"Unidentified network", can't turn on sharing

> Had similar problem after RC-1 install. Ran through all troubleshooting
> procedures. Finally stumbled on following suggestion in Vista Help:
>
> "Turn off the power-saving option in the network adapter's properties (wired
> network adapters only)"
>
> Checked out the adapter properties and power saving option was indeed turned
> on. Cleared the check box, and my home network magically appeared.
> (but it is still named "Unidentified Network" !)
>
> "Mike Gilbert" <MikeGilbert@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:2DF31F60-C24C-4AEF-B27D-F88EC07C0FA1@microsoft.com...

> > My home PC has an ASUS motherboard with two embedded LAN ports. One is
> > connected to Comcast internet (directly, not through a router) and the
> > other
> > is connected to a small home LAN with Vonage and a couple of other devices
> > on
> > it. I use ICS through my home PC to let my home lan devices access the
> > internet.
> >
> > When I install Vista RC1, the Internet works fine. But my home network
> > shows up as "Unidentified network". I can change it to Private, but I
> > can't
> > rename it to Home LAN - the name Unidentified Network is read-only.
> >
> > When I try to turn on file or printer sharing, I get a popup that asks
> > whether I want to set my network to be private or turn on sharing for
> > public
> > networks. I don't want to do either! I want to turn on sharing for my
> > home
> > lan AKA the Unidentified Network (already private), but I can't do this.
> >
> > Another strange symptom is that the diagram at the top of the network and
> > sharing center says my pc->(multiple networks)->Internet. This is wrong
> > and
> > if I look at the two networks listed below, only the Internet network says
> > Local and Internet - the Unidentified Network is local only.
> >
> > The embedded 3com chipset behind my home LAN has drivers loaded,
> > apparently
> > correctly - I can ping the other devices on my home network just fine.
> > But
> > something is obviously wrong.
> >
> > Does anybody know what Unidentified network means? Are there any setting
> > changes I can try or any useful guides I can read on Technet or someplace
> > that might help me get to the bottom of this?
> >
> > I'd hate to see Vista go Gold with this sort of problem. I submitted a
> > bug
> > report but that's a write-only mechanism, so I'm looking for advice in
> > this
> > newsgroup.
> >
> > Thanks for any help you can give me.

>
>

> My home PC has an ASUS motherboard with two embedded LAN ports. One is
> connected to Comcast internet (directly, not through a router) and the other
> is connected to a small home LAN with Vonage and a couple of other devices on
> it. I use ICS through my home PC to let my home lan devices access the
> internet.
>
> When I install Vista RC1, the Internet works fine. But my home network
> shows up as "Unidentified network". I can change it to Private, but I can't
> rename it to Home LAN - the name Unidentified Network is read-only.
>
> When I try to turn on file or printer sharing, I get a popup that asks
> whether I want to set my network to be private or turn on sharing for public
> networks. I don't want to do either! I want to turn on sharing for my home
> lan AKA the Unidentified Network (already private), but I can't do this.
>
> Another strange symptom is that the diagram at the top of the network and
> sharing center says my pc->(multiple networks)->Internet. This is wrong and
> if I look at the two networks listed below, only the Internet network says
> Local and Internet - the Unidentified Network is local only.
>
> The embedded 3com chipset behind my home LAN has drivers loaded, apparently
> correctly - I can ping the other devices on my home network just fine. But
> something is obviously wrong.
>
> Does anybody know what Unidentified network means? Are there any setting
> changes I can try or any useful guides I can read on Technet or someplace
> that might help me get to the bottom of this?
>
> I'd hate to see Vista go Gold with this sort of problem. I submitted a bug
> report but that's a write-only mechanism, so I'm looking for advice in this
> newsgroup.
>
> Thanks for any help you can give me.

