Vista and Netgear RT314 router

> This really has me stumped. I have read that as hardware routers are
> independent of Vista and shouldn't have compatibility issues. However, I
> cannot ping through my router to the outside world from Vista RC1. I can
> ping through the same router from another laptop (XP Pro) on the same
> LAN. Tracert from Vista gets to the router and stops with a timeout at
> the next hop. I also have remote desktop issues into Vista from work but
> have not tried bypassing the router yet. I have a hunch it might fix the
> problem. It connects OK but the screen freezes for up to 30 seconds at a
> time which makes it totally unusable.
>
> I connected Vista directly to the cable modem bypassing the router and
> ping/tracert work fine. I reconnected the router and the same problem
> returned. Note: as others have suggested I have turned off the
> autoscaling in Vista but it didn't seem to do anything.
>
> Any ideas? I am thinking of replacing my old router (about 5 years old
> now) with a fast, wireless unit but have no idea what brand or model to
> go with.
>
> Thanks,
> Dave
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