Vista - Cannot Get Internet Access - Local Access Only

I powered up my new Sony Vario (Vista Premium Home)connected to my WEP
enabled router and had 10 minutes glorious internet access and then it
disconnected. Since then I can only connect locally to the Router. I have
tried both an Orange Livebox and a BT Voyager 2100 router with the same
results. The XP laptops connect through OK. I have tried no WEP and
variations thereof. I have Googled and found other bolgs with the same
problem but no solution. Can anyone help?
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ColinCC

Try enabling 'intranet'. The last 'fix' from Microsoft turned it off by
default.

"ColinCC" <ColinCC@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A212F4A3-BB23-4FEC-946B-7E4670FD11F3@microsoft.com...
>I powered up my new Sony Vario (Vista Premium Home)connected to my WEP
> enabled router and had 10 minutes glorious internet access and then it
> disconnected. Since then I can only connect locally to the Router. I have
> tried both an Orange Livebox and a BT Voyager 2100 router with the same
> results. The XP laptops connect through OK. I have tried no WEP and
> variations thereof. I have Googled and found other bolgs with the same
> problem but no solution. Can anyone help?
> --
> ColinCC

Did you setup the Internet connection in Network & Sharing Center? Use the
wizard there and set it up again. You might also need to do a complete system
reset after setting up the connection. I've read lots of complaints about the
Orange-vista connection. Check out the Orange web site for more help. Seems
they are having lots of trouble with vista.

"ColinCC" wrote:

> I powered up my new Sony Vario (Vista Premium Home)connected to my WEP
> enabled router and had 10 minutes glorious internet access and then it
> disconnected. Since then I can only connect locally to the Router. I have
> tried both an Orange Livebox and a BT Voyager 2100 router with the same
> results. The XP laptops connect through OK. I have tried no WEP and
> variations thereof. I have Googled and found other bolgs with the same
> problem but no solution. Can anyone help?
> --
> ColinCC

John - Thanks for the reply. The last fix was what just loaded in the 10
minutes I was on the internet. I am not sure why an intRAnet setting should
be relevant. I made the change but it did not resolve the problem. Thank you
anyway. Regards.
--
ColinCC


"John Barnes" wrote:

> Try enabling 'intranet'. The last 'fix' from Microsoft turned it off by
> default.
>
> "ColinCC" <ColinCC@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:A212F4A3-BB23-4FEC-946B-7E4670FD11F3@microsoft.com...
> >I powered up my new Sony Vario (Vista Premium Home)connected to my WEP
> > enabled router and had 10 minutes glorious internet access and then it
> > disconnected. Since then I can only connect locally to the Router. I have
> > tried both an Orange Livebox and a BT Voyager 2100 router with the same
> > results. The XP laptops connect through OK. I have tried no WEP and
> > variations thereof. I have Googled and found other bolgs with the same
> > problem but no solution. Can anyone help?
> > --
> > ColinCC
>
>

"ColinCC" <ColinCC@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:EF1CC741-7837-4C2C-99A6-2F75A209F08E@microsoft.com...
> John - Thanks for the reply. The last fix was what just loaded in the 10
> minutes I was on the internet. I am not sure why an intRAnet setting
> should
> be relevant. I made the change but it did not resolve the problem. Thank
> you
> anyway. Regards.

Can you ping the outside net from the box? Can you ping the router?

Can you ping that machine from another machine on the router?

Do you have a proxy server?

Firewall?

Can you get mail?

Try this and post the results please? We can try to help you here. Shouldn't
be an issue with Vista or the router if they see each other, but may be a
config error.

Curtis

After the 'fix', I had the same problem you had. After numerous other
attempts, I entered the address for my modem to see if I was getting to it
thru the router via my network connection. An option bar appeared on the IE
explorer asking if I wanted to enable 'intranet' and explaining that it was
now off by default. I figured, what the heck, I can always turn it back
off. Whalla, everything worked, so I went into IE and set up the security
for intranet to the same as I had for internet and all is well. Sorry it
didn't work for you.

