You may want to use route command to reset the gateway. Or this post may
help.
Vista Gateway is 0.0.0.0
The solutions of Vista computer default gateway 0.0.0.0 are 1) reset
it by using route delete 0.0.0.0 command; 2) Disable IPv6; 3) install new
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"Tedium" <Tedium@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:
> This might be answered in the 'Vista assigns 0.0.0.0. IP address' thread,
> but
> that was a bit technical so I couldn't follow it.
>
> I have an intermittant problem with my internet connection at work. Well,
> not so much intermittant as near constant, I fail to connect 90% of the
> time,
> following no pattern I can identify. I've tried rebooting, disabling and
> enabling the network adapter, and followed all the advice that the
> troubleshooter offers to no avail. My ip/config all when my connection is
> functioning is
>
> Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Toms_PC
> Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
> Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
> IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>
> Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:
>
> Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Atheros AR5005G Wireless Network
> Adapter
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-19-7D-6A-E2-19
> DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
> Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
>
> Ethernet adapter Work:
>
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-16-D3-51-82-41
> DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
> Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
> IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 172.16.240.66(Preferred)
> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 172.16.240.254
> DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.100.254
> NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled
>
>
>
>
>
> When it is not working there is only one small change,
>
> Ethernet adapter Work:
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 172.16.240.254
>
> becomes
>
> Ethernet adapter Work:
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
> 172.16.240.254
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Thanks in advance for help/advice,
>
> Tom