Thanx Jane and Richard. I ran the connectivity check tool - it reported no
problems. I also looked at the KB Article:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928233 (which lots of people pointed me
to) - but that solves the problem of Vista not getting an IP address. In my
case - the vista machine DOES get an IP address - it just can't resolve URLs
(some problem with DNS).
My compusa router is
http://fmi.compusa.com/driver.asp?SKU=313831 - note
that there are no firmware upgrades that are available (I got a cheap
router, what more can I expect
Any help would be useful !
--
Thanx and regards
Pradeep GanapathyRaj
"Jane C" <jellybean@NOSPAMxjgarage.org> wrote in message
news:9794B4F8-6A18-48BA-892A-0ECB5319B4E7@microsoft.com...
> Hello Pradeep,
>
> Some routers do have issues with Vista, particularly older models. Is
> your
> firmware up to date? Do you manually assign an internal IP address to
> your
> pc or does it get its LAN IP via DHCP from the router?
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932134 There is a link within this KB
> article to a utility to test your router.
>
> --
> Jane, not plain 
64 bit enabled :-)
> Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation ;-)
> MVP Windows Shell/User
> "Pradeep GanapathyRaj [MSFT]" <pgan@microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:68A0E42C-653E-47F2-927F-5DF9BEE2DAD6@microsoft.com...
>> Background:
>> =========
>> I have a Vista laptop and a CompUSA router (at my house). I was having a
>> XP
>> tablet PC which worked like a charm - I open it, plug in the Ethernet
>> wire
>> and it gets connected, no problem. But with Vista, it doesn't work like
>> that. I have to POWER RESET my router everytime to get my internet
>> connectivity working. Without the power reset, my vista computer can see
>> my
>> other computer on the network, but the DNS configuration somehow doesn't
>> seem to work
>>
>> My computer details:
>> ===============
>> Machine - Companq NC 8430 (2 GB memory)
>> Network adapter - Broadcom NetXTreme
>> Router - CompUSA router
>> <See image attached>
>>
>> What I tried:
>> =========
>> I thought I may need to update the driver, so went to the Broadcom site
>> and
>> downloaded the latest driver.
>> http://www.broadcom.com/docs/driver_...-10.8.0.0a.zip.
>> After this, the functionality seems to work OK. But Vista started
>> bluescreening every 4-5 hrs or whenever I went to standby and back (not
>> sure
>> exactly what's the cause). So, I have now reverted back the driver
>> install.
>>
>> Any ideas/tips would help.
>>
>> --
>> Thanx and regards
>> Pradeep GanapathyRaj [MSFT]
>>
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