Vista Tutorial - Vista DNS problem with Router + Blue screen on driver update

Background:
=========
I have a Vista laptop and a CompUSA router (at my house). I was having a XP
tablet PC which worked like a charm - I open it, plug in the Ethernet wire
and it gets connected, no problem. But with Vista, it doesn't work like
that. I have to POWER RESET my router everytime to get my internet
connectivity working. Without the power reset, my vista computer can see my
other computer on the network, but the DNS configuration somehow doesn't
seem to work

My computer details:
===============
Machine - Companq NC 8430 (2 GB memory)
Network adapter - Broadcom NetXTreme
Router - CompUSA router
<See image attached>

What I tried:
=========
I thought I may need to update the driver, so went to the Broadcom site and
downloaded the latest driver.
http://www.broadcom.com/docs/driver_...-10.8.0.0a.zip.
After this, the functionality seems to work OK. But Vista started
bluescreening every 4-5 hrs or whenever I went to standby and back (not sure
exactly what's the cause). So, I have now reverted back the driver install.

Any ideas/tips would help.

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Thanx and regards
Pradeep GanapathyRaj [MSFT]

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Hello Pradeep,

Some routers do have issues with Vista, particularly older models. Is your
firmware up to date? Do you manually assign an internal IP address to your
pc or does it get its LAN IP via DHCP from the router?

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932134 There is a link within this KB
article to a utility to test your router.

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"Pradeep GanapathyRaj [MSFT]" <pgan@microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Background:
> =========
> I have a Vista laptop and a CompUSA router (at my house). I was having a
> XP
> tablet PC which worked like a charm - I open it, plug in the Ethernet wire
> and it gets connected, no problem. But with Vista, it doesn't work like
> that. I have to POWER RESET my router everytime to get my internet
> connectivity working. Without the power reset, my vista computer can see
> my
> other computer on the network, but the DNS configuration somehow doesn't
> seem to work
>
> My computer details:
> ===============
> Machine - Companq NC 8430 (2 GB memory)
> Network adapter - Broadcom NetXTreme
> Router - CompUSA router
> <See image attached>
>
> What I tried:
> =========
> I thought I may need to update the driver, so went to the Broadcom site
> and
> downloaded the latest driver.
> http://www.broadcom.com/docs/driver_...-10.8.0.0a.zip.
> After this, the functionality seems to work OK. But Vista started
> bluescreening every 4-5 hrs or whenever I went to standby and back (not
> sure
> exactly what's the cause). So, I have now reverted back the driver
> install.
>
> Any ideas/tips would help.
>
> --
> Thanx and regards
> Pradeep GanapathyRaj [MSFT]
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights. Use of included script samples are subject to the terms specified
> at http://www.microsoft.com/info/cpyright.htm
>
>