Vista - "access: local only" help! :(

helpmeguyz · 03-16-2009

Hi guys!

As youve seen from the title, its the access: local only error!

I just built a rig this weekend, hours slaving over the damn beast!

I cant connect to the internent, it says "access: local only", after doing a bit of googling i can see it must be a bit of a problem for vista?

I can connect to the internet sometimes for small amonuts of time before im shut off!

Im using a wierd connection straight into the router, have all drivers installed ect, other comps on the network can connect, just not mine

I get a I am also getting "Cannot communicate with DNS server (ip)!! (Think its somthing todo with that!)

I tired this Windows Vista cannot obtain an IP address from certain routers or from certain non-Microsoft DHCP servers, but didnt seem to resolve the issue! I also tried disabling ipv6 and setting the DNS in ipv4 settings!

Im am at my wits end! Please help!

One billion cookies to whoever solves this

Here is the /ipconfig all if it can be helpfull?

Code:

 
Windows IP Configuration
 
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : gateway.2wire.net
 
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:
 
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : gateway.2wire.net
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Marvell Yukon 88E8053 PCI-E Gigabit Ether
net Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-01-29-20-DE-8F
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
 
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
 
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : gateway.2wire.net
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Marvell Yukon 88E8052 PCI-E ASF Gigabit E
thernet Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-01-29-20-DE-**
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::1db2:ceda:3194:8aaa%10(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.11.**(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, March 15, 2009 8:45:07 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Monday, March 16, 2009 8:47:09 PM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.11.2**
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.11.2**
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.11.2**
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled
 
Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:
 
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.gateway.2wire.net
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
 
Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7:
 
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.{15691BDA-A7ED-440B-878C-8EFDE4FE5
8F9}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
 
Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 11:
 
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
 
Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 17:
 
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : gateway.2wire.net
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.gateway.2wire.net
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

helpmeguyz · 03-16-2009

Sorry for posting in the wrong section!

helpmeguyz · 03-17-2009

Anyone got any ideas?

**barman58** · 03-17-2009

Hi,

As an initial test try setting your primary and alternate DNS to 208.67.222.222 and 208.67.220.220. respectively, these are free to use external servers which may solve the problem you have of not reaching your servers

**H2SO4** · 03-17-2009

The machine appears to be successfully obtaining a DHCP lease from the router, at least according to the IPCONFIG output. Is that always the case - is IPCONFIG /RENEW always successful, or only during those short intervals when you seem to have network connectivity?

Can you connect to things if you use their IP instead of their name? You can use one of the other boxes to resolve IPs for you if necessary, just ping the name.

What does ARP -AV say during the times when you can't connect? The fact that it periodically works might suggest some sort of negative ARP caching issue.

Do you have the exact same issue if you boot to safe mode + net?

Have you tried connecting to one of the ports on the router normally used by a "working" machine?

Is there any likelihood of a MAC-filtering block on the router? In other words, is the router configured to only allow a certain list of clients, based on their MAC addresses?

You seem to have two onboard NIC ports. Does the same issue happen for both?

BTW, there's really no need to obfuscate IPs in the 192.168.*.* range. THere's another 5 million PCs in the world with the exact same IP, and it confers absolutely no information whatsoever about your identity or whereabouts

helpmeguyz · 03-17-2009

Thanks alot for your suggestions guys!! Really appriciate it! Ill be home in a few hours to try it all out!

Ill have to check the ipconfig /all when i have conn and when i dnt to see if there is a difference! Like i said i have seen the "Cannot communicate with DNS server (ip)!" pop up a couple of times!

H2SO4 - I havnt tried or used IPCONFIG /RENEW before, im taking it it resets all your settings?

Never heard of ARP -AV before, can u explain it please?

I havnt tried to boot in safe mode with networking.

I would have thought if my mac address was blocked i wouldnt be able to get any connectivity at all? The fact im getting some sometimes makes me think its not that.

Yes it happens on both NIC ports!

Once again, thanks alot for replying and help! Please keep an eye on this thread need all the help i can!

<3

**H2SO4** · 03-17-2009

IPCONFIG /RENEW initiates a DHCP lease renewal. The point is to check whether your machine can always readily communicate with the DHCP server that's built into the router, even while other types of connectivity fail.

ARP - Address Resolution Protocol. All direct (not through router) communication actually happens via MAC (hardware) addresses, and the ARP protocol is used to discover MAC addresses given a certain IP. The OS keeps a table of recent mappings, and that's what the "ARP -VA" command will display for you.

The idea behind trying to access websites by IP is so the whole name resolution mechanism can be taken out of the picture. If your problem machine fails to access a web server by its IP address, although the same test works on all your other machines, you can be reasonably confident it's got nothing to do with DNS and name resolution.

