You are quite right it should have said Wan miniport
I have retraced my steps and have listed out as best i can the way i was
able to set up broadband:
Run speed touch 64bit driver R4.0.0.5 select provider any then service PPPoE
Press next
VPI.VCI setting for my ISP(Wanadoo UK) is 0.38 you will have to check this
with your own ISP or search through folders in any set up disc you may have
to find them. Normally they are in a file named phonebook.ini
Set up wizard will now ask for your user name and password. Enter details
then press next.
Wizard now asks connect to internet yes or no. Select no press next.
You will now get a pop-up saying Speedtouch wizard has stopped working.
Click close program.
Now double click the network icon bottom righthand of screen.If you do not
have an icon then control panel and select network centre.
Once in network centre select set up connection or network.
Select connect to internet.
Select new connection
Select broadband PPPoe
Type in user name and password.
That should set up your connection.
Remember if you want to connect to the internet you must right click
network icon bottom right then select connect to internet then connection you
wish to use then press connect.
If you have no icon then as before go to control panel and network centre
and connect there.
"prettyinpink" wrote:
> Just found this thread in another vista group -general-
>
> Judoka,
>
> I've made some progress where I've actually been able to install the driver
> and have Vista reporting that the modem's driver is running properly. I am
> however unable to connect to the Internet! Doh!
>
> I, like you, have my modem showing up as a miniport driver but with "WAN"
> before miniport. Is this what your PC is also showing? I have spent
> considerable time troubleshooting my system to get it to connect to the
> Internet, but have failed.
>
> Any input would be appreciated.
>
> Cheers.
>
> "Judoka" wrote:
>
> > I too had trouble setting up my speedtouch 330 broadband modem.
> >
> > I found if i used the xp64 bit drivers that iu had been sucessfully using
> in
> > winxp64 and set up as i had been using i.e set pppo a using to broadband
> > settings found on my isp set up disc it would appear to fail giving a
> message
> > set up has stopped and must close.
> >
> > However is i whent into connection manager and by clicking on the icon
> > bottom righthand of screen i was then able to setting up a dial up
> connection
> > with o ass phone number.
> >
> > This connection would only work through connection manager not by
> connetiong
> > by internet icon.
> >
> > If i rebooted the machine this connection would fail and check in
> properties
> > the isdn modem would have a cross against it and i would then have to run
> > driver load again and the connection would again work but only until i
> > rebooted.
> >
> > Later i found that i if i ran driver installation and used pppoe not pppoa
> > as instructed by my isp when i set up a connection using connection
> manager
> > and selecting set up CONNECTION TO THE INTERNET MY broadband modem was now
> > found as minport driver.
> >
> > Using these settings they remained stable even when rebooting the machine.
> >
> > As before though could only connect using connection using icon bottom
> > righthand.
> >
> > Hope this helpos some of you.
> >
> > If anyone has a better solution then please respond
> >
> > "Zack Uribe" wrote:
> >
> > > Whatever..
> > >
> > > Blame Microsoft because they change the driver model to be more stable,
> your
> > > hardware vendor decides their product is to old to continue supporting,
> or
> > > THEY want more money from you... How much money is Microsoft going to
> make
> > > from your purchase of a current NIC?
> > >
> > >
> > > "Kansas John" <Kansas John@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > news:92D2D41B-F074-4AC1-AA9A-DB6034F2EDB3@microsoft.com...
> > > > Surprise Surprise Surprise! Redmond does it again. They "improved"
> > > > windows
> > > > again to the tune of several hundred dollars out of the user's
> pockets.
> > > > My
> > > > Macronix NIC won't work either and Macronix isn't providing a Vista
> > > > driver.
> > > >
> > > > "Andi" wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> Hi,
> > > >>
> > > >> I recently downloaded and installed the public beta of Vista. I did
> a
> > > >> clean
> > > >> install on an empty disk. The install went ahead without a problem,
> > > >> however
> > > >> I can't connect to the internet from Vista because it doesn't
> recognise
> > > >> either my Netgear FA311 Network adapter (one of the most common
> network
> > > >> cards ever... surprised Vista doesn't have in-built support for it)
> or my
> > > >> SpeedTouch 330 DSL modem (USB).
> > > >>
> > > >> Can anyone advise of where I might be able to get drivers for these?
> I
> > > >> have
> > > >> checked the manufacturers websites, and not found anything of great
> use.
> > > >> I
> > > >> have also tried googling for drivers, and still come up blank.
> > > >>
> > > >> Thanks in advance of any help,
> > > >>
> > > >> Andi
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > >
>
>
> "prettyinpink" <watcha@anka.orp> wrote in message
> news:uB2BvWUmGHA.508@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> > http://www.microsoft.com/technet/com...uy/cg0506.mspx
> >
> > May help or as a thought can you connect to modem or router with USB? NB
> > there are many many issues regarding networking with vista still. Ive seen
> > interesting things that make me smile when it does work and really scratch
> > my head when it doesn't. I thank god I installed on a spare drive......
> >
> >
> >
> > "William T. Stephens" <m14m@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> > news:2F20E8D3-128B-4FFF-86F8-404F843C945E@microsoft.com...
> > > What is the proceedure??? Where do we obtain these drivers? I can't
> > connect
> > > to the internet on that unit, so I'd have to download them on this
> > borrowed
> > > unit to a disc to move them to the other unit. Thanks! Note: I used
> the
> > > drivers that came with Vista, is there a problem with the Vista program?
> > > Thanks!!!
> > > --
> > > http://folding.stanford.edu
> > >
> > >
> > > "prettyinpink" wrote:
> > >
> > > > There are new tcp protocols vista uses. They are enabled by default so
> > you
> > > > have to ensure that you have the latest drivers for the network
> > interface as
> > > > well.....
> > > >
> > > > "William T. Stephens" <m14m@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> > > > news:3CAD18F0-4812-4954-9A75-38B4DF1FA8F5@microsoft.com...
> > > > > I have a much simular problem. I've _no_ router, just my DSL modem.
> > I
> > > > can
> > > > > log on, verify username and password, but I can't communicate. I
> have
> > to
> > > > > feed in the xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx number into the browser window, then it
> > seems
> > > > to
> > > > > work. I've worked with my Computer shop and ISP, tried every
> possible
> > > > > variation, with no results. So, I'm on a borrowed machine. Does
> > anyone
> > > > have
> > > > > any sort of solution????
> > > > > --
> > > > > http://folding.stanford.edu
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "Robbie" wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > I just installed windows vista beta 2 ... for somo strange reason
> I
> > > > can't
> > > > > > browse the internet but I can see my network. Doing a little
> > research
> > > > myself
> > > > > > found that it has something to do with vista SPI incompatibility.
> So
> > the
> > > > only
> > > > > > way for me to browse the internet freely is to disable the
> > firewall/spi
> > > > > > option in my router configuration. But my isp won't provide the
> user
> > and
> > > > > > password to change to do this. Any idea to walk around this
> problem
> > and
> > > > be
> > > > > > able to browse internet in my vista box?
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > Roberto Gutierrez
> > > > > > ASCORP IT Pro.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> >
>
>
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