> I have RTM and it's still not fixed. You can not have the Internet connection
> set to Public, your other LAN set to Private and File Sharing turned on.
> Also, pc->(multiple networks)->Internet happens with RTM as well.
>
> "Mike Gilbert" wrote:
>

> > My home PC has an ASUS motherboard with two embedded LAN ports. One is
> > connected to Comcast internet (directly, not through a router) and the other
> > is connected to a small home LAN with Vonage and a couple of other devices on
> > it. I use ICS through my home PC to let my home lan devices access the
> > internet.
> >
> > When I install Vista RC1, the Internet works fine. But my home network
> > shows up as "Unidentified network". I can change it to Private, but I can't
> > rename it to Home LAN - the name Unidentified Network is read-only.
> >
> > When I try to turn on file or printer sharing, I get a popup that asks
> > whether I want to set my network to be private or turn on sharing for public
> > networks. I don't want to do either! I want to turn on sharing for my home
> > lan AKA the Unidentified Network (already private), but I can't do this.
> >
> > Another strange symptom is that the diagram at the top of the network and
> > sharing center says my pc->(multiple networks)->Internet. This is wrong and
> > if I look at the two networks listed below, only the Internet network says
> > Local and Internet - the Unidentified Network is local only.
> >
> > The embedded 3com chipset behind my home LAN has drivers loaded, apparently
> > correctly - I can ping the other devices on my home network just fine. But
> > something is obviously wrong.
> >
> > Does anybody know what Unidentified network means? Are there any setting
> > changes I can try or any useful guides I can read on Technet or someplace
> > that might help me get to the bottom of this?
> >
> > I'd hate to see Vista go Gold with this sort of problem. I submitted a bug
> > report but that's a write-only mechanism, so I'm looking for advice in this
> > newsgroup.
> >
> > Thanks for any help you can give me.

> I have RTM and it's still not fixed. You can not have the Internet connection
> set to Public, your other LAN set to Private and File Sharing turned on.
> Also, pc->(multiple networks)->Internet happens with RTM as well.
>
> "Mike Gilbert" wrote:
>

> > My home PC has an ASUS motherboard with two embedded LAN ports. One is
> > connected to Comcast internet (directly, not through a router) and the other
> > is connected to a small home LAN with Vonage and a couple of other devices on
> > it. I use ICS through my home PC to let my home lan devices access the
> > internet.
> >
> > When I install Vista RC1, the Internet works fine. But my home network
> > shows up as "Unidentified network". I can change it to Private, but I can't
> > rename it to Home LAN - the name Unidentified Network is read-only.
> >
> > When I try to turn on file or printer sharing, I get a popup that asks
> > whether I want to set my network to be private or turn on sharing for public
> > networks. I don't want to do either! I want to turn on sharing for my home
> > lan AKA the Unidentified Network (already private), but I can't do this.
> >
> > Another strange symptom is that the diagram at the top of the network and
> > sharing center says my pc->(multiple networks)->Internet. This is wrong and
> > if I look at the two networks listed below, only the Internet network says
> > Local and Internet - the Unidentified Network is local only.
> >
> > The embedded 3com chipset behind my home LAN has drivers loaded, apparently
> > correctly - I can ping the other devices on my home network just fine. But
> > something is obviously wrong.
> >
> > Does anybody know what Unidentified network means? Are there any setting
> > changes I can try or any useful guides I can read on Technet or someplace
> > that might help me get to the bottom of this?
> >
> > I'd hate to see Vista go Gold with this sort of problem. I submitted a bug
> > report but that's a write-only mechanism, so I'm looking for advice in this
> > newsgroup.
> >
> > Thanks for any help you can give me.

> Paul,
>
> Thanks for the update. I haven't had a chance to install RTM yet, so I'm
> sorry to hear your report.
>
> I wish Microsoft would read these threads and give us advice on fixing the
> problem, or at least help us understand what's happening!
>
> "Paul Smith" wrote:
>

> > I have RTM and it's still not fixed. You can not have the Internet connection
> > set to Public, your other LAN set to Private and File Sharing turned on.
> > Also, pc->(multiple networks)->Internet happens with RTM as well.
> >
> > "Mike Gilbert" wrote:
> >

