#Requires -Version 5.1 <# JbTecWiz Support Centre -- generated fix script Fault : 169.254.x.x address -- "Unidentified network, no internet" Fix : Rebuild the TCP/IP stack and Winsock on this machine Source: https://jbtecwiz.com/support/win-net-apipa Run as : Elevated Command Prompt Expect : 20 minutes Risk : medium Reversible : NO -- read the undo note below before running WHEN THIS IS THE RIGHT FIX One machine only, the service is running, and a renew still gets nothing. Usually follows a bad VPN client or security product uninstall. HOW TO UNDO IT netsh advfirewall reset clears custom firewall rules -- export them first with netsh advfirewall export if any are bespoke. This script walks the fix one step at a time and asks before each one. Steps with no command are things you do yourself -- it prints those and waits. Run with -DryRun to print without executing. -------------------------------------------------------------------- NO WARRANTY - USE AT YOUR OWN RISK This script is provided by JbTecWiz as-is and with no warranty of any kind, express or implied. You run it entirely at your own risk. JbTecWiz accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising from its use, including but not limited to data loss, downtime, or configuration changes that turn out to be wrong for your system. You are responsible for reading this script before running it, for satisfying yourself that it suits the machine in front of you, and for having a working backup first. Some steps cannot be undone. -------------------------------------------------------------------- #> [CmdletBinding()] param( # Print every step and command without running anything. [switch]$DryRun, # Do not ask before each step. Read the script first if you use this. [switch]$Unattended ) $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop' $script:Failed = 0 function Write-Rule { param([string]$Text) Write-Host '' Write-Host ('-' * 70) -ForegroundColor DarkGray if ($Text) { Write-Host $Text -ForegroundColor Cyan } } function Show-Prose { param([string]$Text, [string]$Colour = "Gray") if (-not $Text) { return } $words = $Text -split "\s+"; $line = " " foreach ($w in $words) { if (($line.Length + $w.Length) -gt 74) { Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor $Colour; $line = " " } $line += "$w " } if ($line.Trim()) { Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor $Colour } } function Invoke-Step { param( [int]$Number, [string]$Do, [string]$Why, [scriptblock]$Command, [switch]$Manual, [string]$Shell = "powershell" ) Write-Rule " Step $Number of 4" Show-Prose $Do "White" if ($Why) { Write-Host ""; Show-Prose $Why "DarkGray" } if ($Manual) { Write-Host '' Write-Host ' -> Do this yourself, then press Enter to carry on.' -ForegroundColor Yellow if (-not $Unattended -and -not $DryRun) { [void](Read-Host) } return } Write-Host '' foreach ($l in ($Command.ToString().Trim() -split "`n")) { Write-Host (" " + $l.Trim()) -ForegroundColor Green } Write-Host '' if ($DryRun) { Write-Host " (dry run -- not executed)" -ForegroundColor DarkGray; return } if (-not $Unattended) { $a = Read-Host " Run this step? [Y]es / [S]kip / [Q]uit" if ($a -match "^[Qq]") { Write-Host " Stopped at your request."; exit 0 } if ($a -match "^[Ss]") { Write-Host " Skipped." -ForegroundColor DarkGray; return } } try { & $Command } catch { $script:Failed++ Write-Host (" Step $Number failed: " + $_.Exception.Message) -ForegroundColor Red Show-Prose "The rest of the fix may depend on this. Read the write-up before carrying on." "Red" if (-not $Unattended) { $c = Read-Host " Carry on anyway? [y/N]" if ($c -notmatch "^[Yy]") { exit 1 } } } } Write-Rule Write-Host ' 169.254.x.x address -- "Unidentified network, no internet"' -ForegroundColor White Write-Host ' Rebuild the TCP/IP stack and Winsock on this machine' -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host '' Write-Host ' Risk: medium NOT REVERSIBLE 20 minutes' -ForegroundColor Yellow Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'Undo: netsh advfirewall reset clears custom firewall rules -- export them first with netsh advfirewall export if any are bespoke.' 'Yellow' Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'No warranty. Use at your own risk - JbTecWiz accepts no liability. Read it before you run it, and have a backup.' 'DarkYellow' Write-Rule if (-not $Unattended -and -not $DryRun) { $go = Read-Host ' Ready? [y/N]' if ($go -notmatch "^[Yy]") { Write-Host " Nothing was changed."; exit 0 } } Invoke-Step -Number 1 -Do 'Note the current configuration first -- this resets it.' -Command { cmd.exe /c 'ipconfig /all > %USERPROFILE%\Desktop\before-reset.txt' } Invoke-Step -Number 2 -Do 'Reset the two layers a broken filter driver sits between.' -Why 'Winsock reset removes third-party layered service providers; the IP reset rewrites the interface registry keys. A leftover VPN or antivirus filter driver breaks DHCP without breaking the link light, which is exactly what this looks like.' -Command { cmd.exe /c 'netsh winsock reset & netsh int ip reset' } Invoke-Step -Number 3 -Do 'Clear the resolver and re-register.' -Command { cmd.exe /c 'ipconfig /flushdns & nbtstat -R & netsh advfirewall reset' } Invoke-Step -Number 4 -Do 'Restart. This is not optional -- the stack is rebuilt at boot.' -Manual Write-Rule " Confirm it worked" Show-Prose 'After the restart the adapter picks up a proper lease within a few seconds.' 'White' Write-Host '' if (-not $DryRun) { cmd.exe /c 'ipconfig /all | findstr /i "DHCP Lease Gateway"' } Write-Rule if ($script:Failed -gt 0) { Write-Host (" Finished with " + $script:Failed + " failed step(s).") -ForegroundColor Yellow Show-Prose 'Read the full write-up at https://jbtecwiz.com/support/win-net-apipa' 'Yellow' } else { Write-Host ' Finished.' -ForegroundColor Green } Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'To undo: netsh advfirewall reset clears custom firewall rules -- export them first with netsh advfirewall export if any are bespoke.' 'DarkGray' Write-Rule