Vista - can not connect internet on vista via cable modem

After seeing my friends's PC with WinVista, I decided to give a shot by fresh
install on my 'ol PC. Everything works fine, until I'm trying to connect to
Internet. On my previous WinXP-Pro, I connected to internet via cable modem
supplied by my tv cable company, with static IP address, plugged into
ethernet port and it works fine. Unfortunately not with Vista. I have entered
the same IP, subnet mask, default gate, DNS server just like on my old WinXP
only to find it fail.
I have also tried disabled IPv6 and still not connected, and my ethernet
(LAN) status is "unidentified network."

This is my network stuff:
- Motorola SB5101, connect via wired, cat5 connection to
- Internal (onboard) gigabit NVidia ethernet controller,
- With static IP given from cable company:

IP address: 202.169.231.103
subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
default gateway: 202.169.231.1

DNS server: 202.169.224.3
alternate DNS: 202.169.224.4

Someone said that after configuring, I should turn off both modem and PC,
then restart PC followed by cable modem (which I have tried too), but still
no connection. Even the modem web interface cannot be initialized
(http://192.168.100.1). I've tried my friends PCs/Laptops with Vista, and get
the very same result. Is it my cable modem did not fit with Vista? Or else?

Anybody please help me. I'm seriously consider to downgrade to my old XP if
this stubborn Vista still not connected via my Cable Modem. Thanks for the
answer.

I had similar problem,if you go to Network Connections,and on the network
card right click it,then click 'disable',then right click again after its
been disabled,and click 'enable',should say network connection2,should work
then,this fixed it for me.Hope it helps.

"net2surfin" wrote:

Oops sorry for my mistake. My version is Vista Home Premium, not Basic
Premium. Sorry again everyone.

Hi all...

After I decided to downgraded back to my 'ol XP pro, something terribly
wrong happened to my works, that forced me back to use Vista. Since I had two
HDD, I simply installed on the other drive independently (not as dual boot).
I connected with internet temporarily via 3.5G phone modem (cheap and very
fast), when I found out that not only the vista suddenly more stable, but I
got new driver for my system (Nforce system or something like that) from
Windows Update.

When I restarted, Windows Vista correctly identified my NIC controller (on
previous just NVidia network) with similiar features on XP, so I thing maybe
it can connect now to my Cable Modem. Yep, it's right, and now I can connect
normally to Internet as usual. So there's nothing wrong with the installation
nor my hardware, all I need is just correct driver. Thanks for help, cheers!

thanks for the update

On Sun, 24 Feb 2008 00:46:01 -0800, net2surfin
<net2surfin@xxxxxx> wrote:
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Barb Bowman
MS-MVP
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