> > > My home PC has an ASUS motherboard with two embedded LAN ports. One is
> > > connected to Comcast internet (directly, not through a router) and the other
> > > is connected to a small home LAN with Vonage and a couple of other devices on
> > > it. I use ICS through my home PC to let my home lan devices access the
> > > internet.
> > >
> > > When I install Vista RC1, the Internet works fine. But my home network
> > > shows up as "Unidentified network". I can change it to Private, but I can't
> > > rename it to Home LAN - the name Unidentified Network is read-only.
> > >
> > > When I try to turn on file or printer sharing, I get a popup that asks
> > > whether I want to set my network to be private or turn on sharing for public
> > > networks. I don't want to do either! I want to turn on sharing for my home
> > > lan AKA the Unidentified Network (already private), but I can't do this.
> > >
> > > Another strange symptom is that the diagram at the top of the network and
> > > sharing center says my pc->(multiple networks)->Internet. This is wrong and
> > > if I look at the two networks listed below, only the Internet network says
> > > Local and Internet - the Unidentified Network is local only.
> > >
> > > The embedded 3com chipset behind my home LAN has drivers loaded, apparently
> > > correctly - I can ping the other devices on my home network just fine. But
> > > something is obviously wrong.
> > >
> > > Does anybody know what Unidentified network means? Are there any setting
> > > changes I can try or any useful guides I can read on Technet or someplace
> > > that might help me get to the bottom of this?
> > >
> > > I'd hate to see Vista go Gold with this sort of problem. I submitted a bug
> > > report but that's a write-only mechanism, so I'm looking for advice in this
> > > newsgroup.
> > >
> > > Thanks for any help you can give me.

> It's all very odd, I have GigabytenForce430 with built in LAN and it comes
> up with unidentified network Nvidia have drivers for Vista dated 06/02/2007
> and still no network. Best thing I did is buy a £7.00 Realtec card andit
> works a treat. Come on Microsoft/hardware vendors it not like Vista was a
> surprise.
>
> "Mike Gilbert" wrote:

> > Paul,

>

> > Thanks for the update. I haven't had a chance to install RTM yet, so I'm
> > sorry to hear your report.

>

> > I wish Microsoft would read these threads and give us advice on fixing the
> > problem, or at least help us understand what's happening!

>

> > "Paul Smith" wrote:

>

> > > I have RTM and it's still not fixed. You can not have the Internet connection
> > > set to Public, your other LAN set to Private and File Sharing turned on.
> > > Also, pc->(multiple networks)->Internet happens with RTM as well.

>

> > > "Mike Gilbert" wrote:

>

> > > > My home PC has an ASUS motherboard with two embedded LAN ports. One is
> > > > connected to Comcast internet (directly, not through a router) and the other
> > > > is connected to a small home LAN with Vonage and a couple of other devices on
> > > > it. I use ICS through my home PC to let my home lan devices accessthe
> > > > internet.

>

> > > > When I install Vista RC1, the Internet works fine. But my home network
> > > > shows up as "Unidentified network". I can change it to Private, but I can't
> > > > rename it to Home LAN - the name Unidentified Network is read-only.

>

> > > > When I try to turn on file or printer sharing, I get a popup that asks
> > > > whether I want to set my network to be private or turn on sharing for public
> > > > networks. I don't want to do either! I want to turn on sharing for my home
> > > > lan AKA the Unidentified Network (already private), but I can't do this.

>

> > > > Another strange symptom is that the diagram at the top of the network and
> > > > sharing center says my pc->(multiple networks)->Internet. This is wrong and
> > > > if I look at the two networks listed below, only the Internet network says
> > > > Local and Internet - the Unidentified Network is local only.

>

> > > > The embedded 3com chipset behind my home LAN has drivers loaded, apparently
> > > > correctly - I can ping the other devices on my home network just fine. But
> > > > something is obviously wrong.

>

> > > > Does anybody know what Unidentified network means? Are there any setting
> > > > changes I can try or any useful guides I can read on Technet or someplace
> > > > that might help me get to the bottom of this?

>

> > > > I'd hate to see Vista go Gold with this sort of problem. I submitted a bug
> > > > report but that's a write-only mechanism, so I'm looking for advicein this
> > > > newsgroup.

>

> > > > Thanks for any help you can give me.