There is nothing better than a good rant. Why spoil it with good advice.
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> Grand_Poobah wrote:
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>> Can anyone tell me why plugging in a CAT-5 cable to my Vista SP1
>> machine's port will NOT bring up my LAN? The stupid "diagnose" button
>> simply tells me to "turn on wireless". This is of absolutely NO help
>> because my wireless access point is temporarily down.
>>
>> Is there NO way to force a wired connection with Vista?
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>> Using the "connect to a network" link is useless also as it also assumes
>> you want wireless - not wired. In XP you used to have a choice of
>> wireless or wired. Has that also been taken away by the brilliant
>> programmers at Microsoft?
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> I understand that you are upset and ranting feels good but it does limit how
> many people will respond to you. Just sayin'... You've also left out all
> the details that would enable people to help you. Here are some of the
> things we need to know:
>
> 1. How do you connect to the Internet? Cable? DSL? DSL. Other computer connect just fine - even after I switched cables
with the nearest one.
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> 2. Is the cable/DSL modem a combination modem/router or do you have a router
> plugged into the modem's WAN port?
DSL modem -> Linksys Router -> patch panel in basement -> computer room
upstairs -> local hub -> four computers
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> 3. If you have a separate router, what is it?
Linksys
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> 4. Are you plugging the ethernet cable into the router? If yes, have you
> tried plugging the ethernet cable directly to the modem, bypassing the
> router
See #2
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> 5. Have you power-cycled both the modem and the router and then tried again?
Not part of the problem. Other computers running fine.
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> 6. Can other computers on the LAN access the Internet?
Yes
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> 7. The Alternate Configuration is for when you want to have two unrelated
> setups for Internet access on one adapter, not for "forcing" wired access.
> Example - if you need a static IP address at work and a dynamic IP address
> at home.
I can find no alternate configuration setup anywhere. I use static IP
address on my LAN. I used to have DHCP but the router kept
double-assigning addresses at times. On the laptop, I have tried
several times to create a completely new connection using the wired
adapter but cannot find out how to start any sort of wizard to do that.
When my wireless A/P is working, I can connect wireless just fine, but
when I turn the wireless adapter off and plug in the cable SOMETIMES it
will connect, but it uses the name of my wireless setup on the info
pop-up over the notification icon for my LAN. This doesn't sound right
to me. There should be some way of setting up a wired connection from
scratch.
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> 8. What have you already tried?
A load of IPCONFIG commands. rebooting, several times. plugging and
unplugging the cable (connect LED goes on and off + port LED on hub goes
on and off also).
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> 9. Did this ever work? If yes, what changed?
Yes; nothing. Worked last night, but not this AM when turned on (and
rebooted three times)
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> 10. Is the ethernet adapter enabled? Look in Device Manager to be sure.
> (Actually this is the first thing you should check but I don't feel like
> renumbering my entire reply.)
Device manager shows all is fine - even with "show hidden devices"
enabled. No flags.
There are a couple of things in the Event Viewer, but I'm not sure if
they relate. They are COM+ events though:
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The application-specific permission settings do not grant Local Launch
permission for the COM Server application with CLSID
{C97FCC79-E628-407D-AE68-A06AD6D8B4D1}
to the user NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM SID (S-1-5-18) from address LocalHost
(Using LRPC). This security permission can be modified using the
Component Services administrative tool.
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I looked up the ClassID and it turns out to be "local launch permission"
for an IPDevice. This could possibly be the culprit. I ran the
Component Services applet and took a look at all the COM items (big
list) but couldn't find any security issues out of order. If there is a
connection between the CLSID and a particular device (without searching
each and every COM device in order) I sure wish I could find it.
Searching the Registry is my only recourse.
GP