#Requires -Version 5.1 <# JbTecWiz Support Centre -- generated fix script Fault : 169.254.x.x address -- "Unidentified network, no internet" Fix : Prove where the DHCP conversation is being lost Source: https://jbtecwiz.com/support/win-net-apipa Run as : Elevated PowerShell, plus switch access Expect : 30 minutes Risk : low Reversible : yes WHEN THIS IS THE RIGHT FIX More than one machine is affected. The fault is not on the client. HOW TO UNDO IT Nothing on the client was changed. Delete C:\dhcp.etl when finished. 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 ' Prove where the DHCP conversation is being lost' -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host '' Write-Host ' Risk: low Reversible 30 minutes' 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 'Check the physical link is what you think it is -- a port negotiated at 10Mb half duplex behaves exactly like this.' -Command { Get-NetAdapter | Format-Table Name,Status,LinkSpeed,MacAddress } Invoke-Step -Number 2 -Do 'Capture the DHCP conversation so you can see whether a DISCOVER even leaves.' -Why 'This settles the argument in one step: a DISCOVER with no OFFER is a network or server problem, no DISCOVER at all is the client.' -Command { cmd.exe /c 'netsh trace start capture=yes scenario=NetConnection tracefile=C:\dhcp.etl & ipconfig /renew & netsh trace stop' } Invoke-Step -Number 3 -Do 'On the DHCP server, check the scope has free addresses and the server is authorised.' -Command { Get-DhcpServerv4ScopeStatistics Get-DhcpServerInDC } Invoke-Step -Number 4 -Do 'If the clients are on a different VLAN from the server, check the ip helper-address on the router -- a missing relay is the single most common site-wide cause.' -Manual Write-Rule " Confirm it worked" Show-Prose 'Clients lease normally and the scope statistics show the address count falling as they do.' 'White' 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: Nothing on the client was changed. Delete C:\dhcp.etl when finished.' 'DarkGray' Write-Rule