If you are unfortunate enough to have seen this error, you’re likely attempting to do something with your IP address (renew, refresh etc.,)
Here are a few things you can do to resolve it. First you need to access your Command Prompt. No worries, it’s not difficult, just follow the instructions below.
Solution 1: RESTART THE ROUTER
If this does not resolve the issue, we can move onto Solution 2.
Solution 2: RESETTING YOUR WINSOCK CATALOG AND TCP/IP STACK
This will bring the entries back to default settings. This can be used when you’re experiencing Internet access or networking problems.
- Search for Command Prompt executable file.
- Right click on the Command Prompt icon. Select Run as administrator.
Run as administrator will start the command prompt on the folder path (win32), which will allow you to execute the commands listed below.
Type each command and press the Enter Key.
- netsh command winsock reset catalog, then press Enter
- netsh int ipv4 reset reset.log, then press Enter
- netsh int ipv6 reset reset.log, then press Enter
- Restart your system
Type each command and press the Enter Key.
- netsh command winsock reset catalog, then press Enter
- netsh int ipv4 reset reset.log, then press Enter
- netsh int ipv6 reset reset.log, then press Enter
- Restart your system
Solution 3: RESET TCP/IP
This will reset the TCP/IP can help fix any Internet or network connectivity issue.
- Search for Command Prompt executable file.
- Right click on the Command Prompt icon. Select Run as administrator.
- Type netsh int ip reset resettcpip.txt.
- Restart the system
Solution 4: ENABLE YOUR NETWORK
Lastly, we need to make sure your wi-fi and network adapters have not been disabled. You can open your Network Connections window to confirm.
- Press the Windows key + R to open the Run window.
- Type the command ncpa.cpl and press Enter
- In the Network Connections window, you can verify if any of the network adapters have been disabled.
- Right click on the adapter and click on Enable if required.
As most of us have, computers have can create unforeseen challenges. I ran into this issue after upgrading my processor, which will be discussed in another article.
Meanwhile, if there are other steps that you think would be helpful, leave them below for others to see!
