Windows 7 64 bit Unidentified Network - No internet access

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I am tearing my hair out trying to resolve this but to no avail

Google shows a lot of results but I have had no joy after trying various ideas.

OK, I have Asus Maximus Formula motherboard (latest bios) router Speedtouch 585 v6 with latest UK firmware. I also tried a Netgear DG834GT which also had similar problem, except that didn't even get an IP (169...)

I tried in no specific order: (Clean install, no upgrade!)

Turning off one of the LAN ports in bios (motherboard comes with two)

"Add default gateway 192.168.1.1 automatic metric"

Disable/Enable Network Card

Uninstall/Rescan Network Card

Microsoft default driver

Newest ASUS network driver

Newest Marvell Yukon Driver

Manually setting TCP details

Disable IPv6

Disable everything except IPv4

The registry edit to change DHCP broadcast flag to 0

The other registry edit to add DHCP broadcast toggle

Reformat and install (with only one LAN port enabled in bios to be sure)

The strange thing is in the Details page there appear to be correct details. Using automatic/dhcp it picks up the gateway correctly as 192.168.1.1 and is assigned an IP from the range specified in the router. Subnet mask is correct to at 255.255.255.0

But always "unidentified network" and no internet connection

The port is working correctly by the way.

Help please!

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