- Try cleaning the cookies/caches
- Try disable the location services, like GPS.
- Only VPN enabled to Internet access in the work laptop,
https://www.reddit.com/r/Zscaler/comments/10d1fjt/change_ipgeographic_location_and_fool_zscaler/
Tried the above, but no luck.
Just to understand: Is it always the same weird IP?
Yes. Its the same one.
Would blocking the DNS IPs help?
Are you sure that there is no VPN on your PC?
No Company "Always-On"-Windows-VPN or IPSec Tunnels for M365 or something else?
Yes. Im sure. I doubled check this.
Type cmd and show us ipconfig /all
(Hide or blur your privacy)
ipconfig /all
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : ||||||||||||
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : ||||||||||||
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Peer-Peer
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : |||||||||||
|||||||||||
|||||||||||
Ethernet adapter vEthernet (Default Switch):
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Hyper-V Virtual Ethernet Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::ed41:40ce:ff3e:ce37%27(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 172.30.160.1(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.240.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 452990301
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-2E-62-13-1C-30-13-8B-17-08-8C
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled
Ethernet adapter Ethernet 3:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : VirtualBox Host-Only Ethernet Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::dadf:4fa7:d533:4ae%20(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.56.1(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 755630119
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-2E-62-13-1C-30-13-8B-17-08-8C
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled
Ethernet adapter Ethernet 4:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : lan
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : ASIX AX88179 USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.8.127(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Mittwoch, 30. Oktober 2024 09:36:41
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Donnerstag, 31. Oktober 2024 00:00:51
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.8.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.8.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 127.0.0.1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled
Wireless LAN adapter Wi-Fi:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : MediaTek Wi-Fi 6E MT7922 (RZ616) 160MHz PCIe Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Wireless LAN adapter Local Area Connection* 1:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Wireless LAN adapter Local Area Connection* 2:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter #2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Looks like you using many virtual networks.
Anyway, you have small issue tha" Ethernet adapter Ethernet 4 " which DNS server connected only your pc, not router .
Suppose connect DNS to router. So issue is DHCP router did wrong DNS setting or did manual DNS in windows?
What DNS should be used in the router?
Im using currently manual DNS 1.1.1.1
You could put 1.1.1.1 in your windows or router DHCP .
I just don't know where IP did wrong. I am thinking that your work laptop has hidden virtual network 
I tried everything i could do, but it doesn't fix the issue. At the end, I've changed my VPN IP address and reset the router to factory settings. Now its working.
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