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    I changed out a dying switch on my LAN. I have 2 servers on my network, the main NAS and the backup NAS which were both on static IP's. After the changeout, I could no longer RDC into the NAS....so after putting a KM/mouse and monitor on it, I'm getting this 'unidentified network' nonsense. I've tried all the bandaid fixes that google found....and there seems to be no cure. Doing the disable/re-enable bandaid, that fixes it until I reboot....then its back to the same unidentified network BS. If I enable DHCP, of course it's fine & dandy, but my NAS's have used these IP's for the last 17 years, I don't like change....and besides that, it was fine before. The OS is S2K12 R2, but also does this on Win7 systems. The network is otherwise working.....no bad cables, switches, etc.

    What is the fix for this? It's beginning to piss me off...
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    #2
    Re: 'unidentified network' for static IP systems

    makes no sense to me, most switches are transparent to the o.s.
    or did you install something "smart" ??

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      Re: 'unidentified network' for static IP systems

      no, just a 10yr old 3com 48-port gigabit managed switch. Yes,I cleared its config back to default, and its just basically acting as a hub....nothing smart or fancy....it doesn't make sense to me either, and the network is working....just that 'unidentified network' BS for any machine with a static IP.
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        If you tell us the IP addresses of the NAS, backup NAS, that will help.
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          ^they're just internal IP's, not live. The router is 192.168.2.1, netmask 255.255.255.0. Nas1: .180; Nas2: .181.

          NAS1 is the LAN's DHCP server, which is working (systems on the lan are grabbing IP's from it)...using the router as the gateway (obviously).... I use google DNS (8.8.8.8, alt 8.8.4.4)....but as 'unidentified', it's refusing terminal service connections (RDC), and of course shared folders....the only way to "make it work" is to physically logon and disable/re-enable the NIC, yea, major PITA for a headless setup....or use DHCP. Yea, me is confused too.

          I think its just something really stupid that windows is doing/not liking the static IP's, no actual problem with the network. I swapped back to the old switch, I'm getting the same result.
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            Re: 'unidentified network' for static IP systems

            Ok, the temp fix seemed to be opening secpol.msc, and in the "Network List Manager Policies" category, change 'unidentified networks' from unconfigured (defaults to public) to 'private'...and I had set an identified network to be handled as a 'private' aka 'work' network. That seems to have made everything start working again....but the seat of my pants thinks it's just a bandaid....so if anyone has any other ideas, feel free to post it!
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              Re: 'unidentified network' for static IP systems

              With the newer versions of Windows (7 for sure, maybe Vista?) don't you have to tell the OS if it's a public, private, or work network or something like that?

              I know we use Symantec EndPoint Manager, before with Norton though, we had to "trust" the network in the actual Norton user interface...

              On this Windows 10 Enterprise E3 laptop, I would right click on the Wireless icon (I'm connected wirelessly, but I believe it's the same for wireless), then click on Open Network & Internet Settings -> WiFi -> Manage Known Networks (then I'd click the network, then go to Properties, and finally pick Private or Public).

              Setting to Private opens the Windows firewall to allow protocols like RDP through. Is that not what's going on here TopCat?
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                Re: 'unidentified network' for static IP systems

                Originally posted by Topcat View Post
                I use google DNS (8.8.8.8, alt 8.8.4.4)
                Slightly off topic, but consider 1.1.1.1 to 8.8.8.8

                see

                https://1.1.1.1

                I can't help with any of the Windows stuff. I haven't run it of 4 years and counting, only the IP addresss and routing stuff.
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                  Originally posted by Spork Schivago View Post
                  With the newer versions of Windows (7 for sure, maybe Vista?) don't you have to tell the OS if it's a public, private, or work network or something like that?
                  yea, but when its set static on a headless server, it defaults to 'unidentified network', which then defaults to the 'public network' setup, which basically locks it down. Changing that default from public to private fixed it....but its still showing as an inidentified network.....
                  Originally posted by retiredcaps View Post
                  Slightly off topic, but consider 1.1.1.1 to 8.8.8.8

                  see

                  https://1.1.1.1

                  I can't help with any of the Windows stuff. I haven't run it of 4 years and counting, only the IP addresss and routing stuff.
                  Thanks for the tip, I'll try it.
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                    Re: 'unidentified network' for static IP systems

                    Someone asked me in PM about DNS requests not being encrypted. I suggested dnscrypt

                    https://www.opendns.com/about/innovations/dnscrypt/

                    DNSCrypt turns regular DNS traffic into encrypted DNS traffic that is secure from eavesdropping and man-in-the-middle attacks.
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                      Re: 'unidentified network' for static IP systems

                      Originally posted by retiredcaps View Post
                      Someone asked me in PM about DNS requests not being encrypted. I suggested dnscrypt

                      https://www.opendns.com/about/innovations/dnscrypt/

                      DNSCrypt turns regular DNS traffic into encrypted DNS traffic that is secure from eavesdropping and man-in-the-middle attacks.
                      For anyone else interested, I could not find Linux instructions on that site, but did find many people are using it with Linux, or at least it's available for Linux.

                      I found this how-to, although it seems to be targeted towards Ubuntu users. I'm sure if someone isn't using Ubuntu though, they could probably figure out how to make it work on their distro. If not, I'd be willing to try to help them via the community forums here, as I'm sure other users would too.

                      http://www.linuxandubuntu.com/home/h...using-dnscrypt
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                        Re: 'unidentified network' for static IP systems

                        Originally posted by Topcat View Post
                        The OS is S2K12 R2, but also does this on Win7 systems. The network is otherwise working.....no bad cables, switches, etc.

                        What is the fix for this? It's beginning to piss me off...
                        NT 6x is known to randomly get stuck at "Identifying". (or similar) And that can occur, even if you just reboot.
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                          Re: 'unidentified network' for static IP systems

                          Originally posted by retiredcaps View Post
                          Slightly off topic, but consider 1.1.1.1 to 8.8.8.8

                          see

                          https://1.1.1.1

                          I can't help with any of the Windows stuff. I haven't run it of 4 years and counting, only the IP addresss and routing stuff.
                          Just incase anyone is wondering or cares, this DNS service functions well.
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                            Originally posted by retiredcaps View Post
                            https://www.opendns.com/about/innovations/dnscrypt/

                            DNSCrypt turns regular DNS traffic into encrypted DNS traffic that is secure from eavesdropping and man-in-the-middle attacks.
                            ah yes... opendns. i use opendns as the dns server for my dns lookups. these are the two opendns dns server ip addresses i use:
                            Code:
                            208.67.220.220
                            208.67.222.222
                            hope this is useful for anyone wanting an alternate dns server for resolving dns lookups.

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