I got past the "local" problem by opening the Network & Sharing Center, then open Manage network connections, and then highlighting the the connection and then opening "connectivity", setting it to internet and local and finally opening "network catagory" and setting it private ( check marks).

Now I am fighting with the dns server not recognizing the address.

Hey guys new to the forums here but having this same problem. I work at and ISP and we have had a handful of these issue come up with local only and they are all on wired connections. We have tried every thing uninstalling and reinstalling the network card, disable and enable the card, rebooting the modem, router, and computer, disabling IPV6, and running the netsh command no go on any thing. we have gotten a few customers working for a little but doesn't seem to last long. Talked with Dell at one point thinking they sell some of these computers and they tried to tell me the modem was bad... The customer at the time i was talking to them about has tried 2 modems but i have tested here and work fine. I told the dell tech that hell had a better chance of freezing over then both the modems going bad between our office and the customers house that is only about a half a mile from us. But any how any one else have something I'm missing or something that will fix this once and for all other then the drag and drop theory.

Thanks

Kyle

I have registered in order to inform the thread of my similar problems, in the hope that it will help shed light on it for someone. I do not yet myself have a solution.

My setup is a netgear router / wireless access point, which provides a working wired connection to Win98 and WinXP desktops, and a working wireless connection to WinXP and Vista Ultimate laptops.

HOWEVER... I also have a netgear WGX102 powerline extender (ie it duplicates my netgear wireless access point down the mains wires in my house, and broadcasts/receives wireless data from a second unit plugged into the mains downstairs. Allegedly.

My difficulty is with my Vista Ultimate laptop. It connects wirelessly to the original access point signal, but yields the "local access only" problem with the duplicated WGX102 signal.

Here's the kicker: My XP laptop connects through the powerline extender (and directly through the wireless router - I am running them as two separate connections for diagnostic reasons) with no problems at all. My Vista Ultimate laptop connects directly to the wireless router with internet and local access, but with only local access through the powerline extender. I have both on right now, XP nicely connected, Vista with no internet access.

I'm hoping that the nature of my problem might help people solve the common Local Access problem bothering most of us.