"ColinCC" <ColinCC@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:EF1CC741-7837-4C2C-99A6-2F75A209F08E@microsoft.com...
> John - Thanks for the reply. The last fix was what just loaded in the 10
> minutes I was on the internet. I am not sure why an intRAnet setting
> should
> be relevant. I made the change but it did not resolve the problem. Thank
> you
> anyway. Regards.
> --
> ColinCC
>
>
> "John Barnes" wrote:
>
>> Try enabling 'intranet'. The last 'fix' from Microsoft turned it off by
>> default.
>>
>> "ColinCC" <ColinCC@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:A212F4A3-BB23-4FEC-946B-7E4670FD11F3@microsoft.com...
>> >I powered up my new Sony Vario (Vista Premium Home)connected to my WEP
>> > enabled router and had 10 minutes glorious internet access and then it
>> > disconnected. Since then I can only connect locally to the Router. I
>> > have
>> > tried both an Orange Livebox and a BT Voyager 2100 router with the same
>> > results. The XP laptops connect through OK. I have tried no WEP and
>> > variations thereof. I have Googled and found other bolgs with the same
>> > problem but no solution. Can anyone help?
>> > --
>> > ColinCC
>>
>>

Hello Curtis - the Vista laptop cannot ping the router or any PC on the
Wireless Lan or any external address eventhough the Network Staus on the
laptop is "Connected " - with Access: Local Only.

The Firewall is switched off. There is no Proxy. I cannot get mail as I
cannot access the internet. If I try to IPCONFIG RENEW it responds with
UNABLE TO CONTACT YOUR DHCP SERVER - however the Wireless LAN icon still
shows it connected with Limited Access. The Network and Sharing Center shows
the laptop connected to an Unidentified Network (Green Line) and no
connection to the Internet (Red X)
--
ColinCC


"Curtis D. Levin" wrote:

>
> "ColinCC" <ColinCC@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:EF1CC741-7837-4C2C-99A6-2F75A209F08E@microsoft.com...
> > John - Thanks for the reply. The last fix was what just loaded in the 10
> > minutes I was on the internet. I am not sure why an intRAnet setting
> > should
> > be relevant. I made the change but it did not resolve the problem. Thank
> > you
> > anyway. Regards.
>
> Can you ping the outside net from the box? Can you ping the router?
>
> Can you ping that machine from another machine on the router?
>
> Do you have a proxy server?
>
> Firewall?
>
> Can you get mail?
>
> Try this and post the results please? We can try to help you here. Shouldn't
> be an issue with Vista or the router if they see each other, but may be a
> config error.
>
> Curtis
>
>
>

John - When you say you entered the address of your modem please advise where
you entered the address and how.
--
ColinCC


"John Barnes" wrote:

> After the 'fix', I had the same problem you had. After numerous other
> attempts, I entered the address for my modem to see if I was getting to it
> thru the router via my network connection. An option bar appeared on the IE
> explorer asking if I wanted to enable 'intranet' and explaining that it was
> now off by default. I figured, what the heck, I can always turn it back
> off. Whalla, everything worked, so I went into IE and set up the security
> for intranet to the same as I had for internet and all is well. Sorry it
> didn't work for you.
>
> "ColinCC" <ColinCC@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:EF1CC741-7837-4C2C-99A6-2F75A209F08E@microsoft.com...
> > John - Thanks for the reply. The last fix was what just loaded in the 10
> > minutes I was on the internet. I am not sure why an intRAnet setting
> > should
> > be relevant. I made the change but it did not resolve the problem. Thank
> > you
> > anyway. Regards.
> > --
> > ColinCC
> >
> >
> > "John Barnes" wrote:
> >
> >> Try enabling 'intranet'. The last 'fix' from Microsoft turned it off by
> >> default.
> >>
> >> "ColinCC" <ColinCC@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:A212F4A3-BB23-4FEC-946B-7E4670FD11F3@microsoft.com...
> >> >I powered up my new Sony Vario (Vista Premium Home)connected to my WEP
> >> > enabled router and had 10 minutes glorious internet access and then it
> >> > disconnected. Since then I can only connect locally to the Router. I
> >> > have
> >> > tried both an Orange Livebox and a BT Voyager 2100 router with the same
> >> > results. The XP laptops connect through OK. I have tried no WEP and
> >> > variations thereof. I have Googled and found other bolgs with the same
> >> > problem but no solution. Can anyone help?
> >> > --
> >> > ColinCC
> >>
> >>
>
>

