In article <6DB92A1E-CAE4-45BC-A7EF-DB4BA589A5F2@microsoft.com>, AP123
<AP123@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>> >in order to Remote to my Vista Machine I have to configure the router to
>> >point to my vista machine (open the port for remote desktop). That's not the
>> >problem.
>> >
>> >The problem is when I try to assign a local static IP to my vista machine I
>> >loose internet connectivity. This works on every other XP system.
>> >
>> >Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> Did you assign the Vista machine proper values for IP address, subnet
>> mask, default gateway, and DNS server? That should be all that's
>> needed.
>>
>> Can the Vista machine ping the router? Can it ping an Internet site
>> by IP address? Can it ping an Internet site by name?
>
>Hi Steve,
>Answers to your questions are below.
>thank you,
>Adam
>
>Did you assign the Vista machine proper values for IP address, subnet
>mask, default gateway, and DNS server? YES
>Can the Vista machine ping the router? YES
>Can it ping an Internet site by IP address? YES
>Can it ping an Internet site by name? NO
You're welcome, Adam. Your results show that connectivity to the
router and the Internet is working, but DNS resolution isn't. Double
check the DNS server address for the local area connection using
"ipconfig/all". Make sure that it's the same as on the other
computers and that the Vista machine can ping the DNS server. Look in
Event Viewer for any errors involving DNS.
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