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I need help with configuring MS Loopback Adapter on my Windows 7 Professional laptop. The adapter says, "No Network Access"
Hello,
I need help with configuring MS Loopback Adapter on my Windows 7 Professional laptop. The adapter says, "No Network Access"
The Device Manager for the adapter says, "This device is working properly"
C:\Windows\system32>ipconfig/all
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : P7One
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft Loopback Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-4C-4F-4F-50
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 10.10.10.10(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
Network Connections>>Local Area Connection 2
Properties:
I check IPv4 and unchecked everything else.
IPv4 Properties>>Advanced>>WINS
I disabled NetBIOS over TCP/IP <--------- Not sure if this was required.
I disable all other Network connections like Bluetooth and Wireless while trying to use MS Loopback Adapter but the Local Area Connection 2 Status dialog box says:
IPv4 Connectivity: No Network Access
IPv6 Connectivity: No Network Access
Media State: Enabled
Duration: 00:00:00
Speed: 10 Mbps
Activity:
Packets sent: 31. Received:0
Please help me out here. Thank you!
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Anonymous
2014-04-02T19:37:55+00:00 -
Anonymous
2011-05-23T20:30:47+00:00 Dude, that link is about installing the adapter, which I've already done. The issue is with configuration I guess because of which it is giving error message, "No Network Access".
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Anonymous
2011-05-23T17:31:50+00:00 Hi,
I would suggest you to follow the steps from the below link and check if it helps.