Actually, just right now I figured out the problem.
http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=10
It's apparently a feature called SPI on the routers that doesn't sit well
with the Vista TCP/IP stack. I hope some enlightened techie can guide us
through to disabling it or getting around it.
Sam
"Charlie" <Charlie@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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> Has anyone had a problem connecting to the Internet using a Linksys
> WRT54GS router? I am running Vista Home Premium RC1 and IE7. When
> connecting through the router (cat5 not wireless) I can only get to
> certain web sites. For example I can get to www.yahoo.com but not to any
> of the Microsoft Web Sites listed in the Favorites Center on IE7. When I
> bypass the router and attach directly to the cable modem everything works
> fine. This did not occur when running Vista Beta 2. I have also upgraded
> the firmware on the router to the newest version. Any suggestions would be
> greatly appreciated.