reply of ipconfig /all may help
http://digitalmediaphile.wordpress.com/ipconfig-all-how-to-get-text-output/

On Thu, 7 Aug 2008 14:17:01 -0700, Daisy
 wrote:

>Hi! :)
>
>I have been a Windows Vista user for about 7 months and I have encountered a 
>problem when I start up my computer. When I log into my account, everything 
>runs normally except for the network center. At first, a red "X" would appear 
>which is normal, but then the global icon does not appear. I have been 
>experiencing this for a few days now and I have no idea what to do. I have 
>searched the Knowledge base for answers but one solution I found was to 
>download Windows Vista Service Pack 1. I have downloaded the Service Pack 
>when it first was released via Windows Update but sadly I experience this 
>problem.
>
>This problem has never happened to me before until just a few days ago. When 
>I pace my cursor over the network center icon, it says, " Currently connected 
>to: Network Access: Local Only". When I open my browser and close it, the 
>global icon then appears as it should but sometimes it justs disappears again.
>
>I have tried to diagnose the problem too but there seems to nothing wrong 
>with my connection except sometimes the internet might run a bit slowly than 
>usual.
>
>What should I do to resolve this problem?
--

Barb Bowman
MS-MVP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/meetexperts/bowman.mspx
http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/
http://digitalmediaphile.wordpress.com

date: Sat, 09 Aug 2008 10:33:35 -0400   author:   Barb Bowman

Re: Constantly disappearing global icon   

Thank you for for your response! I think this is the information you may be 
looking for:

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6001]
Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

C:\Users\Aaron>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

   Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Aaron-PC
   Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . :
   Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
   IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
   WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8101E Family PCI-E Fast 
Ethern
et NIC (NDIS 6.0)
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1D-60-B5-DB-08
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::8e0:5d7a:d7c:cab1%8(Preferred)
   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 69.124.206.57(Preferred)
   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.252.0
   Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, August 09, 2008 2:49:16 PM
   Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, August 13, 2008 2:49:15 AM
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 69.124.204.1
   DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 167.206.251.7
   DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 167.206.251.130
                                       167.206.251.129
   NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 
isatap.{B61478BC-0BDC-4892-AA85-77D4BE05E
868}
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7:

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 6TO4 Adapter
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
   IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2002:457c:ce39::457c:ce39(Preferred)
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 2002:c058:6301::c058:6301
   DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 167.206.251.130
                                       167.206.251.129
   NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 9:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

C:\Users\Aaron>
-- 
~Daisy ^_^
~A Proud Windows User~


"Barb Bowman" wrote:

> how are you connected to the Internet? router? is it running the
> latest firmware?
> 
> what Network card? do you have the latest drivers?
> 
> posting text results here as a reply of ipconfig /all may help
> http://digitalmediaphile.wordpress.com/ipconfig-all-how-to-get-text-output/
> 
> On Thu, 7 Aug 2008 14:17:01 -0700, Daisy
>  wrote:
> 
> >Hi! :)
> >
> >I have been a Windows Vista user for about 7 months and I have encountered a 
> >problem when I start up my computer. When I log into my account, everything 
> >runs normally except for the network center. At first, a red "X" would appear 
> >which is normal, but then the global icon does not appear. I have been 
> >experiencing this for a few days now and I have no idea what to do. I have 
> >searched the Knowledge base for answers but one solution I found was to 
> >download Windows Vista Service Pack 1. I have downloaded the Service Pack 
> >when it first was released via Windows Update but sadly I experience this 
> >problem.
> >
> >This problem has never happened to me before until just a few days ago. When 
> >I pace my cursor over the network center icon, it says, " Currently connected 
> >to: Network Access: Local Only". When I open my browser and close it, the 
> >global icon then appears as it should but sometimes it justs disappears again.
> >
> >I have tried to diagnose the problem too but there seems to nothing wrong 
> >with my connection except sometimes the internet might run a bit slowly than 
> >usual.
> >
> >What should I do to resolve this problem?
> --
> 
> Barb Bowman
> MS-MVP
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/meetexperts/bowman.mspx
> http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/
> http://digitalmediaphile.wordpress.com
>

date: Sat, 9 Aug 2008 12:01:01 -0700   author:   Daisy

Re: Constantly disappearing global icon   

Does anyone know a solution for this problem? 
-- 
~Daisy ^_^
~A Proud Windows User~

date: Sat, 9 Aug 2008 21:49:00 -0700   author:   Daisy

Re: Constantly disappearing global icon   

try unbinding IPv6. see
http://digitalmediaphile.wordpress.com/ipv6-how-to-unbind-from-a-nic-in-windows-vista/
for instructions. 

