Windows, Yellow Triangle

[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

When the yellow triangle appears over the network taskbar Icon, what isn't connected? What triggers that triangle?

Modem shows connected. Upstream and downstream rates are degraded in this screenshot, normally they're 30/1.8 or so, but all modem light are green and status shows as connected. But regardless of modem status or rates, if that yellow triangle is showing, I can't browse or even ping anything.

 

[VirtualLarry]

What anti-virus / security-suite software you running? Might have something to do with that.

 

[igor_kavinski]

You may need to use ipconfig command to release and flush DNS.

I'll post the exact commands when I get home.

 

[mikeymikec]

Restart Windows, does that fix it?

 

[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

Nothing like any of that. It might only be a few seconds, or it could be several minutes, but it clears by itself and I can browse again. Windows has to be pinging something somewhere that tells it yes or no. Something in NetSvcs maybe. Whatever it is has to be beyond the ISP network nodes that tell my modem it's connected.

Current DNS numbers are 8.8.8.8 and 9.9.9.9, but that doesn't matter either as it still happens when I change them.

 

[mindless1]

Does the PC have a direct connection to the modem? I'm wondering about a hardware fault, failing switch or router, flaky network cable. I'd try the simple things first, like unplug and replug the cable at both ends, and try a different port.

Instead of a ping, how about a tracert to see where it stops?

 

[JackMDS]

May be this can help.

Yellow triangle on Network Connections in Windows 10/11 Fixed

Are you seeing any yellow triangle on the connections icon on Taskbar in Windows 10 or windows 11? If you are, then you will not be able to connect to the

thegeekpage.com

 

[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

No. That's all the same stuff. Tells you all sorts of things to try, but it's usually back before I could even get halfway through that. And it doesn't even begin to say WHY or what triggers it. Windows has to be pinging something somewhere to know when to display it.

I can see trying those things if you're having network issues on one machine while others work. When this happens EVERY machine, wired or not is disconnected from the web.

It's downstream somewhere, but no one seems to know how Windows knows it can't browse.

 

[bba-tcg]

If it's every machine, it's the router or modem.

 

[igor_kavinski]

Type netsh winsock reset and press Enter.
Type netsh int ip reset and press Enter.
Type ipconfig /release and press Enter.
Type ipconfig /renew and press Enter.

Ignore the output saying machine needs to be restarted. It might help but my internet started working with this sequence of commands, without a system reboot.

 

[Ketchup]

If it's every machine, it's the router or modem.

This. What is your network setup like?