Yes I am using DHCP. I will check to confirm. If they are using the same
and the error is still occuring is there anything else that could cause this?
"kuan wai" wrote:
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> Hi, are you using DHCP? On both your vista pc and laptop, do a ipconfig,
> compare and check if they are using the same gateway and DNS.
>
> "Dave" wrote:
> Quote:
> > I have recently upgraded to Vista home premium. After many unsuccessful
> > attempts at trying to connect to my USB adapter(Belkin N1) I updated the
> > drivers for my USB adapter for the vista OS. After applying the update and
> > configuring the adapter to the security I had enabl on the router (WPA-PSK),
> > I finally made a wireless connection to my router (Belkin N1 router). At
> > this point I was overjoyed and proceeded to open IE7 to connect to the
> > internet only to be informed that the pages could not be displayed (i.e.
> > www.microsoft.com and www.google.com). Upon checking the network status on
> > vista it was showing me that I had successfully made a connection to the
> > router but from the router to the internet there was a big "X" through the
> > connection. I am able to access the internet through my laptop (XP) using
> > the same USB adapter to the same router with the same security settings
> > without issue. Please note that there is not IP conflict on the router as it
> > shows that it has its own IP. I do not think it is DNS related as my laptop
> > is able to connect without issue.
> >
> > Can someone please advise me if there is anything that I am missing on the
> > Vista OS that will not allow me access to the internet and open up one of the
> > key functions of a computer