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Ok. I finally got my wireless to connect to the Internet. It may not be the ideal solution but it worked. Here's what was happening. I have a wireless router and a HP latop with Vista Home Premium. The laptop would connect to the Internet only if I had it wired directly to the router. The Network would show "Local and Internet". When I conncet wirelessly though, it would only show "Local". That means I could only browse locally and no Internet. That was driving me nuts for a few days. I even brought it to Best Buy and it just connected to their wireless there. :-( So, they told me that it was a network configuration.
Here are the specs
wireles nic - Broadcom 802.1g
router - Linksys WRT54G version 1.1 with 4.2 firmware (latest)
The solution is to hardcode the ip, subnet and gateway on the wireless adapter. For example, if the ISP (in this case, Shaw), give you an IP of 70.68.202.xx, you need to hardcode on the card and IP of 70.68.202.200. Put the same gateway as the shaw cable. That should change the connectivity to "Local and Internet"
Problems with this setup.
1. ISP may change IP addresses and then you have a problem again.
2. All your devices need to have the Shaw IP.
I know the ideal setup is the router should have the 192.168.1.xxx address with the ISP 70.68.xxx.xxx as the external address. All internal network devices should have 192.168.1.xxx.
Good luck in figuring this out. It took me 4 days to figure it out because it is not the conventional way.
You can use WEP and anti-virus software with this. I use Norton 360.
Here are the specs
wireles nic - Broadcom 802.1g
router - Linksys WRT54G version 1.1 with 4.2 firmware (latest)
The solution is to hardcode the ip, subnet and gateway on the wireless adapter. For example, if the ISP (in this case, Shaw), give you an IP of 70.68.202.xx, you need to hardcode on the card and IP of 70.68.202.200. Put the same gateway as the shaw cable. That should change the connectivity to "Local and Internet"
Problems with this setup.
1. ISP may change IP addresses and then you have a problem again.
2. All your devices need to have the Shaw IP.
I know the ideal setup is the router should have the 192.168.1.xxx address with the ISP 70.68.xxx.xxx as the external address. All internal network devices should have 192.168.1.xxx.
Good luck in figuring this out. It took me 4 days to figure it out because it is not the conventional way.
You can use WEP and anti-virus software with this. I use Norton 360.
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Hey Folks,
Just like everyone I have the same problem with my laptop (vista home) not able to connect to internet both thru ethernet and wireslessly. It is getting really frustated. My wireless card detects the connection but its only connected to local i.e. not able to connect to internet.
My home setup as follows : WRT54G linksys router. Have 3 other laptop which uses XP PRO and they are able to connect to the internet. But the problem only lies my vista laptop (home edition). My wiresless in WEP enable either.
Well below are the methods I have tried so far since the problem has occured:
1. Disabled the IPv6
2. Tried renewing the ipconfig in command prompt (as an admin)
3. Assigned Static IP address/submet mask/default gateway
4. Assigned a diff DNS server as well
5. enabled/disabled the wireless card and rebooted - multiple times
6. uninstalled the wireless card and re-installed it
7. turned off the auto tuning as well
8. made new network connections - manually
9. Reset the cable/modem etc as well.
Any other methods or help is greatly appreciated. I have wasted soo much time in this. Planning to go XP PRO if i cant get it dissolved.
Thanks a million
-S
Just like everyone I have the same problem with my laptop (vista home) not able to connect to internet both thru ethernet and wireslessly. It is getting really frustated. My wireless card detects the connection but its only connected to local i.e. not able to connect to internet.
My home setup as follows : WRT54G linksys router. Have 3 other laptop which uses XP PRO and they are able to connect to the internet. But the problem only lies my vista laptop (home edition). My wiresless in WEP enable either.
Well below are the methods I have tried so far since the problem has occured:
1. Disabled the IPv6
2. Tried renewing the ipconfig in command prompt (as an admin)
3. Assigned Static IP address/submet mask/default gateway
4. Assigned a diff DNS server as well
5. enabled/disabled the wireless card and rebooted - multiple times
6. uninstalled the wireless card and re-installed it
7. turned off the auto tuning as well
8. made new network connections - manually
9. Reset the cable/modem etc as well.
Any other methods or help is greatly appreciated. I have wasted soo much time in this. Planning to go XP PRO if i cant get it dissolved.
