Im having a problem connecting to my network on Windows 7 64-bit with CIS installed. The network comes up as just ‘identifying’ and refuses to connect - on the network status, it shows that the computer is sending packets but not recieving any.
If I go to ‘change adapter settings’ I can type in the IP address, subnet mask and dns server address manualy and the network will connect, but will not have internet access. If I then change the settings back to automatic, I get internet connection and everything works perfectly. However, this can’t be done with CIS running - upon changing it back to automatic, it says I need to restart the system to apply these settings. Invariably, this just puts me back at square one.
To try and fix this, I opened MSConfig and disabled CIS from launching at startup. The first time I boot the system after disabling CIS, the problem is still there, however I am able to use the method described above to resolve the problem, as I dont get a “you must restart the system” message. The ‘automatic’ settings just apply and I can access the internet. I can then launch CIS manually and all is fine and dandy. After this, I can restart the PC as many times as I like as long as CIS isn’t enabled at startup, and the network connects fine. The second I allow CIS at startup however, the problem re-appears.
The strangest thing about this is that I’ve had CIS installed for about a month or so and not had any issues with network connectivity at all, untill about a week ago when this problem just suddenly appeared. What, if anything, has changed, and how do I fix this? Starting CIS manually after startup is just a pain and I’m not comfortable leaving my computer unprotected. And and all help would be much appreciated.