I strongly recommend that you get a router to use between your
computer and your broadband modem.

On Sat, 9 Aug 2008 12:01:01 -0700, Daisy
 wrote:

>Thank you for for your response! I think this is the information you may be 
>looking for:
>
>Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6001]
>Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.
>
>C:\Users\Aaron>ipconfig /all
>
>Windows IP Configuration
>
>   Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Aaron-PC
>   Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . :
>   Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
>   IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>   WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>
>Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
>
>   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
>   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8101E Family PCI-E Fast 
>Ethern
>et NIC (NDIS 6.0)
>   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1D-60-B5-DB-08
>   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
>   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
>   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::8e0:5d7a:d7c:cab1%8(Preferred)
>   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 69.124.206.57(Preferred)
>   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.252.0
>   Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, August 09, 2008 2:49:16 PM
>   Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, August 13, 2008 2:49:15 AM
>   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 69.124.204.1
>   DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 167.206.251.7
>   DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 167.206.251.130
>                                       167.206.251.129
>   NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled
>
>Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:
>
>   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
>   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
>   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 
>isatap.{B61478BC-0BDC-4892-AA85-77D4BE05E
>868}
>   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
>   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
>   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
>
>Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7:
>
>   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
>   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 6TO4 Adapter
>   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
>   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
>   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
>   IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2002:457c:ce39::457c:ce39(Preferred)
>   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 2002:c058:6301::c058:6301
>   DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 167.206.251.130
>                                       167.206.251.129
>   NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
>
>Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 9:
>
>   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
>   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
>   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
>   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01
>   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
>   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
>
>C:\Users\Aaron>
--

Barb Bowman
MS-MVP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/meetexperts/bowman.mspx
http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/
http://digitalmediaphile.wordpress.com

date: Sun, 10 Aug 2008 07:10:55 -0400   author:   Barb Bowman

Re: Constantly disappearing global icon   

Thank you for your response! It seems that may have done the trick so far, 
since the global icon is not disappearing yet. If the problem persists, I 
will post here again for further assistance.

Thank you for your help!
-- 
~Daisy ^_^
~A Proud Windows User~


"Barb Bowman" wrote:

> try unbinding IPv6. see
> http://digitalmediaphile.wordpress.com/ipv6-how-to-unbind-from-a-nic-in-windows-vista/
> for instructions. 
> 
> I strongly recommend that you get a router to use between your
> computer and your broadband modem.
> 
> On Sat, 9 Aug 2008 12:01:01 -0700, Daisy
>  wrote:
> 
> >Thank you for for your response! I think this is the information you may be 
> >looking for:
> >
> >Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6001]
> >Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.
> >
> >C:\Users\Aaron>ipconfig /all
> >
> >Windows IP Configuration
> >
> >   Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Aaron-PC
> >   Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . :
> >   Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
> >   IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> >   WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> >
> >Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
> >
> >   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
> >   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8101E Family PCI-E Fast 
> >Ethern
> >et NIC (NDIS 6.0)
> >   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1D-60-B5-DB-08
> >   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
> >   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
> >   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::8e0:5d7a:d7c:cab1%8(Preferred)
> >   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 69.124.206.57(Preferred)
> >   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.252.0
> >   Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, August 09, 2008 2:49:16 PM
> >   Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, August 13, 2008 2:49:15 AM
> >   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 69.124.204.1
> >   DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 167.206.251.7
> >   DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 167.206.251.130
> >                                       167.206.251.129
> >   NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled
> >
> >Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:
> >
> >   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
> >   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
> >   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 
> >isatap.{B61478BC-0BDC-4892-AA85-77D4BE05E
> >868}
> >   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
> >   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
> >   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
> >
> >Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7:
> >
> >   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
> >   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 6TO4 Adapter
> >   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
> >   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
> >   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
> >   IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2002:457c:ce39::457c:ce39(Preferred)
> >   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 2002:c058:6301::c058:6301
> >   DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 167.206.251.130
> >                                       167.206.251.129
> >   NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
> >
> >Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 9:
> >
> >   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
> >   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
> >   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
> >   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01
> >   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
> >   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
> >
> >C:\Users\Aaron>
> --
> 
> Barb Bowman
> MS-MVP
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/meetexperts/bowman.mspx
> http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/
> http://digitalmediaphile.wordpress.com
>

date: Sun, 10 Aug 2008 07:48:00 -0700   author:   Daisy