Local Area Connnection > Local Only

> Windows Vista
> Multiple times while T/Sing Non Connection issues w/o router I have run
> into where the Local Area connection states the connection is 'Local Only'
>
> Can Ping IP Addresses and FQDN
> IPConfig was normal
> Release and renew does not create any errors,
> Disabled all Security Programs
> Disabled Windows Firewall all together
> The DHCP is seing the Proper MAC for the NIC, and is assigning an IP
> Address
> PC is accepting the proper IP address being assigned from the DHCP Server
> Disabled IPv6 and only had IPv4
> Even Rebuilt TCP/IP
>
> Though every time the Local area connection states Local Only and the PC
> will not be able to get online
>
> Questions:
> Are these 2 things related and, if so, which is dependent on the
> other?
> (I.E. Is the PC stating Local only because it cant get online, or can it
> not get online because the PC is set to Local Only)
> How to resolve the causing factor (or factors if issues are not
> related)?
>
> Thank you for any assistance in this matter.