Vista Laptop Can't Connect to Internet via Ethernet, WiFi, or Mode
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> Posting the result of ipconfig /all may help.
>
> Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
> Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
> How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
> "AndrewM71" <AndrewM71@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:82494CFD-85DD-42EE-A284-87565675BBF1@microsoft.com...
> Hello, I recently upgraded my laptop to Vista HP, and I haven't been able to
> reach the Internet since. Have tried (Ethernet to Linksys WRT54G v4 router),
> (Ethernet directly to Time Warner Cable modem), (WiFi to router), and even
> (PPP modem connection). Sometimes I get an IP address from the DHCP server,
> and sometimes it's Local access only, but even when I get an IP, I can't
> reach the greater Internet. I can sometimes access my router's admin page via
> 192.168.1.1, but I can't get any further than that.
>
> The router definitely works, as my parents' Vista HB laptop (with the exact
> same wireless card as mine) connects to it just fine. I was shocked when even
> the PPP modem connection didn't work.
>
> When I try ipconfig /release followed by ipconfig /renew, the renew usually
> encounters one or more errors including "unable to contact your DHCP server.
> Request has timed out."
>
> I tried implementing the changes suggested in KB 928233, but no improvement
> noticed. I'm not sure I got the right adapters though, as I couldn't tell
> what was what (I tried to use the autoconfig IPv4 address as an identifying
> value).
>
> Here's the rundown:
> Dell Inspiron E1505
> 1.67 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
> 1 Gig RAM
> Windows Home Premium
> Ethernet Card: Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated Controller (driver v. 4.60.0.0)
> Wireless: Dell Wireless 1390 WLAN Mini-Card (driver v. 4.102.15.61)
> Modem: Conexant HDA D110 MDC V.92 Modem (driver v. 7.39.6.0)
>
> Many thanks!
BF2510F-A770-4EEF-B6E5-B0B3F501582D@microsoft.com...> Posting the result of ipconfig /all may help.
>
> Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
> Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
> How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
> "AndrewM71" <AndrewM71@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:82494CFD-85DD-42EE-A284-87565675BBF1@microsoft.com...
> Hello, I recently upgraded my laptop to Vista HP, and I haven't been able to
> reach the Internet since. Have tried (Ethernet to Linksys WRT54G v4 router),
> (Ethernet directly to Time Warner Cable modem), (WiFi to router), and even
> (PPP modem connection). Sometimes I get an IP address from the DHCP server,
> and sometimes it's Local access only, but even when I get an IP, I can't
> reach the greater Internet. I can sometimes access my router's admin page via
> 192.168.1.1, but I can't get any further than that.
>
> The router definitely works, as my parents' Vista HB laptop (with the exact
> same wireless card as mine) connects to it just fine. I was shocked when even
> the PPP modem connection didn't work.
>
> When I try ipconfig /release followed by ipconfig /renew, the renew usually
> encounters one or more errors including "unable to contact your DHCP server.
> Request has timed out."
>
> I tried implementing the changes suggested in KB 928233, but no improvement
> noticed. I'm not sure I got the right adapters though, as I couldn't tell
> what was what (I tried to use the autoconfig IPv4 address as an identifying
> value).
>
> Here's the rundown:
> Dell Inspiron E1505
> 1.67 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
> 1 Gig RAM
> Windows Home Premium
> Ethernet Card: Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated Controller (driver v. 4.60.0.0)
> Wireless: Dell Wireless 1390 WLAN Mini-Card (driver v. 4.102.15.61)
> Modem: Conexant HDA D110 MDC V.92 Modem (driver v. 7.39.6.0)
>
> Many thanks!
> You should not use the same IP range in a multihomed computer. This link may help,
>
> issues of a multihomed computer with two NICsCase 1: The client setup a Windows 2003 server with two NICs, ... both sites of the VPN using the same IP range Metric is the same for both the remote . ...
> http://www.chicagotech.net/Routers/2gateway2.htm
>
>
> Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
> Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
> How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
>
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