Thanks a million
-S
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Try disabling IPSec on the router. I think its in administration.
Also, what IP address did you put into the wireless adapter? Was it the IP of the ISP? You will find it in the ipconfig /all.
Good luck and don't lose hope. You will solve it eventually and it will feel good.
Also, what IP address did you put into the wireless adapter? Was it the IP of the ISP? You will find it in the ipconfig /all.
Good luck and don't lose hope. You will solve it eventually and it will feel good.
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Hey Folks,
Just like everyone I have the same problem with my laptop (vista home) not able to connect to internet both thru ethernet and wireslessly. It is getting really frustated. My wireless card detects the connection but its only connected to local i.e. not able to connect to internet.
My home setup as follows : WRT54G linksys router. Have 3 other laptop which uses XP PRO and they are able to connect to the internet. But the problem only lies my vista laptop (home edition). My wiresless in WEP enable either.
Well below are the methods I have tried so far since the problem has occured:
1. Disabled the IPv6
2. Tried renewing the ipconfig in command prompt (as an admin)
3. Assigned Static IP address/submet mask/default gateway
4. Assigned a diff DNS server as well
5. enabled/disabled the wireless card and rebooted - multiple times
6. uninstalled the wireless card and re-installed it
7. turned off the auto tuning as well
8. made new network connections - manually
9. Reset the cable/modem etc as well.
Any other methods or help is greatly appreciated. I have wasted soo much time in this. Planning to go XP PRO if i cant get it dissolved.
Thanks a million
-S
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Hey guys. I just registered to reply to this thread.
I am having the same issue with my HP desktop running Vista Premiere. I have Local Access only using wired ethernet connection. I have spent over 6 hours on the phone with both my ISP and HP and still no resolution. I know it is not my modem or router, as I am able to connect my 2 Mac laptops both wirelessly and directly to the modem and/or router.
From command prompt, I am unable to renew ip config, it times out, unable to reach DHCP server.
I have reset both modem and router. I have unistalled/reinstalled network card drivers. I have completed a full system restore, taking machine back to factory specs. I have disabled IPv6. My antivirus and firewall are disabled.
I am at a complete loss on what to do at this point. The most frustrating thing is that this machine was previously working and connected to the internet a week ago. Mysteriously overnight it developed this problem.
Any suggestions at this point?
Thanks
I am having the same issue with my HP desktop running Vista Premiere. I have Local Access only using wired ethernet connection. I have spent over 6 hours on the phone with both my ISP and HP and still no resolution. I know it is not my modem or router, as I am able to connect my 2 Mac laptops both wirelessly and directly to the modem and/or router.
From command prompt, I am unable to renew ip config, it times out, unable to reach DHCP server.
I have reset both modem and router. I have unistalled/reinstalled network card drivers. I have completed a full system restore, taking machine back to factory specs. I have disabled IPv6. My antivirus and firewall are disabled.
I am at a complete loss on what to do at this point. The most frustrating thing is that this machine was previously working and connected to the internet a week ago. Mysteriously overnight it developed this problem.
Any suggestions at this point?
Thanks
Last edited by sebjamesm; Jun 20th, 2007 at 9:08 am.
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Questions:
1. When you go over to the Macs, what IP do you get when you do an IPCONFIG? Can you try hardcoding a similar IP on the HP machine?
2. Can you connect the pc directly to the modem using a wire? Does that work? If it works, that means it something with the router. If it doesn't, I think that means you have some software blocking it. Check your anti-virus software
3. Last week, when it was running, was it also on Vista?
4. Are your adapter settings set so it obtains an IP automatically?
Good luck.
1. When you go over to the Macs, what IP do you get when you do an IPCONFIG? Can you try hardcoding a similar IP on the HP machine?
2. Can you connect the pc directly to the modem using a wire? Does that work? If it works, that means it something with the router. If it doesn't, I think that means you have some software blocking it. Check your anti-virus software
3. Last week, when it was running, was it also on Vista?
4. Are your adapter settings set so it obtains an IP automatically?
Good luck.