It is typed in the address bar. In my case it is http://192.168.0.1/

"ColinCC" <ColinCC@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:527F4088-D06A-4E70-825F-AF11567455A5@microsoft.com...
> John - When you say you entered the address of your modem please advise
> where
> you entered the address and how.
> --
> ColinCC
>
>
> "John Barnes" wrote:
>
>> After the 'fix', I had the same problem you had. After numerous other
>> attempts, I entered the address for my modem to see if I was getting to
>> it
>> thru the router via my network connection. An option bar appeared on the
>> IE
>> explorer asking if I wanted to enable 'intranet' and explaining that it
>> was
>> now off by default. I figured, what the heck, I can always turn it back
>> off. Whalla, everything worked, so I went into IE and set up the
>> security
>> for intranet to the same as I had for internet and all is well. Sorry it
>> didn't work for you.
>>
>> "ColinCC" <ColinCC@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:EF1CC741-7837-4C2C-99A6-2F75A209F08E@microsoft.com...
>> > John - Thanks for the reply. The last fix was what just loaded in the
>> > 10
>> > minutes I was on the internet. I am not sure why an intRAnet setting
>> > should
>> > be relevant. I made the change but it did not resolve the problem.
>> > Thank
>> > you
>> > anyway. Regards.
>> > --
>> > ColinCC
>> >
>> >
>> > "John Barnes" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Try enabling 'intranet'. The last 'fix' from Microsoft turned it off
>> >> by
>> >> default.
>> >>
>> >> "ColinCC" <ColinCC@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:A212F4A3-BB23-4FEC-946B-7E4670FD11F3@microsoft.com...
>> >> >I powered up my new Sony Vario (Vista Premium Home)connected to my
>> >> >WEP
>> >> > enabled router and had 10 minutes glorious internet access and then
>> >> > it
>> >> > disconnected. Since then I can only connect locally to the Router. I
>> >> > have
>> >> > tried both an Orange Livebox and a BT Voyager 2100 router with the
>> >> > same
>> >> > results. The XP laptops connect through OK. I have tried no WEP and
>> >> > variations thereof. I have Googled and found other bolgs with the
>> >> > same
>> >> > problem but no solution. Can anyone help?
>> >> > --
>> >> > ColinCC
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>

You might want to try system restore. Reset your download procedure to not
automatically download updates, and then manually control the downloads.

"ColinCC" <ColinCC@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:527F4088-D06A-4E70-825F-AF11567455A5@microsoft.com...
> John - When you say you entered the address of your modem please advise
> where
> you entered the address and how.
> --
> ColinCC
>
>
> "John Barnes" wrote:
>
>> After the 'fix', I had the same problem you had. After numerous other
>> attempts, I entered the address for my modem to see if I was getting to
>> it
>> thru the router via my network connection. An option bar appeared on the
>> IE
>> explorer asking if I wanted to enable 'intranet' and explaining that it
>> was
>> now off by default. I figured, what the heck, I can always turn it back
>> off. Whalla, everything worked, so I went into IE and set up the
>> security
>> for intranet to the same as I had for internet and all is well. Sorry it
>> didn't work for you.
>>
>> "ColinCC" <ColinCC@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:EF1CC741-7837-4C2C-99A6-2F75A209F08E@microsoft.com...
>> > John - Thanks for the reply. The last fix was what just loaded in the
>> > 10
>> > minutes I was on the internet. I am not sure why an intRAnet setting
>> > should
>> > be relevant. I made the change but it did not resolve the problem.
>> > Thank
>> > you
>> > anyway. Regards.
>> > --
>> > ColinCC
>> >
>> >
>> > "John Barnes" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Try enabling 'intranet'. The last 'fix' from Microsoft turned it off
>> >> by
>> >> default.
>> >>
>> >> "ColinCC" <ColinCC@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:A212F4A3-BB23-4FEC-946B-7E4670FD11F3@microsoft.com...
>> >> >I powered up my new Sony Vario (Vista Premium Home)connected to my
>> >> >WEP
>> >> > enabled router and had 10 minutes glorious internet access and then
>> >> > it
>> >> > disconnected. Since then I can only connect locally to the Router. I
>> >> > have
>> >> > tried both an Orange Livebox and a BT Voyager 2100 router with the
>> >> > same
>> >> > results. The XP laptops connect through OK. I have tried no WEP and
>> >> > variations thereof. I have Googled and found other bolgs with the
>> >> > same
>> >> > problem but no solution. Can anyone help?
>> >> > --
>> >> > ColinCC
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>