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Balerfeed
Dec 08, 2021Follower
No Valid IP Address - Help!!
Installed [2] Powerline 2000 adapters, they appear to be functioning, all the indicator lights are showing green. I know my modem and router are also functioning, since I have WiFi running through ou...
michaelkenward
Dec 09, 2021Guru - Experienced User
Balerfeed wrote:
The ethernet shows up on my laptop which is using Windows 10, but is showing "no valid IP configuration"
This is a message in Windows?
Try running the Network Troubleshooter in Windows.
Start here:
Fix network connection issues in Windows 10
It maybe down to changing the security on the Ethernet connection.
You don't say what the router and modem are. I assume that you have the "host" plug connected to the router and that the modem is just that, a modem and not a modem router.