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Incorrect Windows 7 "No Internet Access" notice

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Mar 15, 20264064 views
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In Windows 7, I have a WiFi network that shows up with a warning icon overlay and the "No internet access" description as shown in this image: The other network shown there is a VirtualBox VM, and is expected to show that way. Plainly, this notice is wrong as I have been browsing with that connecti…

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Fix for: Incorrect Windows 7 "No Internet Access" notice

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I think I figured this out. In the "Internet Options" control panel applet there's a "Lan Settings" dialog with a "Autodetect proxy settings" checkbox. Unchecking that seems to have helped things. Update A much better explanation of what is going on…

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