Thanks both I tried the Microsoft Fix - ddint work - I had great expectations
when I read it
The manual setup - somehow I cannot get it to accept
any other ideas
When the machine starts Vista connects to "local" and I have to repair each
time to get it to "Internet" then when I reboot back to "local"
"Robert L [MVP - Networking]" wrote:
> Thank you for sharing your experience with us.
>
> Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
> Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
> How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
> "Josh" <mental@alloymail.com> wrote in message news:uBvzHe6lHHA.3280@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
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> "Robert L [MVP - Networking]" <noreply@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:O%23owtX3lHHA.4568@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> We have seen many cases like this one. The router DHCP may not compatible with the Vista. So try to setup TCP/IP manually. Please post back with the result.
>
> Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
> Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
> How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
> "Flyingdoc" <Flyingdoc@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:7B71FC1A-174E-4CE4-9B00-0E34EA496BEE@microsoft.com...
> have just got Vista on new Sony Vaio laptop. Everything works very well
> when the laptop re-boots it will not connect to my home network. The network
> uses a BT hub (wireless) router to connect to the outside world.
>
> It appears that when the Vista Laptop boots, it is not able to get an IP
> address from the router. The properties are set to the default (get IP
> address automatically etc), but it just does not work.
> If I right click on the network icon and select diagnose and repair, then
> select Automatically get IP address etc, it gets and IP address and connects
> to my home network and the internet(!)
>
> How can I get it to automaticlly connect to my network on re-boot. I thought
> this was something that just happened. It certainly has with all the XP
> machines I have connected.
>
>
> Hi,
> I had exactly the same problem - have a look at:
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928233/en-us
>
> Fixed it for me straight away!
>
> M