Let us know how you go

Bubbles26 · 03-19-2009

I had the same problem just download xp drivers and your computer will work fine. vista drivers suck. they arent compatible with nearly everything and had to have a computer guy come down and couldn't figure out what was wrong until he had an idea and downloaded the xp drivers and everything was fine.

mmcnitt · 04-21-2009

ok so I think i figured it out, I used to do tech support for 2wire and constantly was facing these problems. And right now i'm on vacation and my computer keeps switching to local only. I just went through to look at my settings and i noticed Vista said it limited my access when i had gthe network saved as "Public" on my computer. I changed it to save the network as being "Private" and have currently gone 5 hours without local only compared to 3 mins being my record before the switch. anyone having this problem please try this out and let me know if it works.

for easy instructions just open network and sharing center, click the "customize" next to your network. and there it should let you change the name as well as pick public or private.

03-16-2009	#2 (permalink)
helpmeguyz Vista Home Premium 64bit 4 posts	Re: "access: local only" help! :( Sorry for posting in the wrong section!
My System Specs

03-17-2009	#3 (permalink)
helpmeguyz Vista Home Premium 64bit 4 posts	Re: "access: local only" help! :( Anyone got any ideas?
My System Specs

03-17-2009	#4 (permalink)
barman58 Windows 7 RC x64 Vista HP x86 1,683 posts	Re: "access: local only" help! :( Hi, As an initial test try setting your primary and alternate DNS to 208.67.222.222 and 208.67.220.220. respectively, these are free to use external servers which may solve the problem you have of not reaching your servers
My System Specs

03-17-2009	#5 (permalink)
H2SO4 Win7x64 1,241 posts	Re: "access: local only" help! :( The machine appears to be successfully obtaining a DHCP lease from the router, at least according to the IPCONFIG output. Is that always the case - is IPCONFIG /RENEW always successful, or only during those short intervals when you seem to have network connectivity? Can you connect to things if you use their IP instead of their name? You can use one of the other boxes to resolve IPs for you if necessary, just ping the name. What does ARP -AV say during the times when you can't connect? The fact that it periodically works might suggest some sort of negative ARP caching issue. Do you have the exact same issue if you boot to safe mode + net? Have you tried connecting to one of the ports on the router normally used by a "working" machine? Is there any likelihood of a MAC-filtering block on the router? In other words, is the router configured to only allow a certain list of clients, based on their MAC addresses? You seem to have two onboard NIC ports. Does the same issue happen for both? BTW, there's really no need to obfuscate IPs in the 192.168.. range. THere's another 5 million PCs in the world with the exact same IP, and it confers absolutely no information whatsoever about your identity or whereabouts
My System Specs

03-17-2009	#6 (permalink)
helpmeguyz Vista Home Premium 64bit 4 posts	Re: "access: local only" help! :( Thanks alot for your suggestions guys!! Really appriciate it! Ill be home in a few hours to try it all out! Ill have to check the ipconfig /all when i have conn and when i dnt to see if there is a difference! Like i said i have seen the "Cannot communicate with DNS server (ip)!" pop up a couple of times! H2SO4 - I havnt tried or used IPCONFIG /RENEW before, im taking it it resets all your settings? Never heard of ARP -AV before, can u explain it please? I havnt tried to boot in safe mode with networking. I would have thought if my mac address was blocked i wouldnt be able to get any connectivity at all? The fact im getting some sometimes makes me think its not that. Yes it happens on both NIC ports! Once again, thanks alot for replying and help! Please keep an eye on this thread need all the help i can! <3
My System Specs

03-17-2009	#7 (permalink)
H2SO4 Win7x64 1,241 posts	Re: "access: local only" help! :( IPCONFIG /RENEW initiates a DHCP lease renewal. The point is to check whether your machine can always readily communicate with the DHCP server that's built into the router, even while other types of connectivity fail. ARP - Address Resolution Protocol. All direct (not through router) communication actually happens via MAC (hardware) addresses, and the ARP protocol is used to discover MAC addresses given a certain IP. The OS keeps a table of recent mappings, and that's what the "ARP -VA" command will display for you. The idea behind trying to access websites by IP is so the whole name resolution mechanism can be taken out of the picture. If your problem machine fails to access a web server by its IP address, although the same test works on all your other machines, you can be reasonably confident it's got nothing to do with DNS and name resolution. Let us know how you go Last edited by H2SO4; 03-17-2009 at 11:36 AM..
My System Specs

03-19-2009	#8 (permalink)
Bubbles26 x64 4 posts	Re: "access: local only" help! :( I had the same problem just download xp drivers and your computer will work fine. vista drivers suck. they arent compatible with nearly everything and had to have a computer guy come down and couldn't figure out what was wrong until he had an idea and downloaded the xp drivers and everything was fine.
My System Specs

04-21-2009	#9 (permalink)
mmcnitt Vista 32bit 1 posts	Re: "access: local only" help! :( ok so I think i figured it out, I used to do tech support for 2wire and constantly was facing these problems. And right now i'm on vacation and my computer keeps switching to local only. I just went through to look at my settings and i noticed Vista said it limited my access when i had gthe network saved as "Public" on my computer. I changed it to save the network as being "Private" and have currently gone 5 hours without local only compared to 3 mins being my record before the switch. anyone having this problem please try this out and let me know if it works. for easy instructions just open network and sharing center, click the "customize" next to your network. and there it should let you change the name as well as pick public or private.
My System Specs

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