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Hey guys. I just registered to reply to this thread.
I am having the same issue with my HP desktop running Vista Premiere. I have Local Access only using wired ethernet connection. I have spent over 6 hours on the phone with both my ISP and HP and still no resolution. I know it is not my modem or router, as I am able to connect my 2 Mac laptops both wirelessly and directly to the modem and/or router.
From command prompt, I am unable to renew ip config, it times out, unable to reach DHCP server.
I have reset both modem and router. I have unistalled/reinstalled network card drivers. I have completed a full system restore, taking machine back to factory specs. I have disabled IPv6. My antivirus and firewall are disabled.
I am at a complete loss on what to do at this point. The most frustrating thing is that this machine was previously working and connected to the internet a week ago. Mysteriously overnight it developed this problem.
Any suggestions at this point?
Thanks
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1. This is the info from my mac (which connect fine to both modem and router):
IP 192.168.1.100
Subnet mask 255.255.255.0
DNS nameserver 68.94.156.1
nameserver 68.94.157.1
2. I have tried multiple times connecting PC directly to the modem and it has no effect on this issue. I am only able to get a 169.xxx IP address on the Vista machine
3. Last week yes, it was running Vista and had no connectivity issues. This is a new machine that came loaded with Vista and has been running wihout problems for 4 months. Last Tuesday night it hibernated, and in the morning when started would not connect.
4. I have tried to do them both automatically and manually, using the IP info from the macs and am still unable to connect.
HP and SBC are fresh out of ideas and each is blaming the other for the problem. I am getting very frustrated and don't know of any other fixes or work-arounds. I appreciate any help/ideas.
Thanks,
IP 192.168.1.100
Subnet mask 255.255.255.0
DNS nameserver 68.94.156.1
nameserver 68.94.157.1
2. I have tried multiple times connecting PC directly to the modem and it has no effect on this issue. I am only able to get a 169.xxx IP address on the Vista machine
3. Last week yes, it was running Vista and had no connectivity issues. This is a new machine that came loaded with Vista and has been running wihout problems for 4 months. Last Tuesday night it hibernated, and in the morning when started would not connect.
4. I have tried to do them both automatically and manually, using the IP info from the macs and am still unable to connect.
HP and SBC are fresh out of ideas and each is blaming the other for the problem. I am getting very frustrated and don't know of any other fixes or work-arounds. I appreciate any help/ideas.
Thanks,
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Questions:
1. When you go over to the Macs, what IP do you get when you do an IPCONFIG? Can you try hardcoding a similar IP on the HP machine?
2. Can you connect the pc directly to the modem using a wire? Does that work? If it works, that means it something with the router. If it doesn't, I think that means you have some software blocking it. Check your anti-virus software
3. Last week, when it was running, was it also on Vista?
4. Are your adapter settings set so it obtains an IP automatically?
Good luck.
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Uneal; this worked. I'm hoping I'm not jumping the gun but I disabled, powered down computer, pulled power cord, restarted and now it is recoginizing my connection and I'm able to get online. I also have IPv6 disabled and have changed my power management settings.
Thank you!
Thank you!
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running the command "netsh interface tcp set global autotuninglevel=disabled
" seems to have fixed my issue, bit early to be sure.
if you try it, you can always change back with the command
"netsh interface tcp set global autotuninglevel=normal"
googling vista autotuning brings up many other issues with this feature, so maybe worth turning off anyway.
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I had the same problem with a windows vista laptop that could only get "local access" to my wireless network (all my xp machines worked fine). I originally had my network secured with a 64-bit WEP key and despite putting in the correct key on my vista laptop I was unable to connect (the same thing where it can't identify the network and has local access only). When I disabled the WEP on my router my vista laptop connected with no problems but unfortunately my network is now unsecure (I can now connect with IPv6 enabled and without manually entering an IP address). It is a decent fix for now but I hope to figure out how to make it work with the WEP security eventually. Anyways if it is your home network you might try disabling any security on the router. Good luck.
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