Cannot get the network to be recognized as domain on a single computer.

Question

I have a single computer that is online, has access to the internet and shows the right domain name when identifying the network, but still lists the network as private instead of domain. This is causing the Firewall to have issues and block ICMP and network communications. I already put the Network Location Awareness to Automatic Delayed Start, but this did not fix the issue. I can see in the DNS the computer name and correct IP address for it from DHCP. Any idea on how to fix this?

Answer 1

Hi Jason Rhame,

Thank you for posting in the Q&A Forums.

First, make sure that your computer's network profile (e.g., network location profile) is set up correctly. In Windows, you can check and modify the network profile by following the steps below:

Open "Control Panel" > "Network and Internet" > "Network and Sharing Centre".

Click "Change adapter settings" on the left side.

Right-click on the network connection you are using (e.g. Ethernet or Wi-Fi) and select "Properties".

In the "Network" tab, make sure that the items in the "This connection uses the following items" list (e.g. Internet Protocol version 4 (TCP/IPv4)) are set correctly.

If necessary, click the "Properties" button for "Internet Protocol version 4 (TCP/IPv4)" to further check and configure the IP address, subnet mask, default gateway, and DNS server settings.

Although you have already mentioned that Network Location Awareness is set to Auto Delayed Start, make sure that this setting is not causing other problems. You can try the following steps:

Go to Control Panel > System and Security > System > Advanced System Settings > System Properties. "The Computer Name tab in the System Properties dialogue box.

Click the Change Settings button to go to the Computer Name/Domain Changes tab of the System Properties dialogue box.

Check the Network ID or similar settings to ensure that the network is correctly identified and categorised. 3.

Since you mentioned firewall issues and blocking ICMP and network traffic, check your firewall settings to make sure they are not incorrectly blocking the necessary traffic:

Open Control Panel > System and Security > Windows Defender Firewall.

Click on "Advanced Settings" to access a more detailed firewall configuration.

Check the inbound and outbound rules to ensure that no rules are blocking ICMP or other necessary network traffic. 4.

Sometimes, disabling and then re-enabling a network adapter can resolve network identification issues.

Best regards

NeuviJ

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