Vista wireless 'local access' problem

albertross_2

Could you redo the ipconfig while connected to yours, and post a fresh ipconfig?

ipconfig /all > c:\windows\temp\1.txt
notepad c:\windows\temp\1.txt
copy it to flash key or something, then post it on working pc.

Disable ipv6, and confirm whether you have set a manual ip or this 0.1 is picked up from the router.

bodybox

These are the results from pinging my own router:
Pinging 192.168.0.1 with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 192.168.0.1: bytes=32 time=227ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.0.1: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.0.1: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64

Ping statistics for 192.168.0.1:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 227ms, Average = 57ms

I haven't set a manual IP as I wouldn't know how.

Conor_3

Forget all the advice people have said about setting things manually.

Go to Control Panel, Network and Sharing Center, Manage Network Connections (on left), right click on the Wifi one and select Properties. Untick "Internet Protocol Version 6". Computers asking for an IPv6 address from older routers can cause some problems with them issuing IPv4 addresses, even though it's not used on the router and the request should be ignored. Also see if there's any firmware updates for your router.

Shermanator

"Forget all the advice people have said about setting things manually."

tut tut tut
People here are just trying to help out, there is no need to be so dismissive......

bodybox

Hi chaps, thanks for all the help. Still no idea what the problem is. Unfortunately, due to the nature of the problem, I'm unable to provide swift posts of the results of your suggestions. All this and an impending Uni' deadline (aaaaargh!!) and potentially four hours of overtime for work (double aaaaargh!!).
I unticked the IPv6 box although there was no difference in connectivity. Anyone know about MAC addresses?

albertross_2

what about them?

JulianHicks

While other user's suggestions may help, there is a Microsoft documented problem with Vista laptops when working with Wireless networks. It's described in an article numbered 928152 - to find it, Google "Microsoft 928158" or go here --> support.microsoft.com/kb/928152 [no www. needed!]
Once again Vista is trying to be 'clever' :mad: and using a facility in wireless data streams to indicate to the wireless station that it's about to go in a power standby. If the wireless station doesn't recognise the facility [quite likely unless very new], then you start having problems! [As I type, I'm trying to correct my wife's Vista laptop which has the same issue from about 30 mins ago]!
Basically, you have to modify the power settings or plug the power supply in. The Microsoft document explains all. [For the techies, this is all due to 802.11 power save protocols].

Hope that helps! Julian [a determined non Vista user and I'm in the business!]

JulianHicks

bodybox wrote: »

Hi chaps, thanks for all the help. Still no idea what the problem is. Unfortunately, due to the nature of the problem, I'm unable to provide swift posts of the results of your suggestions. All this and an impending Uni' deadline (aaaaargh!!) and potentially four hours of overtime for work (double aaaaargh!!).
I unticked the IPv6 box although there was no difference in connectivity. Anyone know about MAC addresses?

The MAC address is the hard coded identifier of the wireless connector [ aka NIC]. It's unique and identifies the manufacturer and the serial number of the connector. It's supposed to be unique. You can set wireless stations to only allow specific network interfaces (and thus PCs) to connect to them by defining the addresses in a special table ...

bodybox

This is still a problem for me. I'm disappointed with the OS. If anyone can help i would be very grateful. Tried everything mentioned.