Connected to Wireless Network but not Internet

[BarryJBrooks]

Hi,

I have a Home network set up with the router ethernet cabled into a windows
XP PC. I've added a couple of laptops wirelessly to the network (that use XP)
easily and never had a problem. I've just bought an HP G6032EA laptop that
runs VISTA and although it connects to the wireless network it won't connect
to the internet. The error I get is "There may be a problem with your Domain
Name Server (DNS) configuration". The security is WPA enabled if that's
relevant.

I've searched all yesterday and can't find a solution and as this laptop is
a Christmas present for my daughter I'd be really grateful if someone could
help me with an answer.

Thanks so much

 

[Mick Murphy]

Are you connecting the new laptop by going to start>Connect To> selecting
your Network> then putting in your WPA Key?

 

[BarryJBrooks]

Yes - that's how I connected.

Are you connecting the new laptop by going to start>Connect To> selecting
your Network> then putting in your WPA Key?

 

[Mick Murphy]

Barry, did you set up your Network with the XPs to auto obtain the IP
addresses and DNS?
You find out by right-clicking on the network connection in XP>Properties>
click on TCP/IP> then properties.
If it is set to auto find IP and DNS, try seeing if there is a vista
firmware update for your router.
If the XP computer are set to manually have an IP address, you will have to
do the same with the vista computer

 

[BarryJBrooks]

The XPs auto obtained the IP addresses from the Network and I assume the
Vista computer did the same - I didn't have to manually enter one on the
Vista machine or the XPs.