Local Access Only

[Guest]

I have a new Toshiba A205 Satellite laptop with Vista Ultimate Installed. I
am having fits getting a consistent internet connection. I have two access
points in my network; one is a Netgear WPN824 and the other a Belkin
5D7230-4. Both work perfectly in the XP environment hard wired and via
wireless. With the Toshiba/Ultimate combination, I am always able to connect
into my LAN, accessing other computers and printers, but most of the time I
get a "Local Access" restriction notice and an X in the map showing
connectivity from the router to the Internet. In other words, most of the
time I cannot get through. Other times I have been able to get connected via
wireless or hard connection. I have successfully been able to connect via
Third Party Hotspots. Am I doomed to never being able to reliably connect to
a legacy router? That's not a good situation for the vast majority of users
out there.

 

[Robert L [MVP - Networking]]

We have seen many cases like this. This link talks about wireless, but it is the same idea.

Vista Wireless IssuesVista: Wireless local only ... Post Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 7:24 pm Post subject: Fixed: Vista wireless receive only ... machine on Vista Home Premium. ...
http://www.chicagotech.net/vista/vistawireless.htm


Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
I have a new Toshiba A205 Satellite laptop with Vista Ultimate Installed. I
am having fits getting a consistent internet connection. I have two access
points in my network; one is a Netgear WPN824 and the other a Belkin
5D7230-4. Both work perfectly in the XP environment hard wired and via
wireless. With the Toshiba/Ultimate combination, I am always able to connect
into my LAN, accessing other computers and printers, but most of the time I
get a "Local Access" restriction notice and an X in the map showing
connectivity from the router to the Internet. In other words, most of the
time I cannot get through. Other times I have been able to get connected via
wireless or hard connection. I have successfully been able to connect via
Third Party Hotspots. Am I doomed to never being able to reliably connect to
a legacy router? That's not a good situation for the vast majority of users
out there.