UraHottie326
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I am experiencing local access only on a gateway laptop.
You have no default gateway setup. You need to change your network configuration. Is your internet setup to automatically connect when you connect to the wireless network or do you need to also establish a separate broadband connection?
I have absolutely no knowledge on this subject.
Here is a link which may provide some help for you :
Fixing the local only internet access issue in Windows Vista
Fixing the local only internet access issue in Windows Vista | The Bit Guru
I have absolutely no knowledge on this subject.
Here is a link which may provide some help for you :
Fixing the local only internet access issue in Windows Vista
Fixing the local only internet access issue in Windows Vista | The Bit Guru
That solution applies only if the following exists:
We don't know that to be the case (we don't know if the computer has ever been able to connect before and it suddenly stopped - in which case this is not the problem because it would not have ever been able to connect in that case). Also that article provides only the manual registry fixes whereas the Microsoft Article Windows Vista cannot obtain an IP address from certain routers or from certain non-Microsoft DHCP servers provides a Mr. Fixit which does it automatically (assuming those are the conditions and that's what is causing the problem).
- You connect a Windows Vista-based computer to a network.
- A router or other device that is configured as a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server is configured on the network.
- The router or the other device does not support the DHCP BROADCAST flag.
I recommend holding off on this possible solution until we've more clearly identified the problem and the situation.
Have you ever connected to the internet before with this laptop at this location? If so, when did the connection problem first start?
I hope this helps.
Good luck!