Vista won't connect to home network

Posted: 08-23-2007, 03:26 PM
I have a new Dell Inspirion 1520 w/Vista Home Premium. It "sees" my home
networks and indicates a strong signal. However, it can't connect to the
network. The wireless router is a D-Link 614+ and I have an older computer
that connects to it wirelessly fine. I have tried removing security (which
it again recognizes in Vista), but it still won't connect. Any ideas?
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Robert L [MVP - Networking]
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Re: Vista won't connect to home network
Posted: 08-23-2007, 08:52 PM
Do you have correct IP address? Post the result of ipconfig /all may help.

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"John" <John@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:ACE23CA6-9264-449F-85D4-577EFE700F7D@microsoft.com...
I have a new Dell Inspirion 1520 w/Vista Home Premium. It "sees" my home
networks and indicates a strong signal. However, it can't connect to the
network. The wireless router is a D-Link 614+ and I have an older computer
that connects to it wirelessly fine. I have tried removing security (which
it again recognizes in Vista), but it still won't connect. Any ideas?
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Mick Murphy
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RE: Vista won't connect to home network
Posted: 08-23-2007, 11:08 PM
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/net.../vista_fp.mspx

Have you tried the following:
In Vista Networking and Sharing:
1 Network Discovery ON
2 File Sharing ON
3 Public Folder Sharing ON
4 Password Protected OFF
5 and the Network should be set to “Private”

And have you made sure that the workgroup names are the same on XP and Vista.
By default XP is MSHOME and Vista is WORKGROUP; they should be the same.
Also "Shared Docs" in XP is called "Public Folder" in Vista


"John" wrote:
> I have a new Dell Inspirion 1520 w/Vista Home Premium. It "sees" my home
> networks and indicates a strong signal. However, it can't connect to the
> network. The wireless router is a D-Link 614+ and I have an older computer
> that connects to it wirelessly fine. I have tried removing security (which
> it again recognizes in Vista), but it still won't connect. Any ideas?
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Chuck [MVP]
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Re: Vista won't connect to home network
Posted: 08-24-2007, 01:10 AM
On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 08:26:07 -0700, John <John@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>I have a new Dell Inspirion 1520 w/Vista Home Premium. It "sees" my home
>networks and indicates a strong signal. However, it can't connect to the
>network. The wireless router is a D-Link 614+ and I have an older computer
>that connects to it wirelessly fine. I have tried removing security (which
>it again recognizes in Vista), but it still won't connect. Any ideas?
There are known issues which affect computers running Vista, and their ability
to connect to some NAT routers. Other issues affect network connectivity in
general.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/12/windows-xp-and-vista-on-lan-together.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/1...-together.html

In addition to other advice, if you're using WiFi, get the most current WiFi
drivers from the vendor. And get all available Vista updates from Microsoft.

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Re: Vista won't connect to home network
Posted: 08-24-2007, 12:22 PM
Thanks. So it sounds like my best bet is to try to upgrade the router and
see if that does the trick, huh?

"Chuck [MVP]" wrote:
> On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 08:26:07 -0700, John <John@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >I have a new Dell Inspirion 1520 w/Vista Home Premium. It "sees" my home
> >networks and indicates a strong signal. However, it can't connect to the
> >network. The wireless router is a D-Link 614+ and I have an older computer
> >that connects to it wirelessly fine. I have tried removing security (which
> >it again recognizes in Vista), but it still won't connect. Any ideas?
>
> There are known issues which affect computers running Vista, and their ability
> to connect to some NAT routers. Other issues affect network connectivity in
> general.
> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/12/windows-xp-and-vista-on-lan-together.html>
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/1...-together.html
>
> In addition to other advice, if you're using WiFi, get the most current WiFi
> drivers from the vendor. And get all available Vista updates from Microsoft.
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Chuck, MS-MVP 2005-2007 [Windows - Networking]
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
> Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
> My email is AT DOT
> actual address pchuck mvps org.
>
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Re: Vista won't connect to home network
Posted: 08-24-2007, 12:22 PM
It doesn't get an IP address. It says Device disabled (or something to that
effect).

"Robert L [MVP - Networking]" wrote:
> Do you have correct IP address? Post 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
> "John" <John@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:ACE23CA6-9264-449F-85D4-577EFE700F7D@microsoft.com...
> I have a new Dell Inspirion 1520 w/Vista Home Premium. It "sees" my home
> networks and indicates a strong signal. However, it can't connect to the
> network. The wireless router is a D-Link 614+ and I have an older computer
> that connects to it wirelessly fine. I have tried removing security (which
> it again recognizes in Vista), but it still won't connect. Any ideas?
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Chuck [MVP]
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Re: Vista won't connect to home network
Posted: 08-24-2007, 03:19 PM
On Fri, 24 Aug 2007 05:22:01 -0700, John <John@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>"Chuck [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 08:26:07 -0700, John <John@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>> >I have a new Dell Inspirion 1520 w/Vista Home Premium. It "sees" my home
>> >networks and indicates a strong signal. However, it can't connect to the
>> >network. The wireless router is a D-Link 614+ and I have an older computer
>> >that connects to it wirelessly fine. I have tried removing security (which
>> >it again recognizes in Vista), but it still won't connect. Any ideas?
>>
>> There are known issues which affect computers running Vista, and their ability
>> to connect to some NAT routers. Other issues affect network connectivity in
>> general.
>> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/12/windows-xp-and-vista-on-lan-together.html>
>> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/1...-together.html
>>
>> In addition to other advice, if you're using WiFi, get the most current WiFi
>> drivers from the vendor. And get all available Vista updates from Microsoft.
>Thanks. So it sounds like my best bet is to try to upgrade the router and
>see if that does the trick, huh?
If you have an old router, considering how cheap new ones are, especially in
comparison with the cost of Vista, it makes sense to upgrade.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2007/07/windows-vista-and-routers.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2007/0...d-routers.html

But check the software upgrades first - drivers from the vendor, and Vista
upgrades from Microsoft.

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Robert L [MVP - Networking]
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Re: Vista won't connect to home network
Posted: 08-25-2007, 01:14 PM
It may be incompatible issue. This link may help,

Vista troubleshootingTroubleshooting Vista Remote Access Issues ... Networking between Vista and other Windows OS ... Info: Step by step troubleshooting VISTA sharing ...
www.chicagotech.net/vista/vista.htm


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"John" <John@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:EF0A8C98-76B9-44FF-98D2-54B7B7CDE5B1@microsoft.com...
It doesn't get an IP address. It says Device disabled (or something to that
effect).

"Robert L [MVP - Networking]" wrote:
> Do you have correct IP address? Post 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
> "John" <John@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:ACE23CA6-9264-449F-85D4-577EFE700F7D@microsoft.com...
> I have a new Dell Inspirion 1520 w/Vista Home Premium. It "sees" my home
> networks and indicates a strong signal. However, it can't connect to the
> network. The wireless router is a D-Link 614+ and I have an older computer
> that connects to it wirelessly fine. I have tried removing security (which
> it again recognizes in Vista), but it still won't connect. Any ideas?
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