Microsoft Tun Miniport Adapter ! No Internet

charlieadrift · 05-10-2008, 10:00 AM

Microsoft Tun Miniport Adapter Shows ! on my XP Dell which has lost ablity to get into internet. Sony laptop (Vista) in same LAN working fine. Ping around all LAN devices works fine. Tivo link works fine. MSTMA in Dell is apparently unrepairable and uninstallable. Google search shows long-standing varied problems and many "solutions". A very long thread here ended with a solution posted by Zozula 08/17/06 and this thread is now closed.

Does Zozula's solution work?
Is there a simpler solution that also works?
Did you have this problem and used a workable solution?
Anybody know how this thing popped up in my hardware Devices?

Thanks for any help.

Charlie (Running a Dell with XP, a Sony laptop w/Vista all linked with Tivo and Netgear Router utilizing Comcast broadband all of which was working fine until recently.)

Zazula · 05-13-2008, 02:51 AM

My solution worked (for me, at least).
Simpler solutions can be found in that very long thread of mine, that may have worked for others, but didn't for me; so you can also try those out first.
I personally never understood what made the Microsoft Tun Miniport Adapter show up in my PC (probably I fiddled with TCP v.6 at some point), but I now know what made it go away.
However, since you're experiencing connection problems in general, I'd say first make MTMA go away and then follow a thorough connection-troubleshooting procedure.

Zazula · 05-13-2008, 02:53 AM

Oops, I forgot to add a link to my original thread: Microsoft Tun Miniport Adapter cannot start

johnwill · 05-13-2008, 03:09 PM

Start, Run, IPV6 uninstall

Reboot.

See if that helps.

05-10-2008, 10:00 AM	#1 (permalink)
charlieadrift Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1 OS: VISTA	Microsoft Tun Miniport Adapter ! No Internet Microsoft Tun Miniport Adapter Shows ! on my XP Dell which has lost ablity to get into internet. Sony laptop (Vista) in same LAN working fine. Ping around all LAN devices works fine. Tivo link works fine. MSTMA in Dell is apparently unrepairable and uninstallable. Google search shows long-standing varied problems and many "solutions". A very long thread here ended with a solution posted by Zozula 08/17/06 and this thread is now closed. Does Zozula's solution work? Is there a simpler solution that also works? Did you have this problem and used a workable solution? Anybody know how this thing popped up in my hardware Devices? Thanks for any help. Charlie (Running a Dell with XP, a Sony laptop w/Vista all linked with Tivo and Netgear Router utilizing Comcast broadband all of which was working fine until recently.) Last edited by charlieadrift : 05-10-2008 at 10:04 AM. Reason: mis-spelling

05-13-2008, 02:51 AM	#2 (permalink)
Zazula Manager Emeritus, I'm blond, James Blond Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 7,644 OS: Win XP Pro SP2	Re: Microsoft Tun Miniport Adapter ! No Internet My solution worked (for me, at least). Simpler solutions can be found in that very long thread of mine, that may have worked for others, but didn't for me; so you can also try those out first. I personally never understood what made the Microsoft Tun Miniport Adapter show up in my PC (probably I fiddled with TCP v.6 at some point), but I now know what made it go away. However, since you're experiencing connection problems in general, I'd say first make MTMA go away and then follow a thorough connection-troubleshooting procedure. __________________ "Time is the wisest because it discovers everything" Thales of Miletus (ca.624BC-ca.546BC) "Everything flows, nothing stands still." Heraclitus of Ephesus (ca.535BC-475BC) "One thing I know, that I know nothing" Socrates of Athens (ca.470BC–399BC)

05-13-2008, 02:53 AM	#3 (permalink)
Zazula Manager Emeritus, I'm blond, James Blond Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 7,644 OS: Win XP Pro SP2	Re: Microsoft Tun Miniport Adapter ! No Internet Oops, I forgot to add a link to my original thread: Microsoft Tun Miniport Adapter cannot start __________________ "Time is the wisest because it discovers everything" Thales of Miletus (ca.624BC-ca.546BC) "Everything flows, nothing stands still." Heraclitus of Ephesus (ca.535BC-475BC) "One thing I know, that I know nothing" Socrates of Athens (ca.470BC–399BC)

05-13-2008, 03:09 PM	#4 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 28,057 OS: XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: Microsoft Tun Miniport Adapter ! No Internet Start, Run, IPV6 uninstall Reboot. See if that helps. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience