Ethernet connection gets an SSID from a WLAN.

Question

Hello guys,

this is the most weird thing I've seen so far by Windows and I think that something is really messed up by the network. Here is the info:

Dell Notebook

Windows 10 Enterprise 22H2

all updates installed

all Dell updates installed - system is up to date

corporate network

only one device (so far has this issue)

And here is the problem:

when I connect the NB to the Dell Docking station (WLAN off) it gets the SSID of the WLAN

so, I perform a network reset over Windows which helped that it doesn't shows now the SSID of the WLAN but can't recognize the domain network. It shows only Network and as Private.

when I connect the LAN cable directly, it happens the same

when I connect the Dell USB to LAN adapter - the domain network is immediately detected and shown

So, I've uninstalled all network adapters

remove Network Profiles from registry

perform a network stack reset with netsh

remove all network adapters from the registry related to current present

restart computer

and still again the domain network is shown only as network and private.

I think that something is really f*cked up in the network.

Does someone have an idea what could be the problem and how to fix it?

I know that I could do a new installation, but it will takes longer time with all additional software to deactivate and activate, and I want to have a solution, in case this happens as well on other computers.

Thanks in advance

Answer 1

Hello,

 

Thank you for posting in Q&A forum.

To further troubleshoot this issue, please kindly try:

1.Go to Settings -> Network & internet -> Ethernet -> Set the network type to Private network. Open Advanced network settings and makesure Network discovery is turned on.

2.In group policy editor, verify if you set “Unidentified” or “Identifying” networks to a location type of “Private” in group policy, it should prevent them from switching to “DomainAuthenticated.”

3.Disable the Windows firewall and any other antivirus software temporarily and check if issue still persists.

 

I hope the information above is helpful.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to let us know.

 

Best regards，

Jill Zhou

 

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