Connectivity Issues

Just built a new machine with Vista Ultimate x64

MSI MoBo P965 Platinum
4GB OCX DDR2 Ram
2ea WD 500GB Sata2 HDD
ATI X1650 Video w/512MB

I cannot connect to my existing small home network unless I plug directly into the cable modem. Three other PC's in the house connect properly via the router/switch (all XP machines) but I cannot. I have disabled firewall, have no AV or other security software installed yet, have checked all settings I can think of - no help. Any suggestions?

Thanks

mcintire2 said:

Just built a new machine with Vista Ultimate x64

MSI MoBo P965 Platinum
4GB OCX DDR2 Ram
2ea WD 500GB Sata2 HDD
ATI X1650 Video w/512MB

I cannot connect to my existing small home network unless I plug directly into the cable modem. Three other PC's in the house connect properly via the router/switch (all XP machines) but I cannot. I have disabled firewall, have no AV or other security software installed yet, have checked all settings I can think of - no help. Any suggestions?

Thanks

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I have a similar problem. Vista Home Premium with a Fujitsu U810. I can see my D-Link Router, but when i connect, it fails. Windows is unable to identify the problem. The XP machines that I have can connect without any problems.

I have tried with and without security, but the results are the same.

Interestingly, the vista Fujitsu can connect to the network in the Westin Hotel!

Did both of you go to Control Panel > System > Hardware tab > Device Manager and make sure your network card drivers are installed? Also I heard if you tell Vista your on a "public network" it helps.
Raj

Thanks
My drivers are OK. Well the system says so. Where do I set "public network"?

In 'Manage Wireless networkd" it says that the type is "access point" if this is relevant. Not that I can change it.

Cheers

PS Mcintire2, apologies for jumping in on your problem, but it is my wife's PC and we have been trying to fix it for 4 weeks (from new!)

If your trying to connet to your router via Wireless you might want to upgrade the firmware on the router to the latest verison.

Wahay, I fixed mine.
I updated the firmware as suggested by a number of you. I now have v 1.04.
The reason why I did not do this before was that the date on my firmware was leter than that offered by D-Link.
Wrong!
- I have an Australian model
- The user manual, instructions and help web links are American
- The label on the router says 1.03, but if you look on the Australian web page, it says 1.03 fixed the vista problem. So I actually had the US firmware
That aside, I pushed through and it all works.
Note: I ignored the advice to NOT update the firmware by wireless and was lucky. I think I should have done it by the cable.
Anyway thanks guys for the comments
The lessons learned are:
1 - never trust what the label says
2 - stay away from Vista!
3 - thank heavens for the internet community who came up with the answer, especially raj and Coolchris


Goodnight from OZ

Happy New Year Scaddows.

Sorry all, for taking so long to reply. I lost all my favorites and could not, for the life of me, remember this forums address. I did update the router's firmware and that took care of the issue - only took a few weeks to figure that out. Unfortunately, as an engineer, I always tend to look at the hardest solutions first. It took my son less than a minute to suggest the firmware update.

Thanks again for the help!