Windows 8 Media Disconnected - Laptop Won't Connect to Wifi

[MichaelG]

My laptop has been giving me an issue for several weeks where it will not connect to the internet. When I attempt to do ipconfig commands it tells me "No operation can be performed on Local Area Connection 13 while it has its media disconnected." As well as Local Area Connection 12, Bluetooth Network Connection, Ethernet, and Wi-Fi.

I have tried many different troubleshooting methods I've seen online with no luck. If anyone has any clue, please let me know.

 

[Trouble]

We need to start of with your laptop specs.
Manufacturer's Name, Model Name, Model Number (complete model number maybe on a tag on the bottom).
Also open a command prompt and type
ipconfig /all > desktop\ipconfig.txt
hit enter
attach that text file from your desktop to your next post (you may have to zip it first).

 

[MichaelG]

Samsung Series 7 Ultrabook Model: NP74OU3E-A01UB
Whenever I try to use the command you gave me it just prints a blank line and doesn't give me the actual file on my desktop. So essentially, it wasn't doing anything. I'm not sure what would be causing that.

 

[Trouble]

Just try a command prompt and type
ipconfig /all
and hit enter
you can copy and paste that into a text document and attach it or you can paste the results into your next post in this thread.

I'm assuming that their is something wrong with your wireless adapter. Either physically or just a driver issue.
Unfortunately Samsung has not made things easy. Evidently you need to install there SW Update program and run that to obtain drivers and software updates ( I guess ).
http://www.samsung.com/us/support/owners/product/NP740U3E-A01UB

 

[MichaelG]

I already installed everything through the SW Update program.
(Since the last time it connected to the internet anyway, so I'm not sure how it would have affected it so suddenly.)

Here is the IP Config information.

Spoiler: IP Config

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : MichaelsLaptop
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Wireless LAN adapter Local Area Connection* 13:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft Hosted Network Virtual Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : CA-F7-33-F9-30-EA
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Wireless LAN adapter Local Area Connection* 12:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : C8-F7-33-F9-30-EA
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Ethernet adapter Bluetooth Network Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Bluetooth Device (Personal Area Network)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : C8-F7-33-F9-30-ED
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Ethernet adapter Ethernet:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 18-67-B0-2F-59-93
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Wireless LAN adapter Wi-Fi:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) Centrino(R) Advanced-N 6235
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : C8-F7-33-F9-30-E9
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

 

[Trouble]

Looks like you're using Connectify or Microsoft's Native Services and complicating your Wifi connection by using it as a WiFi hotspot and hosting a virtual network.
My suggestion would be to reverse that by reversing whatever you used or did to create it in the first place.
Then see if you WiFi works as expected.

 

[MichaelG]

I have never used nor heard of either of these. So I am not sure how to go about reversing something I am not sure how I did. I'll try looking those up while I await your response.

 

[Trouble]

Just going by what you posted above

Wireless LAN adapter Local Area Connection* 13:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft Hosted Network Virtual Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : CA-F7-33-F9-30-EA
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

It is possible that it might be a product of ICS if you are sharing your internet connection with other network nodes.
Let's try seeing what you actually have for network adapters.
Hold the Windows Logo Key and strike the R key and type
ncpa.cpl
hit enter
In your network connections window change the view to details, make it large enough if possible to see all the information, you can resize the column widths by hovering your mouse on the right edge of each column header until it turns into a two sided arrow and then click and dragging them left of right for easier / complete reading.
Use the Windows snipping tool to take an image and attach it to your next post.

 

[MichaelG]

If it's there, it must be something set-up by the manufacturer.

Here is the image.

 

[Trouble]

Do this easy enough to do and undo.
Clean boot your machine according to the directions found here. Link Removed
Choose your OS at the top and follow the directions for your specific Operating System.
To undo this just follow the directions ... How to reset the computer to start normally after clean boot troubleshooting

 

[MichaelG]

Ok, followed all instructions and rebooted my computer as a "clean boot", still not connecting to internet. Still gets stuck "Attempting to authenticate."

 

[Trouble]

Do you have the ability to use your cable (Cat5 Ethernet) connection?
Just to see what symptoms you might see.

 

[MichaelG]

I only have a standard Ethernet cable that I have connected to my desktop, isn't compatible with the Ultrabook.

 

[Trouble]

According to this

Ethernet adapter Ethernet:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 18-67-B0-2F-59-93
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

It appears that you have a standard Realtek Ethernet Adapter which should allow you to use any standard Ethernet cable.

 

[MichaelG]

Well, I've looked around the sides of my laptop and there seems to be no such port for said cable.

Edit: Don't believe the laptop is even wide enough to support the style of adapter. Ultrabooks are quite thin.

Another Edit: Link Removed Here is the model laptop with pictures of all sides, there is no standard Ethernet port, there is however a port that I believe is meant to be for an adapter.

 

[ussnorway]

Well, I've looked around the sides of my laptop and there seems to be no such port for said cable.

Edit: Don't believe the laptop is even wide enough to support the style of adapter. Ultrabooks are quite thin.

Another Edit: Link Removed Here is the model laptop with pictures of all sides, there is no standard Ethernet port, there is however a port that I believe is meant to be for an adapter.

It will open up to take the plug.

 

[MichaelG]

Ha, didn't realize it would do that! Alright, good to know. I will test this soon, but since my only Ethernet cable connects to my desktop (which I'm currently using), I will probably wait until tomorrow when I have spare time.