I have internet access but the icon in the taskbar seems wrong.
Here is a screenshot of the situation
I even get a red x sometimes. Though still Internet access
I have internet access but the icon in the taskbar seems wrong.
Here is a screenshot of the situation
I even get a red x sometimes. Though still Internet access
Check to see if you have the latest driver for your network card
Check to see if Network Location Awareness is set to automatic:
Your account may not have full permission over the Local Service process, in which case:
Or you could try resetting the taskbar notification area: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/13102-notification-area-icons-reset.html
I had this issue with a work computer awhile back, and remember this post being helpful. More specifically, the following steps:
"I had the same issue and this is how i solved it services.msc set "WWAN AutoConfig" to automatic, and start the service. in device manager uninstall ALL network adapters. Then right click and select "Scan Hardware For Changes" allow windows 7 to install the adapters. (No need to select remove driver) This solved the problem for me."
I thought it was a driver issue and must have reinstalled the driver five times with no result, however, it doesn't hurt to double check and make sure you're using a correct and updated version of your driver for your network adapter.
If you like, run cmd as administrator and use the following command to manually reset the TCP/IP stacks, as well.
netsh int ip reset c:\resetlog.txt
This will generate a log file (you can be more specific with the above directory path if you want) which may give more insight into the problem if it persists.