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> It's likely that the ISP needs to update some router software or
> apply some other fixes. And the Vista PC may need to update a driver
> or apply a regedit fix. Post an ipconfig /all from the machine
> having trouble (as text please, not an image) and one from a machine
> that works.
>
> Interesting, most ISPs prohibit sharing connectivity between
> households, who is the ISP that accommodates you?
>
>
>
> On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 05:26:03 -0700, Strelko
> <Strelko@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>

> >Hi,
> >we a have a small LAN with our neighbour - there is a standard 8/port
> >switch, where are connected our PCs and notebook. There is connected a wifi
> >router - it is set as wifi client, which is connected to our internet
> >provider server via wifi. The server is set as internet GW. All PCs in our
> >LAN running Windows XP or other operating system (non MS OS) are able to
> >connect this way to internet.
> >Our neighbour bought a new HP notebook with Windows Vista preinstalled. But
> >his access to internet works only when we set the new IP adress on it:
> >We have fixed IP adresses in our LAN - all are assigned by our ISP. The wifi
> >client has it's own IP address also. After we set a new IP everything to that
> >notebook with Vistas it worked fine untill first notebook restart. Then Vista
> >was not able to ping ISP server, just our WiFi AP-client. The funny thing -
> >it was possible to display web pages from this server which is used as our
> >inet gateway, but nothing behind.
> >We asked our ISP to assign a new IP, after we set it on that notebook.
> >Everything was running incl. internet connectivity until next notebook
> >restart. Then we tried it with the third IP address once again = exactly the
> >same behaviour.
> >Can anybody help us with some suggestion(s) how correctly configure this
> >stuff to provide for Vista notebook internet connectivity? Thanks.

> --
>
> Barb Bowman
> MS Windows-MVP
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
> http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/
>

> ISP is a small company in our /small/ city. Wifi network is provided for a
> community of people therefore there is no problem with sharing a
> connectivity. In fact we know almost all people connected to this wifi
> network. That's about ISP.
>
> Regarding ipconfig /all - I will be able to send it when I will be at home
> again - at the end of week (currently I am abroad).
>
> I just want to add some info - we already tried to upgrade Network card
> driver - its Intel LAN card (don't remember exact type) and we tried last
> Intel's drivers for Vistas - no positive results.
> Regarding router software - we tried to change our old OvisLink WL-1120AP
> for Wistron AirCA8-PRO suggested by our ISP. We tried to use last
> firmwares
> on both of these AP (both were configured as clients). Results were the
> same.
>
> We also tried to turn off IPv6 in Vistas, again no result. We tried to
> connect notebook to (our friend's) DSL router and tried to download all
> available vista updates. No improvement.
>
> "Barb Bowman" wrote:
>

>> It's likely that the ISP needs to update some router software or
>> apply some other fixes. And the Vista PC may need to update a driver
>> or apply a regedit fix. Post an ipconfig /all from the machine
>> having trouble (as text please, not an image) and one from a machine
>> that works.
>>
>> Interesting, most ISPs prohibit sharing connectivity between
>> households, who is the ISP that accommodates you?
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 05:26:03 -0700, Strelko
>> <Strelko@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>

>> >Hi,
>> >we a have a small LAN with our neighbour - there is a standard 8/port
>> >switch, where are connected our PCs and notebook. There is connected a
>> >wifi
>> >router - it is set as wifi client, which is connected to our internet
>> >provider server via wifi. The server is set as internet GW. All PCs in
>> >our
>> >LAN running Windows XP or other operating system (non MS OS) are able to
>> >connect this way to internet.
>> >Our neighbour bought a new HP notebook with Windows Vista preinstalled.
>> >But
>> >his access to internet works only when we set the new IP adress on it:
>> >We have fixed IP adresses in our LAN - all are assigned by our ISP. The
>> >wifi
>> >client has it's own IP address also. After we set a new IP everything to
>> >that
>> >notebook with Vistas it worked fine untill first notebook restart. Then
>> >Vista
>> >was not able to ping ISP server, just our WiFi AP-client. The funny
>> >thing -
>> >it was possible to display web pages from this server which is used as
>> >our
>> >inet gateway, but nothing behind.
>> >We asked our ISP to assign a new IP, after we set it on that notebook.
>> >Everything was running incl. internet connectivity until next notebook
>> >restart. Then we tried it with the third IP address once again = exactly
>> >the
>> >same behaviour.
>> >Can anybody help us with some suggestion(s) how correctly configure this
>> >stuff to provide for Vista notebook internet connectivity? Thanks.

>> --
>>
>> Barb Bowman
>> MS Windows-MVP
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
>> http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/
>>