Fix Local Area connection doesn’t have a valid IP configuration
Published by
Rohit Nishad
3 years ago
Ethernet, Wireless, or Local area connection doesn’t have a valid IP configuration, which is a very common error for Windows users. Here I will share 2 methods to solve all these problems.
What are Ethernet, Wireless, or Local area connection doesn’t have a valid IP configuration error?
You get a “Wireless connection doesn’t have a valid IP configuration” error if you are using a wireless connection to connect to the internet.
You get a “Local area connection doesn’t have a valid IP configuration” error if you are using Ethernet, Wireless area connection, or Local area connection to connect to the internet.
All 3 errors solve in the same way described below.
How to fix Ethernet, Wireless, or Local area connection doesn’t have a valid IP configuration error.
Method #1 Changing Network settings
Right-click on the network icon from the right bottom in the taskbar.
Click on Open Network and Sharing Center.
Click on Change adapters settings. (In windows 7 this option appears in the left sidebar)
Choose your network adapter here. If you are using Ethernet choose Ethernet, If you are using Wi-Fi then go with Wi-Fi, and so on.
Right-click on network adapter.
Choose Properties option.
Click on Internet Protocol Version 4(TCP/IPv4)
Click on Properties.
Important: Here Interchange the settings.
If “Obtain an IP address automatically” and “Obtain DNS server address automatically” are checked then switch it to “Use the following IP address” and “Use the following DNS server address”
Fill IP address with 192.168.1.14
Fill the Subnet Mask with 255.255.255.0
Fill the default gateway with 192.168.1.1
Fill the Preferred DNS server with 8.8.8.8
Fill the Alternate DNS server with 8.8.4.4
If “Use the following IP address” and “Use the following DNS server address” are checked then switch it to “Obtain an IP address automatically” and “Obtain DNS server address automatically”