khaan23

IP and DNS are dynamically allocated; I've done ipconfig /flushdns, refreshed
the IP address and I can see the other computers on the network. Resetting
the adapter hasn't done any good, either.

What gets me is that if it is the Windows Firewall policies, I can't find
them - none of them are configured in group policy - and the firewall's not
running; I originally thought there was a conflict between it and OneCare -
but that doesn't seem to be the issue.

Assigning IP/DNS didn't do anything - it's still in Local Only mode. Is
anyone aware of any other testing I can do?

"Garry" wrote:

> Can you see the other computers on your network, if you can then it probably
> isn't hardware (NIC) related. It could be a IP address problem or DNS address
> problem. I would try checking both, you might try assigning an IP address and
> check another computer on the network for a good DNS address and assign that
> as well.
>
> Garry
>
>
> "khaan23" wrote:
>
> > I don't think it's them (Verizon), Bill; I have four other computers
> > networked in - and one of them is running Vista as well and none of the
> > computers are reporting this issue - just the last one I installed Vista on.
> >
> > This is mystifying! There are no entries in any of the event logs and when
> > I run the diagnostic against the Internet connection itself, it comes back as
> > functioning properly. When I check the connected computers, all five
> > computers appear in the list as expected.
> >
> > But the affected computer is stuck in Local Only mode.
> >
> > "Bill Condie" wrote:
> >
> > > You might have to contact your IP for help. Then they'll tell you they're
> > > not Vista-ready.
> > >
> > > Hopefully someone here can have an answer tho'
> > >
> > > "khaan23" <khaan23@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > news:9E13428E-8627-476D-BBDB-9487213EB5E0@microsoft.com...
> > > > Installed Vista and it went well - and fast - but when the computer
> > > > restarted, I found it won't connect to the Internet at all. Network card
> > > > is
> > > > enabled and working but when running the network diagnostics, I get the
> > > > following message:
> > > >
> > > > Security policy settings on this computer might be blocking the connection
> > > >
> > > > The information goes on to say:
> > > >
> > > > The following policy might need to be adjusted to allow Windows to
> > > > connect:
> > > >
> > > > Policy Provider: Microsoft Firewall
> > > > Filter Name: Microsoft Firewall Authorize Connection Filters
> > > >
> > > > Has anyone run into this and where the hell is this policy/filter?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks!
> > >
> > >