I was told by Verizon, that Vista is not picking up the IP address
(assignment?) from the D-Link router (AirPlus Extreme G/wireless)....I'm
connecting wired through ethernet cable and there's a trial version of McAfee
with a firewall installed. Window firewall is disabled and I tried to
disable the new McAfee firewall, but could not uncheck the option, so I don't
know how to disable it yet. Am not really proficient in technical
applications of computers, so any help you could give us is appreciated.
"GTS" wrote:
> If you have a router connected to your FIOS, then it would seem that the
> issue is not with the FIOS port itself, but with the router connection. Are
> you connecting wired or wireless? Do you get an IP assignment?
> Is there a 3rd party firewall on the Vista machine?
>
> See An outdated network router may not function correctly when you use it
> together with new networking features in Windows Vista
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932134
> That article also links to a test tool you can run.
>
> Which DLink are you using? I've set up Vista with several DLink routers
> (including DI-524) with no problems.
>
> "Cindy" <Cindy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:95AF5B84-C404-40F6-971B-0ED1B214DE5F@microsoft.com...
> > after hours and hours on the phone with tech support from our isp and
> > emachines.com, we were told that verizon fios internet does not support
> > the
> > new vista...we have been trying to get our new computer to connect with
> > our
> > d-link wireless router through fios and an ethernet connection....all of
> > our
> > other ethernet connections read the address ok (xbox360, laptop, etc.),
> > but
> > not the new one...does anyone know anything about this or if there is an
> > alternative. The computer with windows xp is the one originally connected
> > to
> > fios....please help or we'll have to take back the brand new computer
> > because
> > of compatibility issues?!
>
>