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Win10 unidentified network ... no internet access, but it works

Hello, after an indefinite time it happens that win10 signals a total lack of connection, despite that everything works, at least apparently. To restore the network icon, simply enter Internet Network Settings -> Change card options ... right click on nextDNS Adapter ... disable ... right click on nextDNS Adapter ... enable. How can I prevent win10 from reporting the connection failure?  

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    • Calvin_Hobbes
    • 2 yrs ago
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      • andriun
      • 2 yrs ago
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      Calvin Hobbes thanks for your reply. I have read the article, but what do you suggest as a solution, should I maybe add the microsoft dns in white list or what else?

      • Calvin_Hobbes
      • 2 yrs ago
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      andriun you could add the FQDNs of the servers mentioned in the article to your allow list:

      www.msftconnecttest.com
      dns.msftncsi.com

      if your system can’t see those servers, Windows will erroneously claim to not be connected to the internet.
      Others have suggested not using the WindowsSpyBlocker list because it causes problems with Microsoft software. (I don’t personally use Microsoft software  so I don’t have an opinion about the list)

      If I was using Microsoft products I’d do all of the above 

      edit: corrected “can see” to “can’t see”   Big difference!

      • andriun
      • 2 yrs ago
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      Calvin Hobbes sorry I understand that you do not use Microsoft, but if you could still help me I would be grateful because the situation has not changed. Do you think I need to take some other steps to make the changes to the nextDNS configuration effective? 

      • Calvin_Hobbes
      • 2 yrs ago
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      andriun that should fix it.   Perhaps your system has cached dns answers ?   Stop/start the network connection should clear the cache.

      can you see log entries for those entries?

      • andriun
      • 2 yrs ago
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      Calvin Hobbes if you mean the registry yes those entries are there. I have disabled the network card for the provider but nothing has happened yet. I just have to disable the NextDNS one, but so I have to wait some time to see if the problem is solved. So for the moment I thank you for your kindness. 

      • Calvin_Hobbes
      • 2 yrs ago
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      andriun sorry, I was referring to NextDNS logs, not registry.   The same article cautions against disabling NCSI probes  to fix this problem 

       Caution

      Microsoft does not recommend disabling the NCSI probes. Several operating system components and applications rely on NCSI. For example, if NCSI does not function correctly, Microsoft Outlook may not be able to connect to a mail server, or Windows may not be able to download updates even if the computer is connected to the internet.

      Check your NextDNS logs for lookups to the Microsoft servers 

      • andriun
      • 2 yrs ago
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      Calvin Hobbes hello, I tried to start some basic network tests and it turns out that the address "dns.msftncsi.com" is not reachable both in apparently absent network conditions and in active network conditions (NCSI active probes and the network status alert), while the "wdcp.microsoft.com" site always is. Which is rather strange when we consider the content of the article you pointed out to me. Also "dns.msftncsi.com" appears in the nextDNS log list as the other address and is not filtered by nextdns. Another strange thing that led me to add the domain "* .microsoft.com" to the white list, is that the site "web.vortex.data.microsoft.com" appeared strangely as blocked. At this point I no longer understand anything, if you can kindly help me I would be grateful. I can add that as a last thing, that the following error appears in the system event list almost at the same time as activating nextDNS "Name resolution timeout for wpad name. No configured DNS servers responded."  

      • Calvin_Hobbes
      • 2 yrs ago
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      andriun I’m really not sure what else to suggest.  As I mentioned at the beginning I’m not a Windows user.   I was aware of the very common problem and usually adding the allow list entries from the article fixes the problem.   It sounds like there’s more going on in your situation.    Maybe someone else can help. Good luck 

      • andriun
      • 2 yrs ago
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      Calvin Hobbes Hello, I understand very well your situation and even though the first thanks go to God for how you offered to help me, the second thanks goes to you who behaved like a good Samaritan. If God wills I will have the opportunity to solve through some other support, but to you, as mentioned above, much of my gratitude goes for how you offered yourself (if some parts are not understandable or grammatically wrong, I specifically used google for the translation , because my English is not so perfect as to allow me to forward lines of help of this type).

    • NextDNs
    • 2 yrs ago
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    Please try adding the following reg entry then reboot:

    reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\POLICIES\MICROSOFT\Windows\NetworkConnectivityStatusIndicator" /v UseGlobalDNS /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
      • Rob_Nicholson
      • 1 yr ago
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      NextDNS this doesn't appear to make any difference. Still says unidentified network:

       

      • Rob_Nicholson
      • 1 yr ago
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      Rob Nicholson BTW this is using the NextDNS client

      • Rob_Nicholson
      • 1 yr ago
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      Rob Nicholson just tried the beta client and this problem is fixed

    • If in doubt, ask someone to help!
    • Terry_Webbs
    • 2 yrs ago
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    Microsoft acknowledge various network issues surround windows 7 and 10, some are superficial regarding the network icon showing disabled yet the network still works.

    The solution to 80% of problems is to keep your system updated with the latest windows updates.

      • andriun
      • 2 yrs ago
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      Terry Webbs Hello, of course I thank you for the suggestion, but it is not the case for me, in fact in the Windows settings, the option for automatic updating of Windows Update is already active. For now I have circumvented the problem through a simple script in Powershell inserted in "Planning unit" that disables / enables after having logged in, the 2 network cards: that of my provider and that of NextDNS and it seems that for now it works.

Content aside

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